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Rod's 2009 French Open

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Posted Friday, May 22, 2009 07:02 PM

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I don't claim to be an expert on tennis. However the French Open is my favorite tennis tournament every year so will follow it closely.

Going through the futures markets now, hunting for the best price on Rafa which will be the few ocassions I will bet that much chalk. Not going to bet on qualifying though.

From a womens perspective I think it will be a Russian dominated event. Safina and Kuznetsova come into this tournament as the form players on the surface, do believe this is little Safin's year. Wozniacki is a bit of a sleeper even though highly seeded, her movement on the surface is exceptional which will ensure she will be competitive against the big guns but not sure she has the firepower to beat the likes of Safina, Kuznetsova, Jankovic in the business end of the tournament.

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rod_steel says:

05/22/09 07:59PM

So Federer is drawn in Djokovic's half which IMO clears the way for Rafa to be untouched until the final, and more importantly not exhaust himself which was the issue in Madrid.

CurtisSumpter says:

05/22/09 08:13PM

Mama: Please read my post next time, in total I have $250 to win $75 on Rafa, which I know isn't value or a good line but it was what was available to me with my bodog balance and my local. I am now looking for what I should do? Im contemplating taking Roger at +500 for $100 or Nole for +750 for $100 with my local because no money will come out of my pocket until after the French is done! I want to take Nole and hope he makes the Semis v. Roger and hedge, Nole just really scares me because he has all the talent and seems to thrive on clay its just the hearts not there!

rod_steel says:

05/22/09 09:29PM

Don't hedge Curtis

CurtisSumpter says:

05/22/09 11:09PM

Rod: You know your my boy and I love your insight, but I dont seem that anyone is getting my question. I don't want to hedge on Rafa. I want to place a future on Roger (+500) or Djoker (+750) with my local, was leaning Djoker hoping that they meet in the semis and I get a line which is just a little north of -110 by that I mean like -130 to -175 range on Roger and bet on Fed for like 300 and hope that he beats Djoker and meets Rafa again in the finals. I think it is highly likely that this scenario occurs and I wanted thoughts and opinions before I pull the trigger. Basically I am trying to almost guarantee ( I know in gambling nothings guaranteed) profit!

rod_steel says:

05/23/09 02:15AM

Curtis I have re-read your post a several times and still don't understand what you are attempting to do.

Tell me if this is right:

So at the moment your position stands at

$100 on Rafa to win $25

But you want to bet $100 on either Federer or Djokovic? Ok for arguments sake let's say you lay the bill on Djokovic @ +750

So now on top of $100 you have on Rafa you have:

$100 on Djokovic to win $750

So now if both Djokovic and Federer meet in the semi-final, again let's say for arguments sake it's a straight pk'em. Are you saying you want to lay $300 on Federer at -110? Again let's say like you say Federer beats Djokovic and meets Rafa in the final.

Your position come final time is:

-$100 on Djokovic

+$270 on Federer you won on him in the SF

Meaning overall you are up $170 with another $100 pending on Rafa to win $25?

rod_steel says:

05/23/09 02:18AM

If the above is what you are trying to say there is one major flaw with that strategy and one that is definitely not the risk. If you lay the $300 on Federer and he loses, which means you have a liability of $300 into the final and the only way you will be in the positive is if Djokovic beats Rafa in the final in order for you to cash the +750 futures ticket you had with him from the start.

I will say it now, there is no way in hell that Djokovic can beat Rafa over a best of 5 set match in Roland Garros this year. Happy for anyone to quote me on this if this happens this year.

CurtisSumpter says:

05/23/09 03:14AM

Rod: your previous post is about right I want to either bet Federer at +500 and just let it ride and hope he reaches the final v. Rafa where I unload on Rafa after rolling bets on Rafa and Rog thru the tourney, or bet Nole at +750 and believe that him and Rog meet in the semis and bet about half my position because I feel Rog will roll him and I like the extra +250 for hedging purposes!

tazs_crew says:

05/23/09 06:49PM

BigWilly says:

05/23/09 07:34PM

rod u are the man, is there anything you don't bet on?

goddiewise says:

05/23/09 08:40PM

-1

TNT

YES/NO ROGER FEDERER TO WIN FRENCH OPEN
[5023] YES-ROGER FEDERER WINS 2009 FRENCH OPEN +1150

i have roger +1150 to win

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 12:08AM

All bets between 1-5 throughout the fortnight

Nadal to win French Open - (-220) (5)

I get a better price as a result of Rafa's loss to Federer in Madrid last week but that was off a 4 hour match against Nole in the semi-final. Basically it was 2007 Hamburg repeated where Rafa was rolled by Federer in the final by virtue of Nadal being fatigued.

