5 things Sports Betting Fans Should Look For In French Open 2011

Tennis's second Grand Slam even for 2011 will kick of this Sunday, May 22 in Paris, France. This tournament has always been an interesting event for tennis fans and sports betting site fans, as it is the only major event played on clay.

French Open or Roland Garros cup, has been lately dominated by young running players, and it is the young Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who maneuvered his success to get at the top of the world ranking, passing the former number one and now ranked third, Roger Federer. This year's tournament has a whole new sets of interesting stories as former number one Andy Roddick and now ranked eleventh can't play due to nagging shoulder injury he suffered last April. Also, Juan Martin del Potro adds up to the excitement as he confirms his participation after healing his injured hip at Estril month. Here are my other five interesting stories tennis fans and bookmakers online fans should look at this 2011th Roland Garros cup.


1.Can Rafa bag his sixth French Open title?

Nadal, as the world's number one, is also hailed as the King of Clay, making him a tough nut to crack in clay court in this tournament. But, can he get his sixth French Open title and tie Bjorn Borg's record? The serious threat behind Nadal's run in this tournament is obviously the ranked second in the worl, Novak Djokovic. Rafa and Nole has already played three times in Paris, and Nadal hasn't lose a set in any of those matches against Nole. Rafa's 39 overall matches in French Open, dropped only one match. Nadal now has nine titles, while Djokovic has two, both coming at the Australian Open.

Where to bet? In my opinion, Nadal has a big advantage in clay court because of his playing style. I'm expecting Rafa to dominate in this tournament and bag his sixth French Open title.


2.Can Novak Djokovic impose serious threat to Rafael Nadal's run in this tournament?

Djokovic is on an excellent streak coming to this year's clay Grand Slam, but can it carry through him to advance to a couple of weeks? He's gone 37-0 since 2010, winning all seven tournaments he participated in. But there's certainly a reason why he's got only two career grand slam titles yet. Will the bright lights in Paris pressure Nole? Or will he take his winning streaks and weather the storm all the way to victory? It's only a matter of time for us to find out.


3.Can the former number one regain his confidence and form at the Roland Garros 2011?

Can the former number one get back on the grand slam-winning track and start his run in the French Open 2011? Roger is not on a good start this year, as he has 28-7 record entering this year's clay grand slam. But the fact of the matter is that, he is Roger Federer, who won a title in this tournament before and reached the finals three more times. He can win anywhere anytime he wants. But we all know he has to finish match fast, as long rallies on clay is not really his genre.


4.Can MaSha complete her career Grand Slam?

Maria Sharapova is ranked seventh right now is looking to complete her Grand Slam title collection. After performing under the radar last year, MaSha had an impressive performance in Italian Open, and has good momentum entering this year's Roland Garros cup in Paris. World number two Kim Clijster says she's ready to play, but she just suffered an ankle injury. Also, the world's number one in women's division Caroline Wozniacki have limited Grand Slam finals experience. Considering these factors, Sharapova will surely make a good run in this tournament after all.


5.Will world number one Caroline Wozniacki bag her first Grand Slam title?

Wozniacki has been playing great tennis since 2010, but she is still yet to win her first big title. Could this tournament be her first? Well, maybe if she beats Sharapova in an impressive fashion.

There will surely be lots of twists and turns in this year's Rolland Garros cup, or will we see another fairy tale ending? This is, without a doubt, an exciting event for tennis online betting fans.