posted May 23, 2008 at 19:49 in Tennis Betting Trends

After selecting Serbian-born World No. 3 Novak Djokovic to win the 2008 Australian Open in the BetUS Locker Room way back in December of 2007 – and getting absolute perfection out of that selection in January of this year when Djokovic won his first grand slam title –while also predicting that World No. 1 Roger Federer would win only two grand slam titles this season - I am back to give the BetUS ATP tennis betting community another solid selection for the 2008 French Open – though I’ll admit right off the bat that my selection for the winner of this tournament isn’t nearly as dramatic as the first.

Here is a look at the respective ATP Tennis Odds on the top players at the 2008 French Open, followed by my brief analysis and selection on who will actually win.

May 25-June 3

To Win the 2008 Men’s French Open

Best Bets

Rafael Nadal -175

Roger Federer +350

Novak Djokovic +500

David Ferrer +2000

Mikhail Youzhny +6500

Solid Selections

David Nalbandian +1400

Nikolay Davydenko +2000

Juan Carlos Ferrero +8000

Tommy Robredo +8000

Carlos Moya +10000

Not Gonna’ Happen

Andrew Murray +4000

Guillermo Canas +6500

Marcos Baghdatis +8000

Get Real – and Save Your Money

Richard Gasquet +4000

Fernando Gonzalez +6500

Igor Andreev +6500

Nicolas Almagro +3000

Lleyton Hewitt +12500

Gael Monfils +10000

Tomas Berdych +6500

No refunds on non-starters. Others on request.

Analysis: I won’t even bother to drag this pick out since everyone knows that World No. 2 Rafael Nadal is the clear-cut favorite to win this tournament. While I am picking ‘Rafa’ to win the whole thing, I also believe several other players will be big money-makers for BetUS tennis bettors, before eventually bowing out.

I’m think bettors will be looking at a semifinal quartet featuring Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer, who is also my dark horse player to win the entire tournament.

Mikhail Youzhny, Nikolai Davydenko and another player not on this list, Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, are also going to be money-makers for bettors in this tournament, with Tsonga actually having an outside chance to reach the semis.

In the end, I like the world’s top two players, Federer and Nadal to meet in the finals with ‘Rafa’ going on to win his fourth consecutive French Open title, the only grand slam title he may be capable of winning.

ATP Free Picks: Rafael Nadal over Roger Federer

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