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 12:17AM

Safina to win French Open - (+310) (3)

Kuznetsova to win French Open - (+840) (1)

Simple case of backing the form horses on the womens side based on the European clay court swing just completed over the past month. Dinara lost in the final against Kuznetsova in Stuttgart and then proceeded to win both premiers events in Rome (d Kuznetova) and Madrid (d Wozniacki). Although not having won a slam before she has had the experience of going deep in Paris having made the final last year after an incredible run where she came back from the dead in a couple of matches against Sharapova and Dementieva.

I also like Wozniacki purely based on value so may add her later in the tournament depending on how she plays in the first week as I am still not sold on her GS pedigree at this stage of her young career.

CurtisSumpter says:

05/24/09 01:31AM

Going very small here, I got the following pending with the Magic futures you placed for $100 on Orlando to win the ECC at +700 and $50 on them to win the chip at +1400.

Nadal via Blowdog - $150 to win $55

Nadal via Local - $100 to win $25

Dinara via Local - $50 to win $125

Kuznetsova - $25 to win $162.5

Federer - $25 to win $125

Djokovic - $25 to win $187.5

Im going small hoping to roll some bets and get some good spots and pick up a quarter or a little more here and there and try and net around $300 - $400 profit at the end of this tourney! Heres to a good one Roddy!

CurtisSumpter says:

05/24/09 02:37AM

Your a moron with your 1 post. The idiocy on the site continues to amaze me, I bet Nole and Fed hoping they meet in the semis and I will bet on who I feel is in better shape. Let me explain what I'm intending to do since your an idiot. Hypothetically Nole and Fed meet and lets say I get -110 on Federer I bet $110 to win $100 on Federer and if Federer so happens to lose theres still a possibility that I win $87 if Nole beats Rafa which he won't. The bets are out there on Roger and Novak for fun and so I can sell a portion of that position if they meet in the semis which I think will happen! During this Tournament I will be rolling bets on Rafa and Roger to pick up some change here and there, if Rafa does some how lose I realistically lose $250 but to me it feels like $100 because only that will come out of pocket the $150 on blowdog is free money!

CurtisSumpter says:

05/24/09 02:46AM

Lucky: Sorry for the outburst, if you have insight let me know. Im banking on the fact that Federer and Nole meet in the semis but Noles lack of heart scares me! I deep down feel like we see Roger v. Rafa again with Rafa lifting his 5th straight title at RG, but I think we see a Nole and Roger semi and I wanted to put $100 to win $750 on Nole to win RG and hope that him and Fed meet and I get rid of half my position, what do you think of that idea. Or which way should I go with the futures?

CurtisSumpter says:

05/24/09 03:02AM

Added $50 on Nole and Roger!

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 03:19AM

Hewitt -3.5 over Karlovic - (-115) (3)

H2h stands 3-0 to Karlovic but 2 on grass and 1 on hardcourt. This is Hewitt's best chance to get a win over Karlovic for the main reason that the serve of Karlovic is somewhat negated on clay and his lack of movement on the surface once the ball is in play will be exposed by Hewitt who although is in the twilight of his career has been fairly consistent on clay over the past few seasons when he dropped out of the top 10

CurtisSumpter says:

05/24/09 03:29AM

Hahahahaha when I leave this tourney with more profit then you I'll take a dump on your chest, I rescind my apology. Go elsewhere you fucking flamer I prefer you go fuck someone else in the ass you fagget!

CurtisSumpter says:

05/24/09 03:36AM

Rod: Sorry for this idiot posting in your thread.

Lucky: Your a load that should of been blown in your mothers mouth or on her face. Have fun in the P-box you jerkoff!

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 03:56AM

Loit over Bacsinszky - (-125) (3)

This is a bit of a toss up in that both players are coming off long layoffs through injury however am siding with Loit who is better on clay and also fact that Bacsinszky simply hasn't had the matches this season reflected by the fact that she has only 1 MD win.

