Point-Spreads.com believes that siege gun server Andy Roddick looks like a great alternative to Roger Federer to win Wimbledon. Roddick is currently trading at 9 to 1 tennis betting odds at Bodog.com.
The Nebraskan displayed all his fighting qualities to beat Nicolas Mahut 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-2) to win a fourth Artois Championship title at Queen's Club.
Although an upset looked to be on the cards as Frenchman Mahut who is ranked 106th in the world took the first set from Andy Roddick with ease. The American world number five then survived a match point in the next set but was at his fired-up best as he took the tie-break to force a decider. That also went to a tie-break, with Roddick coasting to a 7-2 victory.
"In terms of preparation for Wimbledon, I could not have asked for any more," the 24-year-old Roddick said. "But Nicolas made me dig really deep. He was outplaying me for most of the match, I had to keep fighting and I was able to get a bit lucky. If he keeps playing like that, he will be up there (near the top of the rankings) in no time."
With his fourth title, Roddick moves past his coach Jimmy Connors, who won at Queen's in 1972, 1982 and 1983.
Roddick joked: "I have won this four times now, and you (Connors) have won only three. I had to get that in, because it is not very often that I can say it at a tournament, and I don't know whether I will be able to say it again."
Bodog.com has posted tennis betting odds to win the Wimbledon 2007 Men's Singles Title:
Roger Federer: 4/9
Rafael Nadal: 9/2
Andy Roddick: 9/1
Andrew Murray: 20/1
Novak Djokovic: 14/1
Lleyton Hewitt: 20/1
Mario Ancic: 40/1
Fernando Gonzalez: 40/1
David Nalbandian: 40/1
Marcos Baghdatis: 40/1
Richard Gasquet: 50/1
Ivo Karlovic: 50/1
James Blake: 50/1
