The US Open concludes with the men’s final between Alex Zverev and Ben Shelton, with the American looking to end a long drought for the US players.
Our US Open tips and predictions highlight all the best betting options for the final on Monday, and the latest US Open tennis odds are available now.
Our US Open final tips have Alex Zverev being too good for Shelton, who will put up a good fight, but he’s outclassed in this match.
The German is the much better player, as shown by his top seed, and he has looked like the best player in the field throughout the tournament after coming through his semi-final win in straight sets.
He won’t get a better chance to win another Grand Slam, especially with Carlos Alcaraz knocked out and Jannik Sinner being injured, and he has handled better players than Shelton throughout his career.
He can’t let the crowd stop him. They will cheer every point that Shelton wins, but he’s a solid player mentally, and the $1.68 odds are worth including in US Open predictions. We priced him at around $1.60, so there is value in those odds for the top-ranked player.
Our US Open best bets include Zverev winning 3-1. He should win the opening set, which would set the tone for the rest of the match, and although we have him losing either the second or third set, he should close out the game.
Shelton is playing well enough to win a set. He lost the opening set against France Tiafoe in the semifinals before winning the next three, and his serve is good enough to hold most of the time.
However, Zverev has the class when it counts, and that should be enough to see him win 3-1, which pays a healthy $4.10.
Our US Open predictions today include over 42.5 games. We have it being a four-set match, but many of the sets could be won 7-6 or 7-5, which is enough to see the over cash for punters.
Both players have good service games, so breaks of serve will be tough to come by, and most sets could be determined by a tiebreak. That should be enough to see over 42.5 games land for punters.
There won’t be much between Zverev and Shelton in the first set, with neither player wanting to give an inch.
It should go to a tiebreak, and with the experience and class edge in favour of Zverev, we have him winning 7-6.
Punters get $4.25 for this option, which is a good price, and because they’re big servers, they shouldn’t get too many break point opportunities, so the chances of tiebreaks are high.
Include this bet in your US Open predictions today.