Australian Mens Final: Can Andy Murray win his Grand Slam?
Tennis fans across Britain will be hoping Andy Murray can end a barren spell that goes back to Fred Perry 75 years ago and defeat Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open Final on Sunday.
Murray overcame Spaniard David Ferrer in four sets on Friday with a scoreline of 4-6 7-6 (7/2) 6-1 7-6 (7/2).
It was a close early struggle, with both players played aggressive tennis from the baseline and when Ferrer was a set up and had a set point at 5-4, 40-30, things were looking grim for Murray. Still, the Scotsman
But fifth-seeded Murray served consistently well and told reporters afterwards that he didn’t even realise the score, saying
"I thought it was 4-3 and it wasn't until the umpire called 5-5 that I realised I had saved a set point. I was a bit surprised but I had to regain my focus quickly. It was quite a big stage of the match but sometimes you get into a kind of bubble."
Serbian Novak Djokovic is a formidable opponent though as he reminded any doubters when defeating Federer in straight sets in the first semi-final. It could be that Djokovic will start to pick up a few Grand Slam victories with Federer perhaps in a later stage of his career and there is no room for sentiment in betting.
I am therefore siding with Djokovic at 8/11 but 11/8 is the stand-out price with Victor Chandler for patriots and that can’t be bad value.