2010 Australian Open Betting Odds: The seventh ranked men's singles player, Andy Roddick, will take on Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci this evening in the second round of the Australian Open. The match is scheduled to get underway at 8:30pm EST at the Hisense Arena. Online bookmaker Bodog.com has the American listed as a heavy -1400 moneyline favorite to take out Bellucci in their Andy Roddick vs Thomaz Bellucci 2010 Australian Open Betting Odds.
Andy Roddick has been in fine form through the first month of 2010 action as he entered the Australian Open fresh off a 
tournament win at Brisbane. The 5-0 run at Brisbane brought Roddick's career match win total to 512 and his career title tally to 28. The 27 year old carried the momentum from the victory into the first round at Melbourne where he dispatched Thiemo De Bakker in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday night.
Roddick, who has just one Grand Slam title to his credit (2003 U.S. Open), is playing in his ninth Australian Open. The Nebraska native has never reached the finals at the event, but he has advanced to the semi-finals four times, including last year's tournament where he lost to Roger Federer 2-6, 5-7, 5-7.
Thomaz Bellucci, who is presently 35th in the ATP men's singles rankings, is playing in just his second Australian Open. The 22 year old Brazilian was elminated in the first round of the 2009 tournament by Yen-Hsun Lu; however, he fared better in this year's opener, beating Russina Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 on Monday.
The 22 year old Bellucci, who is playing in just his seventh Grand Slam event, has a career match record of 28-36. Bellucci has one career title; he won the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open on the clay courts of Gstaad. The Sau Paulo native has never advanced past the second round at a major.
Bodog.com Andy Roddick vs Thomaz Bellucci 2010 Australian Open Betting Odds:
Andy Roddick -1400
Thomaz Bellucci +675
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