Morning Coffee: Serena An Underdog For US Open Second Round Match

We are on to round two at the US Open.

After watching a pair of top-10 seeds go down in the first round in Simona Halep and Stefanos Tsitsipas, we won’t be taking anything for granted backing the betting favourites on Day Three of the tournament.

Felix Auger-Aliassime is -275 to beat Jack Draper in the second round.

Rebecca Marino is -210 to beat Daria Snigur.

At the same time, all eyes will be on the most notable underdog on the board at FanDuel tonight.

When I wrote my Tuesday column, Serena Williams was +172 to advance to the third round at FanDuel.

As of this morning, that number has shifted all the way to +205 at FanDuel.

That number implies just a 32.8 per cent chance that Serena continues her run at the US Open tonight.

Can Serena beat the odds again and advance to the third round?

Here’s the Morning Coffee for Wednesday August 31st, 2022.

Serena An Underdog Versus Kontaveit

Before the tournament started, I wrote about looking for an opportunity to fade Williams at the US Open.

I outlined how anybody that did exactly that on the road to Flushing Meadows was able to capitalize on some quality numbers betting against Williams, which included getting Emma Raducanu at -152 money line versus Williams at the Cincinnati Masters.

I also wrote about how despite being tempted by the price I wasn’t going to bet against Williams in the first round.

Serena Williams defeats Danka Kovinic in the first round of the #USOpen Williams was -320 to advance at @FanDuelCanada. #SerenaWilliamspic.twitter.com/uwjzPRoxh1

Despite some notable lapses, Williams persevered and recorded a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Danka Kovinic.

Now she will face a much tougher test in the second round at the US Open, which brings us to an intriguing decision.

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