Australian Open Odds

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Australian Open | Men's Outright

Australian Open - Men 2027

31 January at 10:00

Tournament Winner

Australian Open | Women's Outright

Australian Open - Women 2027

30 January at 09:00

Tournament Winner

The Australian Open starts the Grand Slam season with two weeks of hard-court tennis at Melbourne Park.

High temperatures, energetic crowds and matches that can stretch deep into the Melbourne night give the tournament its own identity. Players must handle those conditions while trying to find their best form at the beginning of a new season.

Explore the latest Australian Open odds at talkSPORT BET, from the men’s and women’s outright markets to individual match and live betting options.

Australian Open outright odds let you back a player to win the tournament before the champion is decided.

Separate markets are normally available for the men’s and women’s singles competitions. Prices may be published months before the first round and then updated as the tournament approaches.

Several developments can cause Australian Open betting odds to change. These include:

Results from early-season warm-up tournaments
Injuries and withdrawals
The confirmed entry list
The tournament draw
Recent hard-court performances
Results during the opening rounds

The draw can have a particularly strong effect. Two players with similar odds may receive very different routes through the tournament, especially if several former champions or dangerous unseeded opponents land in the same section.

Use the live markets displayed on this page to see the current Australian Open winner odds before placing a bet.

The Australian Open takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

It is traditionally played during January, making it the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments held each season. The French Open follows on clay before Wimbledon and the US Open complete the major calendar.

The tournament runs for approximately two weeks, with qualifying and other opening-week events taking place beforehand. Exact dates and match times are confirmed through the official schedule.

Rod Laver Arena hosts many of the biggest matches, including the singles finals. Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena are also among the main show courts used throughout the event.

Melbourne is normally 11 hours ahead of the United Kingdom during the tournament. Many matches therefore begin overnight or early in the morning for UK viewers.

Carlos Alcaraz won the 2026 Australian Open men’s singles title after defeating Novak Djokovic 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.

It was Alcaraz’s first championship at Melbourne Park. The victory also made him the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam, having already won the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.

Elena Rybakina claimed the women’s singles title by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.

Rybakina had lost to Sabalenka in the 2023 Australian Open final but reversed that result three years later. The victory delivered her first Australian Open crown and second Grand Slam singles championship.

Recent Australian Open Winners

The last ten completed editions have featured periods of dominance alongside several first-time Australian Open champions.

Year	Men’s Singles Champion	Women’s Singles Champion
2026	Carlos Alcaraz	Elena Rybakina
2025	Jannik Sinner	Madison Keys
2024	Jannik Sinner	Aryna Sabalenka
2023	Novak Djokovic	Aryna Sabalenka
2022	Rafael Nadal	Ashleigh Barty
2021	Novak Djokovic	Naomi Osaka
2020	Novak Djokovic	Sofia Kenin
2019	Novak Djokovic	Naomi Osaka
2018	Roger Federer	Caroline Wozniacki
2017	Roger Federer	Serena Williams

Previous success in Melbourne can provide useful context when assessing the outright market. It should not be considered in isolation, however. Current form, fitness and the draw may be more relevant than a result recorded several seasons ago.

The favourite is the player with the shortest odds in the live outright market.

That position can change several times before the first round. Performances during the Australian summer, fitness updates and the tournament draw can all influence the prices.

Odds will continue moving once play starts. An impressive victory may cause a player’s price to shorten, while a difficult match or apparent injury concern could move the market in the opposite direction.

Check the latest Australian Open odds at talkSPORT BET to see the current favourites and available prices.

Men’s Australian Open Favourites

Carlos Alcaraz will return as the defending champion after completing the career Grand Slam in Melbourne.

His athleticism, variety and ability to switch between defence and attack helped him recover from a difficult opening set against Djokovic in the 2026 final.

Jannik Sinner is another leading Australian Open contender. He won consecutive titles in 2024 and 2025, establishing an excellent recent record on the Melbourne hard courts.

