Things To Watch On Day 9 Of French Open 2011 For Betting Sports Fans

Womens Singles

World number 8 in women's division Maria Sharapova, has no difficulties in beating Taiwanese Chan Yung Jan in the third round of Rolland Garros 2011 who ranked 129 in the world, a match clearly laid out in many sports betting sites. MaSha beats Chan Yung Jan in straight sets impressively, finishing the game with 6-2 a d 6-3 victory and advancing to the 4th round with good condition.

On the other hand, world number 7 Na Li also received her ticket for the 4th round of the tournament after beating Romanian tennis player and world number 99 Sorana Cristea in a fast 6-2, 6-2 victory.

Belarusian player and world number 4 in women's division Victoria Azarenka also advances to the next round after beating the 31st seed Italian Roberta Vinci in a 6-3 and 6-3 win.

This year's French Open may not be as surprising as before, at least in the men's division, because for the first time in Open era, the top 3 seeds lost before 16th round. The loss of the first three seeds gave Maria Sharapova a good chance to complete her collection of Grand Slam titles (with only Rolland Garros cup missing). But it won't be a walk in the park for MaSha though, as the Russian will face the hard-hitting player from Poland Agnieszka Radwanska who's ranked 12 in their division in Monday's fourth round match-up.

Mens Single

In men's single division, Novak Djokovic continues his winning streak to 41 after beating ranked 29 Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro in the third round with four sets 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2. Nole with then face French 16th seed Richard Gasquet in the next round.

Rafael Nadal on the other hand, also advances to the fourth round after beating ranked 217 Antonio Veic of Croatia in 3 straight sets in an impressive and dominant fashion 6-1 6-2 6-0.

The surprising twist this year was in the match between Croatian and ranked 36 Ivan Ljubicic and Spanish Fernando Verdasco who ranked 17 in the world today. The surprising match ended with a straight set of 6-3 7-6 6-4, giving Ljubicic a ticket to face Nadal in the next round.

Fourth round of French Open 2011 will be one of Sunday's best on Monday, as Frenchman and ranked 9 Gael Monfils took the win with straight three sets against David Ferrer before night fell over Paris, forcing Ferrer to resume their match second in Court Suzanne Lenglen on Monday for the spot in the quarterfinals.

The Swiss number 5 Robin Soderling, has been pretty dominant in his last games in French Open, but he will be put to the test the moment he step inside the court with the hometown favorite and 18th seed Gilles Simon. Soderling played in the past couple of French Open finals. He lost to world's number 1 Rafael Nadal last year, a year later after sending the Spanish to his first loss at French Open. If both Nadal and Soderling win their respective games on Monday, they will most likely play against each other in a blockbuster Wednesday quarter finals.

Compared to other games on Monday, 8seed Petra Kvitova of Czech and China's 7th seed Li Na will definitely fly under the radar. My bet for this match (which also many of online sports betting site bet) is Li Na. Li Na has the momentum advantage after bagging the 2011 Australian Open title.

The Chinese tennis superstar has been playing steady game and has been a model of efficiency thorughout this year's French Cup. Kvitova on the other hand, is also playing good tennis, as she merges power and efficient serving in her game, making match-closing an advantage for her.