Serena will have to be at the top of her game to win this match.

With all of the top seeds that have been falling left and right on the women’s draw it’s time to look at who the favorites are. Betting trends put Serena Williams, correctly, as the favorite followed by Kim Clijsters (correctly), but after that the list is all wrong. Here are the favorites in terms of odds (subject to change).

1. Serena Williams, Paddy Power -120 (5/6). 2. Kim Clijsters, Victor Chandler +600 (6/1). 3. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Paddy Power +800 (8/1). 4. Caroline Wozniacki, Victor Chandler +1200 (12/1). 5. Flavia Pennetta, Betfred +2000 (20/1). And here are how the favorites should look, with the top 3 players all on the same side of the draw: 1. Serena Williams 2. Kim Clijsters 3. Flavia Pennetta 4. Caroline Wozniacki 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova Post-Wimbledon Flavia Pennetta has been tough as hell to play against as she has surged into the WTA top 10. At one point she had a 15 match winning streak going that included two titles and wins over 3 top 10 players, including Venus Williams.

In her round of 16 match at Flushing Meadows versus Vera Zvonareva, Pennetta lost the first set but then she came back to win in 3 sets 3-6, 7-6, 6-0 and she saved half a dozen match points while doing it.

Pennetta is going to be the underdog facing Serena Williams in the quarters, as Williams is the defending champ, but Pennetta has been so tough lately and so resilient against adversity that you shouldn’t be afraid to bet on the upset if you like the odds that you are given. The fact that Pennetta is +2000 to win the US Open in the futures market while Williams is -120 certainly reflects who will be the more popular pick but if you can find something like +400 (4/1) or better on Pennetta to win, then that will be a valuable enough price to justify the risk on the underdog.

[Source: http://www.crunchsports.com/category/Tennis/US-Open-2009--Serena-Williams-vs-Flavia-Pennetta-200909070003/]

Venus Williams vs. Magdalena Rybarikova 2009 US Open Results, Odds, & Predictions: After surviving a first round scare versus Vera Dushevina, Venus Williams quickly rebounded with a straight set, round 2 win over fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Now in the 2009 US Open Results, Odds, & Predictions’ third round, Venus Williams [-1000 ML] will take on sports betting odds underdog Magdalena Rybarikova [+550 ML]. This match is scheduled to take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium starting at 7 PM ET (4 PM PT) tonight from Flushing Meadows.

Please don’t forget that, before making your 2009 US Open Results, Odds, & Predictions Picks, get the latest sports betting odds and your free sports picks from the best online US Open Betting Odds sportsbooks, free courtesy of Sports-Odds.com.   The third seeded Williams won back-to-back New York titles in 2000 and 2001. The following year, Venus lost in the US Open finals to her sister Serena, finishing as the 2002 runner up.

Since ‘02 the older of the Williams sisters has been eliminated twice in the quarterfinals (2005 & 2208), in the fourth round in 2004, and she reached the US Open semifinals in 2007.

The only two majors that the 7-time Grand Slam Champion has yet to win are the Australian Open and the French Open. Venus was the runner-up in the 2003 Australian and her best finish in France came the year before, where she was once again the tournament’s runner up.

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