Women’s US Open Betting – Venus Keeps It In The Family At Flushing Meadows

Online betting players are used to seeing a Williamshoisting a trophy after one of tennis’ Grand Slam tournaments has ended, byrecently it has been all Serena, who has won five Grand Slams since Venus haswon her last, Wimbledon in 2008.  We’rebanking on Venus to take advantage of her injured sister, as well as the restof the field, on en route to her eighth major championship win.

Everything depends right now on Serena’s foot injury, andright now, she’s questionable.  Serenahas won this event in 1999, 2002 and 2008, and she’s won the Australian Openand Wimbledon this year and is the dominant female player on the planet.  But if she’s hurt, the door is open forClijsters to go back-to-back at Flushing Meadows, and she also won here in2005.  Sharapova is another former championwho won in 2006, and is coming off a promising showing at Wimbledon.  But the one to watch out of this group couldbe Serena’s sister Venus, who won the US Open in 2000 and 2001, and she’ll behungry as she hasn’t won a major since the 2008 title at Wimbledon (littlesister Serena has won five since then, by comparison).  Venus hasn’t gotten past the quarterfinals inany major this year, and her long legs should suit her well on the hard courtsin Flushing Meadows. 

Wozniacki fell to Clijsters in the final of the US Openlast year, but she hasn’t reached the semifinals in any major this year, as shewent to the quarterfinals of the French Open for her best result.  Stosur went to the finals of the French Open,losing to Francesca Schiavone, and then she fell in the first round atWimbledon.  Stosur has never been pastthe second round at the US Open, so she may be punching above her weighthere.  Jankovic fell in the 2008 final atFlushing Meadows against Serena Williams, and as far as results go, the US Openis her best tournament.  Zvonareva is thedarkhorse here as she is coming off a loss to Serena in the final at Wimbledon,but she’s never been past the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.

Dementieva is back in the field after a torn calf muscleforced her to retire in the semifinals at Roland Garros, and it also caused herto miss Wimbledon.  She’s gone to thefinal of the US Open just once, losing to Sveltlana Kuznetsova in 2004, andDementieva made it to the semis in 2000, 2005 and 2008.  Azarenka has never made it past thequarterfinals of any major tournament, and is coming off a first-roundelimination in the French Open, as well as falling in the third round atWimbledon, so it’s a wonder why she has odds that are even this good.

It’s been a long time since Venus Williams has won a GrandSlam as little sister Serena has taken over the biggest titles in tennis, anddon’t think Venus isn’t upset about it. Her game is made for the hard courts of Flushing Meadows, where she canget to virtually any ball because of her graceful stride.  She may even be a bit hungrier as she fell inthe quarterfinals at Wimbledon, her best tournament, and there’s no better wayto turn your fortunes around then with a victory.  We’re taking Venus Williams to fly the familyflag and, that will net you a win in your sports betting book.