French Open Betting
The French Open is the only tennis open played in a stadium – Roland Garros – named after a French aviation hero. It is also the one clay-court Grand Slam, and French Open betting fans always look forward to the thrills kicked-up by the slowest-playing surface. Some of the year’s longest rallies will take place in the tournament as the men and women battle it out to be crowned the king and queens of clay respectively. It’s no wonder the French Open has the biggest worldwide audience of them all.
Rafael Nadal heads into the tournament as the untouchable 1/3 favourite in the French Open betting at Sky Bet and looks set to bag his fifth consecutive clay-court major. The Spanish Bull charged to victory last year without dropping a set and is priced at 3/1 to repeat that feat once again.
It’s difficult to realistically see anyone troubling Nadal over five sets on this surface and as such, Sky Bet have come up with a number of Nadal specials to enhance your French Open betting options. How many games and sets will Nadal lose in the tournament? Who will Nadal meet in the French Open tennis final? How many sets will Nadal win 6-0 or 6-1? These are just some of the numerous unique French Open betting markets that Sky Bet will be offering.
Andy Murray has made big waves in the past 12 months and his goal will be to surpass his 3rd round performance from last year. He either tends to be loved or hated and for the latter, the price of 6/1 for him to be knocked out in the opening round may well make mischievous appeal. For those of you who like to cheer him on, the 4/1 on him to reach the final may give you a sporting run, whilst the dreamers may speculate on the 12/1 on Murray to win the French Open outright.
In the women’s French Open betting things are much more open. Since the departure of Justine Henin (the four time champion) in 2007, no one has put stamped their authority as the undisputed queen of clay. Ana Ivanovic took the title last year, but her form has dropped dramatically since then and she looks a shadow of her former self. Jelena Jankovic has been installed as the ante-post favourite as 6/1, but she has yet to prove herself in Grand Slams and some are doubtful she has the nerve to cope with her favourite tag. Second and third in the French Open betting are Serena Williams and Dinara Safina, who contested Australian Open Final this year. Could we see another clash of big hitters at the French?
There are other numerous French Open betting options available at Sky Bet which may tickle your fancy as well as a comprehensive online betting in-play service which will include up to 16 live markets for the feature matches.
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