HEWITT TO TAKE ON NADAL IN THE FRENCH OPEN THIRD ROUND

The third round match between Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal is perhaps one of the most anticipated clashes in these early rounds of Roland Garros betting at William Hill.
Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam champion (Wimbledon and US Open), pitting his grinding baseline game against perhaps the best grinder of all, the King of Clay, Nadal – a six-time Grand Slam champion (four–time French Open champion) and a rock star with fans – is what the beautiful game of tennis is about.
Contemplating what might the outcome be, flirting with the idea of an upset even, just adds to the drama ahead of their clash.
Bookies are of a less dramatic mindset. In their esteem the match is entirely one-sided, conspicuously favouring Nadal across the board. Nadal is a whopping 1/50 fave to win outright while Hewitt is a large 12/1 underdog
Further underscoring Nadal’s hot favourite odds in the outright win market are all the peripheral betting markets. Set Betting on Nadal is favourable with a straight set affair a solid 1/4 play and a four set affair a 4/1 bet. Five sets is going for a larger 10/1 – according to the price it is not the bookies choice outcome in this match.
To get an even better idea of the monumental task before Hewitt one need only look at his odds in the set betting market. Hewitt is an outrageous 50/1 to win in straight sets, and hardly a better priced bet to win in 3-1 at 33/1 large. To win in five sets he is a tempting 18/1 bet – even that result is though is priced as a long shot bet.
Overall bookies are favouring a straightforward affair. Three sets irrespective of the winner – although it is obvious which name you can pencil in here –  is a firm 2/9 bet. Four or five sets a 16/5 and 11/1 bet, respectively.