Murray Odds On For Top Ten Breakthrough

Andy Murray may well have lost in the final of his first tournament of the year, but William Hill are expecting a bonanza year from the young Scot and offer 8/13 that Andy Murray will be in the top ten by the end of the year and 6/5 that he fails to do so.

Murray is 40/1 to win the first grand slam of the year and 16/1 to win Wimbledon. He has also been cut from 10/1 to 7/1 favourite to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year having been well backed over the weekend.

"Andy Murray has a great chance of breaking in to the top ten this year and we already have substantial liabilities for him to win both Wimbledon and the Sports Personality later in the year," said William Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.

Andy Murray Betting Odds

Andy Murray to finish the year in the Top Ten Entry Rankings December 31st 2007: 8/13 Yes, 6/5 No

5/1 To reach a Grand Slam Final in 2007

16/1 Wimbledon Champion

40/1 Australian Open

BBC Sports Personality 2007

7/1 Andy Murray, 8/1 Paula Radcliffe, 10/1 Jenson Button, 12/1 Wayne Rooney, 14/1 Steven Gerrard, 16/1 Lewis Hamilton, 16/1 John Terry, 16/1 Joe Calzaghe, 16/1 Frank Lampard, 20/1 Ricky Hatton, 25/1 Theo Walcott.