Roger Federer vs Albert Montanes 2010 Australian Open Betting Odds: After being tested in his 2010 Australian Open Betting Odds opener, the world’s top ranked Swiss cruised to a straight-set, second round victory over Romanian Victor Hanescu (6-2, 6-3, 6-2). Having now reached the 2010 Australian Open Betting Odds’ third round, Roger Federer [-9900 ML] will now be facing a seeded opponent in No.31, sports betting odds underdog, Albert Montanes [+3300 ML] of Spain.
Federer, the only man ever to win 15-Grand Slam titles one can make the case that he is in tennis royalty. However in the second round, it was Federer’s pleasure of entertaining royalty in his last outing, as Prince William made a surprise appearance on Rod Laver Arena.
“I think I've had situations where someone walked in and there was big round of applause,” Federer told reporters after the match. “I'm used to it because I play a lot of primetime matches where there are very important people watching… This one tonight was obviously extremely special. It's a pleasure, of course, playing in front of him.”
Federer’s opponent earned a date with the best of all time by defeating countryman, Oscar Hernandez (second-set retirement) and surviving a 5-set marathon against Frenchman Stephane Robert (4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2). Despite reaching the third round, I think its safe to say that everyone is expecting a quick three-setter for the Swiss Master tonight. Nevertheless, Federer has taken a much more patient approach to his game in 2010.
“It's still early on in the tournament. You sometimes don't have to force the issue every single time,” he explained after his second round victory. “Because against, let's say lower‑ranked players outside of top 10, you do sometimes in the rally get a second chance; whereas against top players it's pretty obvious how you gotta play. … “From my standpoint, it obviously depends also on how the opponent plays.”