FancyClown says:

05/24/09 03:59AM

I think I will join you on this play

tozer says:

05/24/09 04:00AM

Guys, don't hold back how you feel about each other

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 04:09AM

Might have one more play in the Gulbis/Sam the Queer match but will decide later on. Hard to get used to a slam starting on a Sunday but that's probably it for today

Nathy says:

05/24/09 04:09AM

Good Luck, Rod.

Will be following your plays throughout the Open with great interest.

Addict101 says:

05/24/09 05:11AM

Rod does Ana Ivanovic have any chance at all if she plays

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 06:38AM

It's as if her French Open win last year was a jinx, she has been awful since then. I see she is struggling with Errani right now.

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 06:44AM

Well Hewitt looks terrible right now and Loit chokes away a set and a break lead in her match

Decided to pass on the Gulbis match, instead looked at the Benesova/Georges match in the ladies. Only reason I see that Benesova is at evens against the German is because of her retirement in Madrid due to some kind of viral infection. However reading her blog she writes she has fully recovered and practiced on the RG courts over the past couple of days.

Benesova over Georges - (-105) (3)

MoneyShot says:

05/26/09 11:38AM

i also got Nadal to win but got it at -245 around a week ago.. almost put more on him at -230 the other day but decided i had enough $ on him at the time.

investa says:

06/02/09 07:17AM

Hey Rod, love your theory on letdowns...i clearly remember reading a nba post of urs a while ago in which u talked about letdowns after big wins as being a fundamental of capping the game but i agree it applies to all sports including the tennis tonight.

i just hope davy hasn't been paid of Boris and his mafia mates and we see him retire hurt or lose in 3 sets badly or maybe just have a two bad service games late in the 5th...anything can happen with davy, but im with u tonight!

gl

i like sam stosur to get past her next opponent too, what are ur thoughts?

123 says:

06/01/09 01:40AM

Its Federers tournament to lose now and i would be completely shocked if Federer does not start playing his best tennis and clinch his long awaited French Open title. In saying that, i am going to put a large bet on Federer to make the Final at 1.55 and hope he wins the tournament too. I won't get greedy and take him to win the tournament just incase he screws up.

123 says:

05/28/09 09:29AM

Czink should have ended this a long time ago.

123 says:

05/28/09 09:38AM

She's pulls through, great pick.

rod_steel says:

05/28/09 05:51AM

Thanks n3gative

One in the womens for the moment

Czink over Bammer - (+100) (3)

rod_steel says:

05/28/09 08:11AM

One more in the mens for today

Monaco over Tsonga - (-130) (4)

rod_steel says:

05/28/09 10:10PM

Czink =

Monaco =

Day 5: 1-1 -1

Overall 7-4 +13.70

rod_steel says:

05/28/09 10:27PM

Looks like Ferrero had a great chance to close this in 4 sets.

Real tossup now in the decider, probably favor Kohlsy now

rod_steel says:

05/29/09 06:38AM

One in the mens today

Stepanek over Cilic - (+105) (3)

rod_steel says:

05/26/09 05:13PM

Crivoi =

Ferrero =

Day 3: 2-0 +4.74

Overall 5-3 +11.10

rod_steel says:

05/26/09 10:20PM

Looks like we can get him at -205 or so now. I'm not going to add anymore than I already have because of strict staking plan over the next fortnight but wow talk about an overreaction to his preceived struggle against Daniel and this talk about how his knee isn't fully right .

rod_steel says:

05/26/09 10:32PM

Getting on this one now, more to add once all match prices are available.

Nadal -10.5 over Gabashvili - (-110) (4)

Point construction and patience is the key against Nadal to be semi competitive on clay and Gabashvili has neither in his game. Nadal murders these kind of oppoenents and after a nice warmup against Daniel in round 1 I have a feeling Rafa will bring his A game today.

rod_steel says:

05/27/09 05:40AM

Nothing else really interests me today so going to leave it at that with Rafa for Day 4.

rod_steel says:

05/27/09 05:13PM

Nadal -10.5 =

Day 4: 1-0 +3.6

Overall 6-3 +14.70

rod_steel says:

05/26/09 09:49AM

Just one more for today, nothing in the womens

Ferrero over Ljubicic - (+117) (2)

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 07:15AM

Loit =

rod_steel says:

05/24/09 09:44AM

Hewitt -3.5 =

Benesova =

Day 1: 2-1 +2.46

Overall 2-1 +2.46

Loit ruined what would have been a great way to start

rod_steel says:

05/25/09 05:00AM

Bit short on time today but just the one play for the moment

Capdeville over Junqueira - (-110) (3)

rod_steel says:

05/25/09 05:37AM

A few in the womens today

Cibulkova over Bondarenko - (+120) (3)

Safarova over Lisicki - (+130) (2)

Meusburger over Hrdacka - (+150) (2)

rod_steel says:

05/25/09 07:39AM

One more in the mens, Tipsarevic is an ironman so looking for a long drawn out match from him today.

