Australian Open Betting Odds 2021

• 2021 Australian Open Men's and Women's Champions

  The Australian Open is the first slam of the year and never fails to disappoint. The 2020 edition was no exception, and tennis fans around the globe were treated to some blockbuster matches and fascinating results. 

  In terms of betting, the event threw up a few surprises, although Novak Djokovic's win in the men's draw was the favourite online sportsbook predicted. Our analysis earlier in the year proved to be correct as the Serb won for an incredible eighth time, proving that his pre-tournament Australian Open odds of 2.10 were low for a reason.

  As always, the women's draw was tough to pick a winner from, and this time around, it was Sofa Kenin who claimed the trophy. The odds for the 2020 winner to repeat the feat in 2021 stand at 12.00.

  If you think that you would have picked these winners - then future bets are the way to go. Check out our tennis odds page, which has plenty of information on other tournaments.

• Australian Open 2020 odds & results

  While Djokovic and Kenin were the tournament winners, there were plenty of other notable Australian Open 2020 results.

  There would have been very few people on the planet who weren't hoping Roger Federer could fight his way to yet another Grand Slam victory, although his run was cut short, and earlier than most people expected.
  
  The impenetrable Serb Novak Djokovic was the culprit, defeating the greatest tennis player many of us have ever seen in four sets and preventing the swiss maestro from entering the quarter-finals. 
  
  

  Federer had entered the tournament as the third-favourite, while Djokovic was ranked first by the vast majority of sportsbooks. Djokovic looked unstoppable throughout the entire tournament, losing just one set.

  Serena Williams did well on her return to Melbourne Park, before being eliminated by Wang Qiang in the third round . It took three sets for the seven-time Australian Open champion to be eliminated, proving that even though she is approaching the twilight of her career, she is still one of the best in the business.

• Men's Competition

  The 2020 Australian Open men's final was between two of the best in the business, and while Novak Djokovic went in as the favourite, his odds of 2.25 didn't reflect the struggle he had to go through to claim his eighth title. Remember, the odds available for Djokovic before the event started were not much higher than this mark, so the value was there for all to see.

  The leading sportsbooks had Dominic Thiem at odds of 5.50 before the final began, perhaps feeling that this would be a match that would at least be close. And it was Dominic took the third set putting him 2-1 up, before the Serb clawed back the last two sets to take it 3-2 overall. 

  The Serb only dropped three sets at the entire tournament, coming close to matching Roger Federer's dominance before him. While we were robbed of a chance to see a semi-final between Federer and Djokovic, there's little doubt that Djokovic deserved to win at this year's event.

• Women's Competition

  It was the American Sofia Kenin who rose to the occasion in Melbourne, taking the final against Garbiñe Muguruza. She has been relatively quiet, having not reached at least the quarter-final stage since the Quebec City meet back in 2019.  

  Her opponent in the final, the Venezuelan-Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza, was favourite to win the match. Though Kenin was showing promise throughout the competition and put on her best performance of the tournament in the final.  
  
  She is the reigning champion at the Australian Open and the youngest American to win a Grand slam Women's singles titles since Serena Williams in 2002.
  
  Sofia Kenin lost the first set but went on to win the following two 6-2, 6-2 to take the game. 

• AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2021 DATES

  The 2021 Australian Open will start in January and finish in February 2021, in Melbourne Park. 
  
  

  There's plenty of tennis to be played in the interim, but it sure looks tough to see anyone other than Novak Djokovic winning the tournament in 2021 as long as he stays injury-free.

  Serena Williams will also be hungry for more success. However, she missed out last year and the lottery that is women's tennis is sure to throw up a few other contenders by the time January comes around.