As the 2014 calendar year comes to an end, tennis fans have an opportunity to recover from the excitement and thrills of the Davis Cup final and the ATP World Tour Finals. Both events, which took place in November, supplied all the suspense and exhilaration that tennis aficionados have come to expect from these events – and more. Now it’s time for players, fans and bettors to recharge their batteries and to look ahead – 2015 tournaments are right around the corner.
At the ATP World Tour Finals in London, England, Novak Djokovic became only the third player to win three season finale titles in a row (and the first in close to 30 years). This was Djokovic ‘s fourth crown overall, an impressive accomplishment that cements his place as one of the strongest players in the game’s history. However, Novak’s victory will forever be accompanied by a pesky asterisk; he won when number-two Roger Federer of Switzerland withdrew from the match due to a back injury, leaving many fans disappointed at the anti-climactic finale.
To the delight of the world, and some bettors for sure, a few weeks after Federer’s withdrawal, he, along with Davis Cup teammates Stan Wawrinka, Marco Chiudinelli, and Michael Lammer, stunned the French national team – in France! – and triumphantly took home Switzerland’s first Davis Cup in history. A fit-looking Federer beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets to clinch the championship, leading to celebrations in Switzerland and joyous tears from an emotional Federer. Federer played like the champion he is to attain the only major tennis title that has evaded him thus far. It was thrilling tennis and fans around the world cried right along with the crowd-pleasing Swiss superstar.
As 2014 transitions into 2015, tennis betting fans will feel the excitement mount as the first Grand Slam of the year approaches. The always-great Australian Open kicks off in Sydney on January 19 following a number of warm-up tournaments Down Under. Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka is the reigning Australian men’s champion and all eyes will be on him following the Swiss team’s Davis Cup victory. On the women’s side, China’s Li Na won last year’s women’s event before retiring later in 2014, so the field is wide open (as has been the case in women’s tennis of late).
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