How big was Serena Williams’ win over Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday night in the second round of the US Open? Her odds to win the entire tournament jumped all the way from +4000 at Tipico Sportsbook before the match to +1300 on Thursday afternoon.
Eliminating the No. 2 player in the world will do that obviously, but Williams jumped a lot more players in the process. Her odds are now shorter than all but five players in the tournament as she gets set for her third-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday.
After being the underdog against Kontaveit, Williams is favored to win her next match with -175 odds. She won’t have to play another person ranked higher than 30th until the fifth round at the earliest — not that it matters much. Williams’ title odds are already higher than No. 5 Ons Jabeur, No. 8 Jessica Pegula and No. 21 Petra Kvitova, just to name a few.
US Open Women’s Title Odds
- Iga Swiatek (+300)
- Cori Gauff (+900)
- Caroline Garcia (+900)
- Aryna Sabalenka (+1000)
- Liudmila Samsonova (+1000)
- Serena Williams (+1300)
- Jessica Pegula (+1500)
- Ons Jabeur (+1500)
- Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (+1500)
- Madison Keys (+2000)
Hopefully Williams can find the time to rest before Friday’s action. She plays with sister Venus in the first round of doubles action on Thursday.