Roger Federer isn't as popular a bet as he was a year ago as the Swiss Maestro is 3.5 to 1 for Melbourne.
Roger Federer is back down to third on the ATP tour as younger guns Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic hold 1st and 2nd repspectively. Alongside his ranking slide, Federer's best price to win the 2011 Australian Open has also drifted.
The best price with Federer to win the first Slam of 2011 is currently with BetFred who now have the Swiss Maestro at +350 (7/2). He is a very risky bet at that price even as the defending champion.
Last season when Federer won the Grand Slam he did so with both Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro playing at less than 100%. Should both of those players be healthy in Melbourne, which seems likely at this time, then you might want odds of +1200 on Federer to make a good play.
Those simply are not available and so the only other option is bet against Federer and the best line on Rafael Nadal at this point is with William Hill at +225 (9/4).
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