Novak Djokovic remains the most successful men’s singles player in Australian Open history, with ten championships. His experience in best-of-five-set tennis and record at Rod Laver Arena will continue to attract attention in the outright market.

Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and other established hard-court players may also feature prominently. The live market should always be used to identify the latest order and prices.

Women’s Australian Open Favourites

Elena Rybakina enters the next tournament as the defending women’s champion.

Her serve and powerful groundstrokes helped her overcome both Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka during her 2026 title run.

Sabalenka has reached four consecutive Australian Open finals, winning in 2023 and 2024 before finishing runner-up in the following two editions. That sustained record makes her difficult to overlook when assessing the women’s outright market.

Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and 2025 champion Madison Keys may also attract support. As with the men’s competition, recent form and the confirmed draw should be considered alongside previous tournament results.

There are several ways to bet on the Australian Open before and during the tournament. Market availability can vary depending on the match and stage of the competition.

Australian Open Outright Odds

An outright bet asks you to predict who will win the tournament.

The men’s and women’s singles competitions are listed separately. A standard outright selection must win the title for the bet to succeed.

An each-way option may sometimes be offered. When available, the stake is divided between the player winning the tournament and finishing within the stated places.

Check the displayed place terms carefully. The number of places and the fraction of the odds paid can differ between markets.

Australian Open Match Odds

The match-winner market focuses on one individual contest.

Choose the player you believe will be declared the winner and advance to the next round. The final number of sets or games does not matter for a standard match-winner selection.

Settlement following a retirement, walkover or disqualification depends on the applicable talkSPORT BET tennis rules.

Correct-Score Betting

Correct-score betting requires you to predict the final result in sets.

Possible scores in women’s singles include 2–0 and 2–1. Men’s singles matches are played over the best of five sets, creating possible results such as 3–0, 3–1 and 3–2.

A correct-score bet is more specific than backing the match winner. Selecting a player to win 3–1, for example, would lose if that player instead won 3–0.

Australian Open Handicap Betting

Handicap betting gives one player a virtual advantage or disadvantage in sets or games.

Suppose a player has a game handicap of -4.5. They would need to finish at least five games ahead after the handicap is applied for that selection to win.

Backing the opposing player at +4.5 would mean adding 4.5 games to their final total for settlement purposes.

Set handicaps work in a similar way. Always check whether the line refers to games, sets or another measurement before adding the selection to your bet slip.

Total Games

A total-games market asks whether the match will finish above or below a quoted line.

A close straight-sets match can still produce a high number of games if the sets contain several long service holds or tie-breaks. Equally, reaching a deciding set does not automatically take a match above every available total.

The match format, serving strength and returning ability of each player may all be relevant when considering this market.

Total Sets

Total-sets betting concentrates on the number of sets required to complete the match.

In a best-of-three match, the options may involve whether the contest finishes in two or three sets. Men’s singles can run for three, four or five sets.

A player can be a strong match favourite while still dropping a set, so the outright match price does not always tell the full story.

Set Betting

Selected matches may offer markets based on one specific set.

These can include:

Set winner
Correct set score
Total games in the set
First-set winner
Set handicap
Whether the set contains a tie-break

These markets are settled separately from the overall match result. A player could win the first set but still lose the match.

Tie-Break and Player Markets

Additional Australian Open markets may involve tie-breaks, aces, double faults and breaks of serve.

A match between two powerful servers may produce fewer break opportunities, although playing style alone cannot guarantee a tie-break.

The precise options will depend on the players involved and the stage of the tournament.

Live Australian Open Betting

Live betting markets become available after a match begins, with the odds reacting to what happens on court.

Depending on availability, these markets can include:

Live match winner
Next set winner
Next game winner
Next break of serve
Set correct score
Total games
Individual points

Tennis odds can change rapidly after a break point, medical timeout or momentum swing.

