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Tennis News :: Andy Murray drifts at Wimbledon after tough five set win.

Posted on 2009-06-30 by Gooner

Betting Suggests Murray Less Likely To Win Wimbledon
Andy Murray, is now 5/2 (3.50) to win Wimbledon, after being eased out slightly in the betting by Paddy Power following Mondayt night's war against Wawrinka. However the bookie has responded to the rousing win by cutting the odds in the betting on Murray’s "Britishness".

Murray had been as short as 15/8 (2.88) to win his first Grand Slam title before the Wawrinka marathon although the British ace had been as big as 11/4 (3.75) for the Wimbledon crown during the indoor struggle last night.

Having overcome the obstacle Murray is now 4/7 (1.57) to reach his first SW19 final and just 1/16 (1.06) to beat former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero in the Quarter Finals.

It’s 4/6 (1.66) for a Murray straight sets win and 8/1 (9.00) for another five set marathon in Murray’s favour. Paddy Power are also betting on how many more sets Murray plays at Wimbledon this year, making eleven and twelve sets the 4/1 joint-favourite.

Darren Haines, spokesman for Paddy Power, said: “Andymonium appears to be in full effect with all the patriotic punters continuing to back the Brit. Despite the Wawrinka wobble, they’re still backing him to go all the way, to make the final and to have a much more convincing win against Ferrero than he managed under the roof last night.”

Whilst the world number three continues to attract the once a year British tennis punters, the biggest bet at Paddy Power for Murray to win Wimbledon so far is £5000 at 3/1.

Marathon Win Underlines Murray’s Britishness
Paddy Power has also cut the odds for Andy Murray to finish the tournament as "95% British" to 15/8. (2.88).

Based on the votes at independent website www.andymurrayometer.com the five set thriller on Monday night as well as the primetime BBC1 coverage will have hugely helped Murray’s credentials as being seen as British rather than Scottish.

Darren Haines said: “To be considered a True Brit a five set thriller is just what Andy Murray needed to win the hearts of the home counties. After all, every other match Tim Henman played at Wimbledon seemed to be an emotional roller-coaster and it did him no harm in winning their affections.”

Mens Wimbledon Outright odds for the Quarter-Finals>
4/7 --- Federer
5/2 --- Murray
10/1 -- Djokovic
14/1 -- Roddick
33/1 -- Hewitt
40/1 -- Karlovic
50/1 -- Haas
80/1 -- Ferrero

Quarter Finals Match Odds
Haas (15/8) v Djokovic (2/5)
Karlovic (6/1) v Federer (1/12)
Hewitt (15/8) v Roddick (2/5)
Murray(1/16) v Ferrero (7/1)

Check out all the odds at Paddy Power who are also offering live streaming of the matches online

Sourced From : Paddy Power

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