Murray’s Chances of Winning The 2010 French Open

The French Open brings out the best and most inevitably ‘the worst’ in Tennis players. The dogs of the clay war were let loose yesterday amid the stifling Parisian heat. British No.1 and No.4 seed for the French Open, Andy Murray, laid claim to winning his first ever Grand Slam by overcoming a rather spoiling, Richard Gasquet.

Murray, trailing two sets to love began to become upset after Gasquet started disrupting tacticts, however, instead of Murray letting his temper get the better of himself, he channeled his aggression and won the next three sets and the game. An interesting insight into how Murray’s tennis game is improving, and perhaps French Open betting fans might see him as being an appealing outside possibility to win this tournament, especially at his current odds of 20/1.

If Murray’s chances of winning the 2010 French Open are to become concrete then he will either have to hope that the “Clay King”, Nadal, falls at an early stage, unlikely, or he can somehow overcome the Spaniard on his favourite surface. Before that, however, Murray will probably face a showdown with Federer, as the draw has both players in the top group.

The win against Gasquet will undoubtedly do much to improve Murray’s own self-belief, which has taken something akin to a “physical kicking” since his defeat to Federer in the Australian Open final at the turn of the year. Perhaps it is best, that Murray uses Paris as an “Coup De Main” to Queens and more importanlty – Wimbledon. British Tennis betting fans will be expecting much more from Murray on grass than the red hell clay courts of Roland Garros.

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