Bet on Djokovic v. Giraldo in Australia Open

January 18 - The Australian Open Second Round match between Novak Djokovic V Santiago Giraldo will take place tomorrow, January 19th at 12:00 am GMT in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic, the world number one, utterly destroyed his first round opponent, the Italian Paolo Lorenzi, with a straight sets win.

The number one seed now faces Santiago Giraldo in the 2nd round.

Djokovic is the defending champion at the Australian Open after defeating the UK number one Andy Murray in the final last year.

Djokovic, originally from Serbia, became a media icon in 2011 after going unbeaten for a record 43 matches. This winning streak was brought to an end by Roger Federer at the semi-final of the French Open when he beat the Serb in 4 sets.

Despite not taking the French Open last year, Djokovic is still ranked number 1 in the world and is expected to make short work of Geraldo in their second round match up.

Giraldo and Djokovic Met in The 2007 French Open

Giraldo and Djokovic have met on the courts in the 2007 French Open where Djokovic won in straight sets. Since then Giraldo has gone on to represent Columbia in the Davis Cup and has taken on a wide range of big names in the game.

Giraldo has consistently qualified to major events though he has an unimpressive record when it comes to playing against the highly ranked players in the game. He is unlikely to be able to get through the tough game that awaits him at the hands of the world number 1 in the next round.

After winning his first match in just over an hour and a half, Djokovic got into the swing of things and told reporters that "When you're 3-0, 4-0 up why not try some other things, some things that are not usual characteristics of your game? I am definitely working on my net game and am trying to approach the short balls as much as I can and take my chances."

The excellent performance has laid to rest fears that the Swiss player has yet to fully recover from a back injury he sustained earlier this year.

Djokovic Betting Favourite at the Bookies

The bookies are favouring Djokovic to take the title and it is easy to see why. The Serb has managed to dominate the sport since coming from almost nowhere on his run of wins last year and has beaten everyone there is to beat.

The fact that the bookies are so sure that Djokovic is going to take the title means that there is a great chance to make some money by betting against him.

With odds this good there is no reason not to take a chance and try to cash in on a Djokovic who freely admits that he is not used to the hot and humid Australian conditions.

Novak Djokovic V Santiago Giraldo Odds at Ladbrokes

Match Betting

Novak Djokovic 1/100 Santiago Giraldo 16/1

Set Betting

Novak Djokovic 3-0 1/6

Novak Djokovic 3-2 11-1

Santiago Giraldo 3-1 40/1

Novak Djokovic 3-1 9/2

Santiago Giraldo 3-0 100/1

Santiago Giraldo 3-2 20/1

To Win the First Set

Novak Djokovic 1/16

Santiago Giraldo 7/1

To lose the First Set and win the Match

Novak Djokovic 15/2

Santiago Giraldo 25/1

To Win the First Set and win the Match

Novak Djokovic 1/14

Santiago Giraldo 16/1

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