Tennis Betting - Del Potro Favourite To End Safin's Career

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro is the bookmakers' favourite to defeat Marat Safin in the second round of the Paris Masters, with the tournament being the latter's last before retiring from the sport.

Del Potro, who recently defeated world number one Roger Federer to lift the US Open title, is available at 1/5 with Bet365(Go to Bet365 ») after Safin made it into the next round with a hard-fought win over Frenchman Thierry Ascione.

The Russian beat the qualifier 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3), but is considered the underdog against del Potro, with Stan James(Go to Stan James ») offering odds of 3/1 for the former world number one to continue playing in the event.

Ladbrokes(Go to Ladbrokes ») considers Safin a long shot to end his career on a high note with an ATP trophy win in Paris, with punters able to put money on the 29-year-old at 125/1.

Andreas Seppi, Ivo Karlovic, Ivan Ljubicic and Tomas Berdych all made it past their opponents to take their place in the second round.

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Posted on:- 10/11/2009 - 12:00 PM
Filed in:- Tennis Betting News