Bet of the day: Andy Murray to beat Gilles Simon 2-1 at Vienna Open

Coral’s bet of the day

• Murray fast approaching AP world number one spot
• Scot has beaten Frenchman in 15 of their 17 duels
• Simon has won a set at least in four of last six meetings
• ATP world number two beat Klizan in first round
• Murray on a run of 11 straight wins on tour

Murray set betting odds of 10/3 to beat Simon 2-1

Andy Murray continued his quest to chase down Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP world rankings, by seeing off Slovakia’s Martin Klizan in the first round of the Vienna Open.

The superstar Scotsman now takes on Gilles Simon for a place in the quarters against John Isner, and it is from this match that Coral have picked out their latest bet of the day.

Murray set betting odds of 10/3 say that he can beat his French opponent 2-1, so read on to find out why this price is too tasty not to take…

With Djokovic sitting out of this event, Murray decided to enter the Vienna Open, which he won the last time he took part in 2014, as he is potentially just two tournaments away from being world number one for the first time in his career.

Murray has ATP top spot in his sights

The Scot was momentarily halted by first opponent Klizan, who claimed the second set in a tie-break, but he eventually took the decider 6-0.