who will be king and queen of clay at Roland Garros? French Open Finals Odds

Handicappers will get to see an exciting treat this weekend as there are wonderful storylines for both sets of French Open finals odds. On the men’s side, with no Rafael Nadal around, the French Open finals odds argue that Roger Federer will win his first ever French Open title. On the women’s side, it will be the third ever all Russian women’s final as No. 1 seed Dinara Safina will take on Svetlana Kuznetsova.
French Open Finals Odds
Federer -415, Safina -245 to win French Open
Safina returns after losing in 2008 French Open Finals
Federer bearing for first ever French Open win after four consecutive finals advent While most of the French Open finals betting crowd will be zoning in on the men’s final on Sunday, Saturday’s women’s final also presents an entertaining tilt. For only the third time ever in the Grand Slam era, there will be an all Russian final with Safina, the world’s No. 1, facing off with Kuznetsova.
It’s a bit of a delight to see Kuznetsova factoring in the French Open finals odds, mostly because she has been very changeable in her career. She won the 2004 US Open and looked to be on her way to bigger and better things, but all she’s accomplished since then has been a finals presentation in the 2006 French Open and the 2007 US Open. On the other hand, Safina, the younger sister of Marat Safin, has been a rising star in the sport ever since her performance in the French Open finals last year. Safina went on to win Olympic gold in Beijing and then was the runner up at the US Open. Safina speculationed to the French Open finals last season and will be looking to be successful where she failed. She’s playing the best tennis on the women’s side and should get the win.
On the men’s side, Federer is a huge favorite on the French Open finals odds, but he had better not take No. 23 seed Robin Soderling lightly. Soderling knocked out Rafael Nadal in one of the longest surprises of the sporting world this season, so Federer has to be sharp. Soderling is playing his best tennis ever and, after beating Nadal, he’s clearly confident. Soderling has never been to a Grand Slam final - as a matter of fact, he’s never even been past the third round until now.
Yet Federer defeated Soderling at the Madrid Masters, and the French Open finals odds in the sportsbook apparently reflect that. For all intents and purposes, the men’s French Open final was the semi final battle between Juan Martin Del Potro and Federer, and as long as the Swiss Mister is focused, he should finally get his first French Open crown.
Braden Bayley’s Pick: Federer and Safina.
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French Open Maria Sharapova superstar tennis

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova is the perfect solution to the dilemma in the women’s game today. The tour has never stabilized since Justine Henin stepped down in May of 2008. Henin held the No. 1 ranking for a total of 117 weeks. She is a best rank .
With Henin's abrupt departure, Maria Sharapova assumed the No. 1 ranking only for three weeks prior to the 2008 French Open; then Ana Ivanovic held it for nine weeks after winning the French Open for the first time.


Sharapova with a shoulder dameged after the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. She returned full time to the tour just prior to the 2009 French Open where she did exceptionally well after being out for such an extended period.
During her absence Sharapova’s ranking dropped out of the top 100, falling as far as No. 126. Speculation began about her ability to return to action at all further, that at age 22 her career might be over. Certainly a shoulder injury would weaken her serve the essential piece of her game.

Sharapova, however, returned to singles play in May of 2009 at a clay court event the Warsaw Open—where she lasted all the way to the quarterfinals.

Following the French Open, Sharapova reached the semi-finals at the 2009 Aegon Classic in Birmingham—a grass court warm-up tournament in preparation for Wimbledon.

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