French Open Finals Odds – who will be king and queen of clay at Roland Garros
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Online sports betting handicappers will get to see an exciting treat this weekend as there are great storylines for both sets of French Open finals odds. On the men’s side, with no Rafael Nadal around, the French Open finals odds indicate 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 aiming for first ever French Open win after four consecutive finals appearances
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 surprise to see Kuznetsova factoring in the French Open finals odds, mostly because she has been very inconsistent 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 appearance 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 appearance 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 ventured to the French Open finals last season and will be looking to succeed 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 biggest surprises of the sporting world this season, so Federer has to be sharp. Soderling is playing his best tennis ever and, after defeating 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 clearly 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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