ROLAND GARROS LIVE BETTING TIPS ROGER FEDERER CONTINUES TITLE DEFENCE CAMPAIGN TODAY

Defending champion Roger Federer is about to take on Alejandro Falla for a spot in the French Open third round. William Hill began favouring Federer at an outrageous 1/100 to win outright before pushing him further out of reach, to 1/200. Falla, not that it matters much where he lies, began at offers at 16/1 and moved down to 25/1.
The market cast is one-sided, the outcome a foregone conclusion. Federer is the best bet to win outright and even though his price is short of Evens, in whopping triple digit territory, he is still getting action in the market.
Of course, the value bets will be in the performance market. How well le maestro will perform or for that matter, how respectably will Falla account?
Will Fed win in straight crushing sets or might Falla account well enough and take more than six games off him. Why six games you might wonder? It is the bar set by both Nadal and Soderling in Paris. And a player of Falla’s calibre taking six games off Federer is a big deal, I will have you know.

If Federer wants to send a message to these two rivals in particular – as they have been the most convincing so far in the tourney – he should be looking to put forward a dominant performance today.
Soderling has already played two rounds and both matches were clinical accounts; he dropped a grand total of five games against Recourdec and a measly two games against Taylor Dent.  Meanwhile, Nadal won his opener yesterday 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. (Rafa will play his next match tomorrow.)
Federer is hoping to win a second consecutive French Open title this fortnight and an unprecedented 17th Grand Slam title. To the question: can anyone stop him? The answer is a resounding YES.
Several players have a real shot at thwarting him but none more so, and none more convincingly so, than Rafael Nadal. Fortunately Federer will not have to deal with Nadal until the final round, providing he reaches that stage.  
Winning his first-ever French Open title last year was emotional but many have an asterix next to that win: he didn't beat the King of Clay to win the title in Paris. Something Nadal did when he beat the King of Grass (Fed himself) at Wimbledon in 2008, validating his triumph at the All England Club in a way that he wouldn't have had he beaten, oh, say, Soderling in the final. Sore point all around.