French Open Tennis Championship 2009
Welcome to the 2009 French Open tennis guide which hopes to take you through the tournament, and help you to select the right bets on the right players in the tournament
Day Fourteen - Joy For Kuznetsova
The Ladies singles final was won in fine style by Svetlana Kuznestsova, the number seven seed. She easily beat favourite and number one seed, Dinara Safina, 6-4, 6-2 to claim her second Grand Slam title. Safina was completely out of sorts compared to the powerhouse player she was in the earlier rounds and has to be contect with the runners up spot for the second succesive year. It was her third defeat in her third Grand Slam final.
Please check out the French Open Ladies single odds before making your bet on the final. Safina is 2/5 to win while Kuznetsova is 7/4.
Day Fifteen - Federer Finally Wins French Open
Roger Federer realised his dream today at Roland Gaross, when winning the French Open for the first time and in the process becoming the first man since Andre Agassi to have won all four tennis Grand Slams.
It was a magnificent display by Federer, who beat big hitting Swede, Robin Soderling in three straight sets, 6-1, 7-6. 6-4 Soderling has earned his place in the final be beating French Open legend and four time winner, Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, Nikolay Davydenko in the Quarters and Fernando Gonzalez in the semi’s, however he was a shadow of himself in this match, where Federer literally put him to the sword.
Federer, who now has two Grand Slam titles currently, this one and the US Open, had been runner up in the last three years in this tournament to Nadal. In fact he was thrashed in last years final when only winning four games and must have thought that this was his last chance to win. He now joins Pete Sampras as the only man to have won 14 Grand Slams.
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The French Open
The French Open is the second ‘Grand Slam’ event of the year and is one of four Grand Slams played. The first one of the year is the Australian Open, which is played in Melbourne in January. The French Open comes next and 3 weeks later it is the turn of Wimbledon and finally at the end of August it is the turn of the US Open.
The Australian Open mens singles this year was won by Rafael Nadal, who of course is also the reigning French Open Champion. The Australian Womens champion is Serena Williams
French Open Betting Information
The red clay courts of Roland Gaross are famed for producing a slower brand of tennis but with long absorbing and exciting rallies and is a surface that quite naturally suits a base line player.
The tournament has been running since 1891, but the Roland Gaross stadium did not start hosting the tournament until 1928. It is a superb French Open Venue and combined with its rich French Open Tennis History, the tournament has become one of the most viewed sporting events in the world today. Tickets for the French Open are much sought after and it pays to book early.
Rafael Nadal is the current mens champion and he will return this year and once again will be the French tennis Championship 2009 tip to win once more. This year he will attempt to overtake the record that he shares with the legendary Bjorn Borg of five consecutive wins. The Ladies Champion is Ana Ivanovic
Tennis betting has become a very big business and Nadal will be favourite to win. His odds can be checked in the French Open Mens Singles Odds. Favourite's for the womens event are Serena Williams but her task to win the crown for the second time seems to be a much tougher ask than that of Nadal’s and Dinara Safina, current world number one. The types of betting markets can looked over on the French Open Betting Guide. This year we have a new facility running with Paddy Power, one of the leading Irish bookmakers who will giving away French Open Free bets before and during the tournament.
Mens Final - Day Fifteen
- Roger Federer v Robin Soderling. FEDERER wins 6-1, 7-6, 6-4
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French Open Top Seeds
The seedings reflect the past form of the players and their positions in the world rankings. The French Open Mens Seedings is headed by Nadal and the French Open Womens Seedings by Dinara Safina of Russia, who was last year's beaten finalist.
