The French Open

The French open

Tennis today is among the most celebrated sport in the world, in terms of prize money, media coverage and public viewership. The important events of tennis world are known as the Grand slams or Majors, it is considered as one of the favourite clay court tournaments in the world. Keeping in view the audience and prize money, this grand slam comes next to the Australian open.

The French open is well received and the worldwide spectators look forward every year to this esteemed tournament in the middle of every year. The French open is played on a red clay surface and all the players round the world gather at the Roland Garros to wear the crown of the French open champ.

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The French capital, Paris "The City of Lights" is the venue for one of the most exciting events on the sporting calendar – the second Grand Slam of the year, the Roland-Garros. Today due to the internet facility available to all, Australian tennis fans can watch live scores of the matches in progress during the tournament and they are updated on a regular basis about the betting odds and players stats, performance, schedules and fitness levels.

You can keep an eye on the court 24/7 through internet websites through interactive interface and you can track players and other information throughout the tournament which makes watching the game and betting real easy.

So, even if you can’t attend the sporting match, there is no need to miss out on all the exciting betting action when you wager online. Even if the game is overseas and you live in Australia, it is extremely easy to wager online. Streamlined betting, convenience and simplicity are all features that online betting offers the punter.

The history

The first ever French Championships were held way back in the year 1891, and the tournament has since full-grown into one of the four Grand Slams of tennis we know today. The first ever women’s tournament was held in 1897. This ‘French club members only’ tournament was played until the year 1924.

Clay courts slow down the ball and turn out to be a high bouncy court when compared with hard and the clay courts. For the reason, clay courts take away the advantage from many serve based players, it makes very hard for serve and volley players also, to dominate on this surface, so much so that the great American legend Pete Sampras known for his great serve, never won a French open in his career, he never even advanced to the finals of the French open.

The tournament

The French Open 2009 also witnessed some of the most brilliant, energetic and mentally tough competitors, battling for the prestigious crown of French open tennis. The year 2010 is not expected to be any less exciting in terms of audience, sponsors and prize money.

The tennis world witnessed 108th edition of the French Open in 2009, and the second Grand Slam event of the year took place from May 24 through June 7, 2009 at the Roland Garros.

Being the most prestigious event in tennis it has the largest worldwide broadcasting and audience viewership. A combination of the slow surface and the 5 set men’s singles without the tie break in the final set, make it the toughest and most demanding tennis tournament in the world.

It is considered as the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and is second of the Grand slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. The current champions of French open are;

Men's single

The world No.1 Roger Federer is the powered men’s singles champion; he defeated the Swedish star Robin S?ling in the 2009 final. This victory takes Federer’s tally to fourteenth slam title and first at the event.

Women's Single

The Russian seeded player Svetlana Kuznetsova is the reigning women singles’ champion, having defeated fellow Dinara Safina in the 2009 finals. So she will be entering the 2010 French open as a defending champion.

Online betting

Since the advent of satellite TV and internet, tennis has become one of the most popular sports to bet on. This particularly applies to French Open where Bookmakers have been quick to facilitate this hugely popular pastime and have created many incentives for tennis followers.

A lot of websites are providing free tips and betting odds for next years French open 2010. Players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak and Del Porto considering their present level of fitness and playing form are considered to be the favourites in terms of money return value among most of the bookmakers.

Even if the game is overseas and you live in Australia, it is extremely easy to wager online. Streamlined betting, convenience and simplicity are all features that online betting is offering the punters.

Being able to wager online has opened up new possibilities for punters who’ve grabbed the opportunities with both hands.