Live pictures and scoring feeds may experience a short delay. Check the score displayed within the betting market before confirming a selection.

Explore the latest available matches through the talkSPORT BET live tennis betting page.

Fractional odds show the potential profit compared with the amount staked.

For example, a successful £10 bet at 4/1 would return £50 in total. That consists of £40 profit and the original £10 stake.

Shorter odds indicate that the market considers an outcome more likely, but the potential profit is smaller in relation to the stake. Longer odds offer a larger potential return while suggesting that the outcome is considered less likely.

Odds can change before the bet is confirmed. This happens particularly quickly during live tennis, when prices may react after almost every point or game.

Always review the current odds, selection and stake in your bet slip before placing the wager.

Early-Season Form

The Australian Open arrives near the beginning of the tennis season.

Warm-up events such as the United Cup, Brisbane International and Adelaide International can provide an early indication of a player’s form. However, a strong result at a smaller tournament does not guarantee a deep Grand Slam run.

Fitness and Preparation

Players have limited competitive preparation before travelling to Melbourne.

An injury carried over from the previous season or a disrupted pre-season may become important during a demanding five-set match.

The Tournament Draw

The draw determines each player’s possible route to the final.

A highly ranked player could face a former champion or dangerous unseeded opponent early in the competition. The withdrawal of a seeded player may open another section of the draw.

Melbourne Conditions

January in Melbourne can bring high temperatures and demanding conditions.

Day sessions may feel very different from matches played under the lights. Players must also recover between rounds after long contests.

Hard-Court Record

The Australian Open is played on a hard court, so recent results on the same surface can provide useful context.

Hard courts generally produce a more predictable bounce than grass or clay, but the conditions can still favour different playing styles from one match to another.

Match Format

Men’s singles matches use a best-of-five-set format, while women’s singles matches are played over the best of three.

The longer men’s format can place greater demands on endurance and recovery. It may also provide more time for a favourite to recover after a slow start.

The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam held so early in the season.

Some players arrive with several competitive matches behind them, while others have barely played since the previous year. That uncertainty can make early-round form more difficult to judge.

Melbourne’s summer weather adds another challenge. Heat can affect the speed of the court, the bounce of the ball and how players recover during longer matches.

Several leading courts have retractable roofs. Moving a match indoors can change the conditions by removing wind and direct sunlight from the contest.

The atmosphere is another distinctive part of the tournament. Large evening crowds create memorable sessions, particularly when an Australian player is involved.

The tournament was first held in 1905 as the Australasian Championships.

Its name changed to the Australian Championships in 1927 before it became the Australian Open at the beginning of the Open era in 1969.

The event was played at several locations during its early history. Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club became its regular home before the tournament moved to Melbourne Park in 1988.

That move also brought a change from grass to hard courts.

Novak Djokovic holds the men’s singles record with ten Australian Open titles. Margaret Court leads the all-time women’s list with 11 championships, while Serena Williams holds the women’s Open-era record with seven.

To place an Australian Open bet at talkSPORT BET:

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Visit the tennis betting and odds section.
Select the Australian Open or find the match you want.
Choose an outright, pre-match or live market.
Add your selection to the bet slip.
Enter your preferred stake.
Review the selection, odds and potential return.
Confirm the bet when you are happy with the details.

Take a moment to check the player, market and stake. A wager cannot normally be cancelled simply because the wrong selection was chosen.

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Can You Bet on the Australian Open?

Yes. Australian Open betting markets can include the men's and women's outright winners, individual matches, correct scores, handicaps, total games, set markets and selected live betting options.

Who Won the 2026 Australian Open?

Carlos Alcaraz won the men's singles title after defeating Novak Djokovic. Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka to win the women's competition.

Who Is the Favourite to Win the Australian Open?

The favourite is the player with the shortest odds in the current outright market. Prices can change because of form, fitness, withdrawals, the draw and results during the tournament.