Indian Wells is upon us and for the ATP Tour this is the first big tournament of the spring leg of 2019.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic lead the tennis betting odds for the Indian Wells title this year.
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Indian Wells qualifying starts on February 7, with the main tournament getting underway next Monday, February 11.
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Novak Djokovic the favourite
He is the World Number 1 and dominated the Australian Open back in January to claim a 15th Grand Slam title. Novak Djokovic is a man of fire right now and has his eyes set on dominating the spring leg of the ATP Tour.
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— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) March 1, 2019
Djokovic has not played competitive tennis since beating Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. That was a devastating 6-3 6-2 6-3 performance by the Serb. He dropped just two sets all tournament in Melbourne and looks back to his best.
Can anyone stop Djokovic at Indian Wells? He is 2.00 to win the title — odds that are very slim indeed. But Djokovic has won this title on five previous occasions and has only once lost the final in California. That was way back in 2007, when Nadal usurped the Serb 6-2 7-5.
Roger Federer eyes title #101
Roger Federer comes into Indian Wells having just won the Dubai Tennis Championship — his 100th ATP Tour title. The Swiss legend has become only the second ever man — after Jimmy Connors (109) — to claim 100 tour trophies.
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— Unibet (@unibet) March 2, 2019
So what is next for Federer? At the age of 37 he is not as physically dominant as he used to be. And winning in Dubai will have taken its toll on his body. Lucky then that Federer has a week off before Indian Wells.
Federer — like Djokovic — has won this tournament five times. His last triumph came in 2017, where he edged Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 in the final. The three-set format of Indian Wells will aid the veteran, who laboured in the longer-format Australian Open two months ago.
At 6.00 Federer is a reasonable bet to win the Indian Wells title. But there are better bets out there.
Rafael Nadal the man to back
The hard courts in 2019 have not been good for Nadal so far. He was humbled in three sets by Djokovic in the Australian Open final — and then limped out early to Nick Kyrgios in Acapulco last month.
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— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) February 28, 2019
Nadal is a seasoned clay master and his eyes are on a 12th Paris title this summer. He will compete on the big clay tournaments before Paris — meaning Indian Wells and the Miami Masters really are downgraded in terms of importance.
Still, Nadal has a ranking to protect and is seeking a first title for 2019. He is second seed here in California, meaning he would not face Djokovic until the final.
At 6.00, Nadal is a reasonable bet to win the Indian Wells title. His problem may well be sheer consistency against a Djokovic right arm that shows no sign of slipping up.
Time for Zverev to shine
Maybe, just maybe, this is the moment Alexander Zverev really breaks onto the ATP scene. The German is seeded third for Indian Wells yet he remains an outsider from the Big Three.
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— Abierto Mexicano (@AbiertoTelcel) March 3, 2019
He has already won 10 career titles at the age of 21 but Zverev’s Grand Slam performances have been woeful. One quarter-final appearance — at the French Open last year — is all he can boast from 15 Grand Slam entries.
Zverev heads into Indian Wells having lost the Mexican Open final 6-3 6-4 to Nick Kyrgios. Zverev exposed his temperament that day in Acapulco by smashing his racket. Granted, he did win the doubles title with brother Mischa, but Zverev must perfect his singles game to even get close to rivalling Djokovic and co.
Last year’s ATP Finals champion is priced at 12.00 to win here. That price will plummet as he progresses through the tournament. But doubts still linger over the German.
