FRENCH OPEN BETTING NADAL LEADS THE FIELD

The French Open (also known as Roland Garros) is finally upon us and top British bookmaker William Hill has a delicious array of odds – from outright betting to match betting and live betting – that simply must be sampled.
Where the outright betting market, for all intents and purposes, is concerned the bookies seem to suggest it is a two-horse race to the title, between the usual suspects – Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The latter though being the whopping favourite to win outright, naturally.
 As expected Rafael Nadal leads the pack in Paris by a country mile, trading at a solid 4/11 price tag to win a fifth career French Open title.
The Spaniard has been busy making history since the European clay court swing kicked-off. His milestones include becoming the first player ever to win six consecutive titles at a single event; the first player ever to win three consecutive Masters titles; and the first player ever to win 18 career Masters titles.
Nadal is vying for another first in Paris – to become the first player ever to win a “Clay Slam” seizing all four major clay court titles in a season. 
Ahead of Paris, Nadal is 15-0 with three titles. Should he extend this winning streak all the way to the title (and should Federer slip up before the semis), he stands to become the world No.1 player on June 7th. How is that for a cherry on top?
Current world No.1 and defending champion Roger Federer might have something to say about all this. Bookies certainly give him the only real chance to topple the clay-court-dominator, offering him at tempting 7/2 odds.
Federer, a finalist in Madrid the Sunday last, comes into the French Open market as Nadal’s only real threat and only worthwhile opponent.
Gate crashing duo Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray appear to be in the mix if their 20/1 price tag is anything to go by. In the order of things they are third co-favourites for the title.
Punters: be wary of this pair following the lacklustre accounts each put forward in the lead up to the French Open.
Bearing in mind Muzz is to clay what a hockey player is to ice-dancing, a poor fit, his chances of cleaning up in Paris are slim to none.
Djokovic does have the game and the skills certainly to win Roland Garros one day, but does he have the form to do so right now?
Other Players in the market: Robin Soderling, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco are priced at 33/1. Nicolas Almagro is offered at 40/1. Marin Cilic at 50/1. Monfils, Tsonga, Youzhny and Berdych are listed at 66/1. Note the large prices where this bunch is concerned. Hallucinatory is the word that comes to mind.