2008 French Open Tennis Betting Preview

The clay court season is upon us already in the world of Tennis Betting and the king of clay, Spaniard, Rafael Nadal has wasted little time in showing the world that he is going to be at the top of all French Open Tennis Betting odds for the Roland Garros Grand Slam event offered by online bookmakers around the world.

Nadal has quickly claimed two more claycourt titles in the opening weeks of the 2008 Claycourt season. He made it four successive victories in Monte Carlo Open where he dispatched world number one Roger Federer in straight sets and backed it up with his fourth straight victory in Barcelona where he defeated countryman David Ferrer in three sets 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.

No surprises to see Rafa at the head of French Open Tennis Betting markets as his dominance on the red dirt looks set to continue. World Number 1 Federer again looms as the main threat to Nadal’s French Open Crown but he must have an inferiority complex on the red clay after going falling behind 1-7 to Nadal in the head to head count on clay.

While Federer has his measure at Wimbledon it seems that Nadal can change gears at any time to extinguish any threat the Swiss ace poses.

The French Open does give tennis betting fans an opportunity to make the most of some generous odds against players who are highly ranked when playing on their preferred surface against top 20 ranked players who are not accustomed to clay.

A pair of former U.S Open champions in Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick are prime examples of value waiting to be had by punters. Both players have a poor record on the slow surface and yet will be well favoured by bookmakers against lesser lights.

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Tennis Betting bet types available

Tennis Futures Sports Bet

One of the value bets available to tennis betting fans is the Futures Tennis Betting option available with online bookmakers. Betting on an event well in advance can give you greater Tennis Betting Odds than betting on an event after it has started.

Tennis Win Bet Sports Bet

Most people stick to straight out win betting when they place their Tennis sports bet. This is an easy way to bet on a Tennis match where you simple choose which player you think will win the contest.

Tennis Line Bet or Handicap Sports Bet

Tennis betting also includes handicap betting or the line bet for those who are familiar with sports betting terms. Sometimes a player is obviously out of their depth against a far superior opponent so the bookmakers will award a handicap of games start to the lesser-fancied player.

Total Games Tennis Bet

Tennis betting on the total games in a match is also gaining more popularity with tennis betting fans especially in the women’s events where the standard has been raised appreciably.

It’s important to try and gain value with all your sports betting and finding the right price or betting product will go a long way to helping you turn a profit with your tennis betting.

Exotic Tennis Bets

Exotic tennis bets will vary from one online bookmaker to the next. These types of bets are usually a Tennis future bet, an example of the types of Exotic Tennis bets available may include bets such as:

How many Grand Slam titles will Federer win in 2008?

Accumulator Tennis Bet

The accumulator Tennis bet is one way that many punters will try to beat the bookmaker. The accumulator bet type is a bet that you place with 2 or more selections. All your winnings from your first selection will then automatically go onto your next selection and so forth until you have either won a lot of money or one of your selections loses and your ticket goes in the bin.

This is really a fun bet, a bit like playing the lottery or bingo. Most people who are serious about winning money with their sports betting will stay away from accumulator bet types but those who enjoy trying to win a small fortune with minimal outlay do embrace the accumulator bet type.