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Remember when Tiger Woods used to be known for his golf game…and a few years ago he was locking down the golf grand slam in calendar year? Yeah, I barely do as well….<o></o>
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Tiger’s good friend and one of the greatest men’s tennis players ever, Roger Federer has an opportunity to grab an ATP grand slam<o></o>
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After all, a male tennis player hasn’t won the four majors since Rod Laver did it back in 1969 and the 2010 Aussie Open champ, and ATP’s top-ranked player, hasn’t won many titles at Roland Garros<o></o>
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The tournament starts on May 23 and while online sportsbooks have defending champion Federer as a +200 favorite going in, he is not listed as the odds-on favorite — that honor goes to the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, who SPORTSBETTING.com has listed at -275.<o></o>
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Nadal and Federer have played some classic tennis matches at the French Open, including the tournaments between 2006 and 2008 when Rafa defeated Federer all three years.<o></o>
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Federer and Nadal met in the final of the Madrid Masters last week with Rafael winning the tournament; Roger miffed a shot that gave his opponent the win.<o></o>
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This year’s Aussie Open champ obviously doesn’t want to miss shots like that in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Paris</st1lace></st1:City> next week.<o></o>
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Speaking of Nadal, the ATP’s No. 2 will be looking for a little redemption at this year’s French Open after losing to eventual runner-up Robin Soderling in the fourth round of last year’s tournament.<o></o>
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The loss ended Nadal’s four-year reign of terror at the French Open, making this year his hope to start a new winning streak. <o></o>
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Sportsbooks are reporting more action on Nadal than Federer, which isn’t surprising. So far, Nadal has 31% of all the volume bet on the “Who will win” betting option for the tourney.<o></o>
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Women’s Side<o></o>
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Over on the women’s side, the WTA’s No. 23-ranked player, Justine Henin has been playing well after returning from a short retirement in early-January.<o></o>
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In Henin’s very first tournament back, the Brisbane International, she made it all the way to the final before losing to Kim Clijsters.<o></o>
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At the Australian Open, Henin again made it to the final but lost to Serena Williams.<o></o>
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After another loss to Clijsters at the Sony Ericsson (in the semifinals) Henin finally won a tournament, taking the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.<o></o>
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Might she have enough to win it all at the French Open? It’s not like she hasn’t won before with French Open titles in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.<o></o>
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Henin is listed at +175 to add another French Open title.<o></o>
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Enjoy the French Open betting this week.<o></o>
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Check out SPORTSBETTING.com for a 20% sign-up bonus. <o></o>
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> </o>Remember when Tiger Woods used to be known for his golf game…and a few years ago he was locking down the golf grand slam in calendar year? Yeah, I barely do as well….<o
></o><o
> </o>Tiger’s good friend and one of the greatest men’s tennis players ever, Roger Federer has an opportunity to grab an ATP grand slam<o
></o><o
> </o>After all, a male tennis player hasn’t won the four majors since Rod Laver did it back in 1969 and the 2010 Aussie Open champ, and ATP’s top-ranked player, hasn’t won many titles at Roland Garros<o
></o><o
> </o>The tournament starts on May 23 and while online sportsbooks have defending champion Federer as a +200 favorite going in, he is not listed as the odds-on favorite — that honor goes to the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, who SPORTSBETTING.com has listed at -275.<o
></o><o
> </o>Nadal and Federer have played some classic tennis matches at the French Open, including the tournaments between 2006 and 2008 when Rafa defeated Federer all three years.<o
></o><o
> </o>Federer and Nadal met in the final of the Madrid Masters last week with Rafael winning the tournament; Roger miffed a shot that gave his opponent the win.<o
></o><o
> </o>This year’s Aussie Open champ obviously doesn’t want to miss shots like that in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
ffice:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Paris</st1lace></st1:City> next week.<o></o><o
> </o>Speaking of Nadal, the ATP’s No. 2 will be looking for a little redemption at this year’s French Open after losing to eventual runner-up Robin Soderling in the fourth round of last year’s tournament.<o
></o><o
> </o>The loss ended Nadal’s four-year reign of terror at the French Open, making this year his hope to start a new winning streak. <o
></o><o
> </o>Sportsbooks are reporting more action on Nadal than Federer, which isn’t surprising. So far, Nadal has 31% of all the volume bet on the “Who will win” betting option for the tourney.<o
></o><o
> </o>Women’s Side<o
></o><o
> </o>Over on the women’s side, the WTA’s No. 23-ranked player, Justine Henin has been playing well after returning from a short retirement in early-January.<o
></o><o
> </o>In Henin’s very first tournament back, the Brisbane International, she made it all the way to the final before losing to Kim Clijsters.<o
></o><o
> </o>At the Australian Open, Henin again made it to the final but lost to Serena Williams.<o
></o><o
> </o>After another loss to Clijsters at the Sony Ericsson (in the semifinals) Henin finally won a tournament, taking the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.<o
></o><o
> </o>Might she have enough to win it all at the French Open? It’s not like she hasn’t won before with French Open titles in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.<o
></o><o
> </o>Henin is listed at +175 to add another French Open title.<o
></o><o
> </o>Enjoy the French Open betting this week.<o
></o><o
> </o>Check out SPORTSBETTING.com for a 20% sign-up bonus. <o
></o>
