As one may expect, Rafael Nadal is odds on favourite to win the tournament and with his dominance on clay it is difficult to see past him. However, despite his recent lack of form, world number one Roger Federer made his way into the second round with great ease and has been shortened to 11/4 for the tournament. It looks, therefore, as if the bookies are predicting a repeat of last years epic final.
The only other player the bookies feel has any chance of winning the tournament is Djokovic who can be backed at 15/2, this however does not seem to offer any particular value as he will have to surpass Nadal to reach the final and this therefore destroys any potential each way bets.
If you are looking for some each way value you are far better off looking for players who will have to take on the Federer , who is weaker than Nadal, on course to the final. I therefore believe that there is good value in either Davydenko or Ferrer, they are available at 25/1 and 40/1 respectively and offer good each way value.
In the Ladies tournament the betting is much more open, Serena Williams is 3/1 favourite to win whilst Jankovic and Sharapova aren’t too far away at 5/1 and 6/1 respectively. Those prices both offer fairly decent value and are the two players I feel are worth backing, they won’t meet each other prior to the final and so I believe a small bet on each makes most sense. Elsewhere there is little value as the ladies tournament is far more open than the mens.
Check out the rest of the betting markets on the French Open here.
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