US Open Men’s Semi Finals Preview and Betting Tips

The US Open Men’s singles is down to the final four as we enter the Semi-Final stage of the last Grand Slam of the year. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic are the last four standing and will tussle for a spot in the finals.

Novak Djokovic is in red hot form this season having already won the Australian and Wimbledon Grand Slams. Only a stylish Wawrinka could stop him at the French Open. The Serb is very tenacious and is even more dangerous when the chips are down. In the Quarter-Finals he overcame Spaniard Feliciano Lopez after struggling for some parts of the match and showing his frustrations.

Marin Cilic is the defending champion and has surprised some of the analysts with his strong form this year. His Quarter-Final clash against Jo Wilfried Tsonga was stretched to five sets. Cilic’s booming serves and rocketing forehands are tough to overcome for any opponent.

Prediction: Djokovic looks good to brush aside Cilic and reach the finals but odds of $1.13 at Sportsbet don’t offer a lot of value. Cilic will try to stretch the game and should be good enough to pinch a set to take it to four. Odds of $3.65 at CrownBet for Djokovic winning 3-1 look a fairly good possibility.

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Roger Federer breezed past Richard Gasquet in the Quarter-Finals in less than 90 minutes. Throughout the tournament so far, Federer has exhibited some enthralling tennis. His latest chip-and-run return is mesmerizing the fans and confusing the opponents. The 34-year old will be desperate to show that he still can win the Grand Slams.

The opponent for Federer will be his countryman Stan Wawrinka. The stylish single backhand player is enjoying a late-career boom and is proving to be a consistent player at the Slams. Of his last six Grand Slams, he has won two and made a Quarter-Final or better in five of them. His lethal groundstrokes will be a cause of concern for the maestro.

Prediction: Federer has not lost a set in the whole tournament and his serve is looking impregnable too. Although Wawrinka will not be a pushover, Federer looks the goods to grab the win. Odds of $1.33 at Sportsbet indicate the bookies confidence too. A slightly bold bet would be on Federer winning 3-0 which offers some value at the boosted odds of $4.00 offered in the special CrownBet promotion.

Whatever happens in the semis, it shapes to be a cracking final on Sunday.

Written by Bet King - Sports Betting Tips