French Open Tennis Betting 2010
The 2010 French Open – or Tournoi de Rolland-Garros – will be the 109th annual Open of French tennis and in keeping with history will be the second Grand Slam of the year and of course played on outdoor clay courts. The Stade Roland Garros will open its gates for the first round on May 24 and the tournament will conclude with the men’s final on June 7.
The French Open is widely regarded as the most physically testing Grand Slam due to the slow playing clay courts, meaning the eventual winner must be in peak physical shape in order to prosper. Rafael Nadal had been that man on the men’s side of the game for four consecutive years between 2005 and 2008 before Roger Federer finally wrestled it from his grasp following three years of being a losing finalist. For the women, it is Justine Henin who has been the dominant force throughout history; she won four of the previous five French Opens before her indefinite retirement from Tennis in 2008. This will be her first visit to Roland Garros since her return to tennis.
Men’s French Open Tennis Betting 2010
As Rafael Nadal made a surprise fourth round exit to Robin Soderling in the 2009 French Open Roger Federer seized the opportunity to win the one title that had eluded him throughout his career. Having lost to Nadal in the three previous finals I’m sure Federer would have secretly preferred to beat the Spaniard in the final, but that won’t have made becoming only the sixth male to win a career Grand Slam any less sweet.
Nadal was carrying an injury last year and has in fact intermittently struggled with injuries ever since which has seen him slip to number four in the world rankings. The bookmakers seem to believe that he will come into this tournament with a full bill of health and have duly installed him as the 10/11 favourite in the French Open Tennis Betting 2010. Following his Australian Open victory Federer will be fully focused on his quest to hold all Grand Slam titles in the same year, one of the few accolades that has eluded the great man so far throughout his illustrious career; he is 5/2 to remain on track by winning the 2010 French Open. Incidentally the bookmakers are offering 12/1 on Federer winning all four Grand Slams.
Andy Murray French Open Tennis Betting 2010
As with any Grand Slam tennis tournament there will be more than a modicum of interest on the British Isles in Andy Murray. After such an impressive run to the final of the Australian Open there will be some looking to have a few quid on the Scot in the French Open Tennis Betting 2010, but like a health warning on the side of a cigarette packet any bets on Murray here should come with a financial risk warning. The quarter-finals is the furthest that Murray has ever reached in the French Open and by all accounts he tends to struggle on the clay courts, his renowned ability to make his opponent play an extra shot is not as prominent on the energy sapping slower clay courts and thus he struggles to play to his strengths. He will have his patriotic backers at 16/1 but the wise money will be going elsewhere.
Women’s French Open Tennis Betting 2010
The French Open is the only Grand Slam event which has not been dominated by the name Williams throughout recent history; in fact Serena and Venus have only competed in one final each and that was against each other in the 2002 tournament. Instead it is the little Belgian Justine Henin (formerly Justine Henin-Hardenne) who has dominated recent times; she had won four out of five tournaments leading up to her semi-retirement in 2008. Now on her return to her favourite hunting ground she is quite unsurprisingly the bookmakers 6/4 favourite in the French Open Tennis Betting 2010. After a narrow defeat in the Australian Open final she definitely comes into this in good form and is certainly the woman to beat at this year’s event. Kim Clijsters is second favourite at 5/1, Serena Williams is next at 6/1 and defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova is available at 7/1.