US Open Tennis 2015: Odds and Predictions for Year’s Final Major

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Published: August 26, 2015

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The U.S. Open is never short on storylines as the year's final major with raucous New York crowds and the world's best tennis players, but the 2015 edition takes on more importance because of one dominant force.

Serena Williams' attempt for a Grand Slam makes this year's U.S. Open even more intriguing than usual. Nobody has accomplished the incredible feat since Steffi Graf in 1988, and the American Williams will have the home crowd on her side.

As for the men, Novak Djokovic has the opportunity to add another major to his remarkable season, but Roger Federer is fresh off a title at the Western & Southern Open and has plenty of momentum.

With so much at stake, here is a look at the complete championship odds for the U.S. Open, per Odds Shark, as of Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET: 



 

Predicted Winners: Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic

It is impossible to bet against Williams at this point.

A victory would give her the calendar Grand Slam for the first time in her illustrious career and mark her fifth straight Grand Slam title and fourth straight U.S. Open championship. The 21-time major champion already completed a "Serena Slam" with her win over Garbine Muguruza at Wimbledon, as she currently holds all four Grand Slam titles, which underscores her dominance on the biggest stages.

Williams also counts six U.S. Open championships on her resume and is fresh off a straight-set victory over Simona Halep in the Western & Southern Open finals in Cincinnati.



Halep is the second-ranked player on the women's tour and theoretically a threat to Williams, but the American just dispatched her with a trophy on the line and has that win to fall back on for confidence purposes. Maria Sharapova is another theoretical threat, but Williams holds an overwhelming 18-2 career record against the Russian challenger, per WTATenn...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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