The Montreal Masters is the first tournament after Wimbledon that attracts all the major stars on the ATP tour, and we'll help you choose where the Roger's Cup value is.
With the odds and player's draw released for the Montreal Roger's Cup ATP tour event with. Here are the top 8 bookmaker's favourites:
1. Roger Federer, (89/50)
2. Andrew Murray, (3/1)
3. Rafael Nadal, (6/1)
4. Novak Djokovic, (10/1)
5. Juan Martin Del Potro, (10/1)
6. Andy Roddick, (10/1)
7. Fernando Gonzalez, (25/1)
8. Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga, (33/1)
In this tournament, with those odds, you can either go with one heavy favorite to win (like Federer or Murray) or you can go with 2 or 3 of the longshots, knowing that if one wins his price will easily cover your losing bets.
This tournament looks like it will answer a lot of questions heading into the 2009 US Open. Notably it marks the return of Rafael Nadal and tennis fans will see if he will be a major force on the tour immediately or if he has some rust.
Nadal did win this tournament last year, so at 6/1 there has to be some value there, however the former number 1 has confessed he is not expecting to win the event.
Federer and Murray are the two favorites of course, but with their price tags it is hard to pick them. If you are tossing and turning between one of the two, then you would be smart to go with Federer and just live or die with him.
Djokovic and Tsonga are the two definite write offs in that top 8. They are both very good players of course, but they haven't recently shown an ability to best a field that includes 19 of the 20 top players.
The best long shot that could potentially win the whole thing is Fernando Gonzalez. He made the semis in Washington and everyone knows that when he plays his best he is virtually unbeatable given the pace he generates. However he seems to crack when under pressure, like in the 3rd round at Wimbledon against Ferrero.
The remaining value is with Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Roddick. Both players just finished an incredible final at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington with Del Potro winning the title (again). The final set went to a tiebreak and was decided by the slimmest of margins.
Our recommendation is to 3 pick this tournament with Andy Roddick, Juan Martin Del Potro, and Fernando Gonzalez. If Roddick, Del Potro or Gonzalez win then punters should expect considerable profits.
Bet on the Montreal Masters with Bet365 and back the trio of Roddick, Del Potro and Gonzalez.