{"id":90794,"date":"2016-01-15T00:26:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T05:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=90794"},"modified":"2016-01-15T00:34:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T05:34:54","slug":"2016-australian-open-mens-singles-tennis-expert-picks-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-australian-open-mens-singles-tennis-expert-picks-and-predictions.html","title":{"rendered":"2016 Australian Open Men\u2019s Singles Tennis Expert Picks and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s going to be another star-studded 2016 Australian Open with the best tennis players converging at Melbourne Park. The world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, aims to continue his run of dominance, having won the past two Grand Slams on the way to Australia. Can Djokovic make it three in a row by winning the Men\u2019s Singles title Down Under? Read on as a bunch of experts sound off on their picks.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s plenty of tennis action to be had at this year\u2019s Australian Open. Check out our complete previews for the <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-australian-open-womens-singles-predictions-odds-and-tennis-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Women\u2019s Singles Draw<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-australian-open-mens-singles-predictions-odds-and-tennis-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Men\u2019s Singles Draw<\/a>.<\/p>\n[sc:TennisArticles ]\n<h2>2016 Australian Open Men\u2019s Singles Experts Picks and Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>Bleacher Report<\/h3>\n<p>[sc:AUS15-250 ]Merlisa Lawrence Corbett has made her pick and it\u2019s the great Novak Djokovic who she thinks will win the Australian Open this year. What makes Djokovic such a good pick in her eyes is his impressive recent form. Djokovic picked up right where he left off last season, crushing Rafael Nadal, 6-1, 6-2, in the Qatar Open final last week. The Serbian has now appeared in 16 straight final matches, with the world no. 1 winning 12 of those contests.<\/p>\n<p>To illustrate his dominance the past number of years, Djokovic has now won more titles (32) than he has lost matches (26) on hard courts since the start of the 2011 season. That\u2019s quite a scary thought for the opposition entering the tournament proper this coming Monday. He is the overwhelming favorite at <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/australian-open-men\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-120 <\/strong><\/a>to win the Australian Open this year.<\/p>\n<h3>International Business Times<\/h3>\n<p>Jason Le Miere of the International Business Times believes that Novak Djokovic will add further to his legend and win the Australian Open this year. He\u2019s a cut above the rest when it comes to Grand Slam tournaments as evidenced by him winning three of the four major events last year. It isn\u2019t far-fetched to see Djokovic extending that dominance Down Under as he has been unstoppable in this event in recent times. He has won four of the last five Australian Open en route to claiming five titles overall.<\/p>\n<p>The one man who Le Miere believes will pose a major threat to Djokovic is Stan Wawrinka. The two tennis stars have squared off in the last three Australian Opens, with all of those matches going to five sets. Wawrinka has already proven that he can handle Djokovic in the big stage, beating the world no. 1 in the French Open final last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Open is finally here! <a title=\"Join TopBet online sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the exciting tennis action!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91230\" title=\"2016-Australian-Open-Men's-Singles-Tennis-Expert-Picks-and-Predictions\" alt=\"2016 Australian Open Men's Singles Tennis Expert Picks and Predictions\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Novak+Djokovic+Stanislas+Wawrinka+Australian+ifi0R1OnYb0l.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Novak+Djokovic+Stanislas+Wawrinka+Australian+ifi0R1OnYb0l.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Novak+Djokovic+Stanislas+Wawrinka+Australian+ifi0R1OnYb0l-250x192.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>TopBet<\/h3>\n<p>No surprises here folks. The guys at TopBet news are picking Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open. One of the main reasons behind this choice is Djokovic\u2019s vast experience in this event. The Serbian star has appeared in 11 Australian Opens, with the world no. 1 grabbing a record five titles Down Under. Such is Djokovic\u2019s dominance in this event that he has won 89.29 percent of his matches here at Melbourne Park.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from that, Djokovic is also playing the best tennis of his life. He won 84 of 91 matches last year, reaching the final in 15 of the 16 ATP events that he joined. 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