2010 French Open betting - Roger Federer drifts, more support for Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer has been pushed out in the betting for the 2010 French Open following a shock defeat at the Rome Masters on Tuesday
The world number one was beaten 2-6 6-1 7-5 by the un-seeded youngster Ernest Gulbis in the second round at the ATP Rome.
Federer had been idle on tour since losing in Miami last month and had been drifting to win the French Open ever since, at least partly due to Rafael Nadal's recent dominance on clay, as recently shown at the Monte Carlo Masters.
World number one Federer can currently be backed to win at Roland Garros at a best price 10/3 with bodog, who are offering new customers £125 in free bets when opening an account.
While the Swiss will undoubtedly have his supporters in the market ahead of the start play in France next month, punters would be advised not to back him right now. Going into this week's tournament in Rome, Federer has not been in good form thus far this year and although he plays his best tennis at the Grand Slams, you may be better off either looking elsewhere or holding off until the French Open gets underway.

Federer is losing a little bit of favor to take down the 2010 French Open

Roger Federer has fallen fairly early in back to back Masters Series 1000 events as he fell to Marcos Baghdatis in Indian Wells a couple weeks ago and he fell to Tomas Berdych in Miami earlier this week. Likely as a result, Federer's odds have drifted a little in the future's market to win the 2010 French Open, an event where he will be the defending champion.

Historically the French Open is Federer's worst slam as the 2009 title is the only title that he has in his career from Roland Garros. With what we have seen from Fed in the past few weeks you can't really open your betting with Federer any longer in the French Open market and if you bet him earlier for the event, then you might want to consider abandoning him now and taking some of the longshots instead.

2010 French Open Tennis

The French Open is billed as the most challenging of all the grand slams and the 2010 French Open tennis tournament is sure to adhere to the rigours and robust competitiveness so typical of the second of the annual tennis 'majors'.
Hosted by one of the most romantic cities in the world, Paris, the 2010 French Open will run from May 24th to June 7th and this year's tournament is sure to unleash some of the most riveting grand slam tennis.
Time to reserve your seat on centre court, the famed Court Philippe Chatrier, by purchasing French Open Tickets . Thousands more are expected to arrive at the spectacular Roland Garros French Open venue over the two weeks of the competition in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the fabled combatants of clay court tennis.

Hip surgery sidelines Hewitt till French Open

MELBOURNE — Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt will be out of action for at least three months after undergoing hip surgery following his exit from the Australian Open.
The Australian world number 22, who was beaten in straight sets by top seed Roger Federer in the fourth round, hopes to return in time to play some European clay court tournaments ahead of the French Open in late May.
"After I finished the Australian Open, I had to go in and have hip surgery on my right hip," said the 28-year-old dual Grand Slam winner, who hobbled into his press conference Saturday on crutches.

"It's been causing a few problems since the Hopman Cup at the start of the year. It wasn't an easy decision to make, but one that I felt was necessary right at the moment."
It is the second time Hewitt has had to undergo hip surgery.

The last operation, on his left hip, was immediately after the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, and he was out of action until January last year.

Despite the latest setback, Hewitt said he "absolutely" had the desire to keep playing.
"I could have waited a couple of weeks, see if it settled down a little bit better straight after playing a tournament," he said.

"At the end of the day, from the scans I had before the Australian Open, speaking to the experts that I had around me, we pretty much knew that the decision was out of my hands at the moment.

"Obviously, what I play for these days are the Grand Slams.
"If I waited any longer to have anything done, it would have been very similar to 2008 where I prolonged it because I didn't exactly know what was going on and ended up missing the US Open because of it.

"For me having it done right now, I'll be back ready for the French Open."
Hewitt will now be unavailable to lead Australia in their Group I Asia/Oceania Davis Cup tie against Taiwan in Melbourne on March 5-7

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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Martin Kaymer got Scottish open title after French Open win

MARTIN Kaymer made it a twice festivity at Loch Lomond on Sunday by taking the Scottish Open title after a sparkling weekend’s golf.

The German got the £500,000 prize with a score of 15 under par, having won the French Open only eight days ago.

He was the first player since Ian Woosnam in 1990 to win the two PGA tour events right away preceding to the Open Championship

Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez Castano joint second place, both two shots off the lead.

Englishman Lee Westwood was the highest British player, with a score of 10 under par, the same score managed by Ross Fisher.

Thousands of golf fans took benefit of the magnificent weather situation to enjoy an enjoyable tournament, televised live.