Tipsarevic/Montanes "over" 39.5 - (-110) (3)

rod_steel says:

05/25/09 11:27AM

Lucky you missed it then

rod_steel says:

05/25/09 10:18PM

Capdeville =

Cibulkova =

Safarova =

Meusburger =

Tipsarevic/Montanes "over" 39.5 =

Day 2: 3-2 +3.9

Overall 5-3 +6.36

rod_steel says:

05/26/09 04:54AM

One for the moment in the mens

Crivoi over Greul - (-120) (3)

rod_steel says:

06/01/09 07:50AM

Monfils over Roddick - (-120) (3)

Del Potro/Tsonga "over" 40 games - (-110) (3)

rod_steel says:

06/02/09 01:57AM

Monfils =

Del Potro/Tsonga "over" 40 games=

1-1 -1

Overall 8-8 +0.70

rod_steel says:

06/02/09 06:09AM

Davydenko -3.5 over Soderling - (-115) (4)

Element of this play based on their being a major letdown for Soderling after beating Rafa. Davydenko's return of serve was outstanding against both Wawrinka and Verdasco and the fact that he takes the ball so early off both wings will ensure that Soderling does not get into any rhythm in the rallies. Aware that the clay H2h is in Soderling's favor but having not played each other for over 2 years and not over a best of 5 set match somewhat mitigates this IMO.

rod_steel says:

05/29/09 07:30PM

Stepanek =

0-1 -3

Overall 7-5 +10.70

2 losing days in a row, going to have to clean that up for tomorrow

rod_steel says:

05/31/09 06:50AM

Just the one today in the WTA

Na Li over Sharapova- (+105) (4)

rod_steel says:

05/31/09 06:58AM

Adding a futures prop

Federer to lose in the final - (+185) (3)

This one is a no brainer now that Djokovic has been eliminated which has now cleared the path for another Rafa v Federer final.

rod_steel says:

05/31/09 05:01PM

Na Li =

Nadal to win French Open =

0-2 -9

Overall 7-7 +1.70

Give me a moment so I can pick my ass off from the floor

rod_steel says:

05/31/09 05:02PM

After the last couple of days I couldn't discount anything CCL. Amazing tournament so far and we have only just completed the first week.

rod_steel says:

06/02/09 08:41AM

Sam has been serving very well so far this tournament, I like her chances

Gonzo over Murray - (+140) (3)

rod_steel says:

06/02/09 04:56PM

Davydenko -3.5 =

Gonzo =

1-1 +0.2

Overall 9-9 +0.90

rod_steel says:

06/02/09 04:58PM

I'm glad Safina was finally tested today against Azarenka. Would have felt a bit uneasy if she coasted all the way to the semi-final without playing a tough match

Hendy says:

05/28/09 10:24AM

bambambigalo says:

05/26/09 11:16AM

On JCF too...but wtf man,,,ivan looks like nadal

claycourtlesson says:

05/25/09 05:09AM

BOL, forgot about MNR. Wanted Knights

claycourtlesson says:

05/31/09 09:43AM

Rod-

I know he's a certified dummy, but "Gael Monfils" could potentially derail the FedExpress, if they were to meet.

This fool has nothing to lose, has the entire crowd, has no pressure, and his style and movement could be a potential nightmare for anyone----even Nadal.

dbnmln says:

06/02/09 09:26AM

I'm gonna tail ya on the Gonzo pick, Rod!! Hope we're right.

brianx says:

05/29/09 08:03AM

Go you ugly frog Stepanek!

brianx says:

05/28/09 10:24AM

Rod whats your take on the Kohli vs Ferrero match? Kohli is the higher ranked clay courter and is the higher ranked atp tennis player. And only -135 against Ferrero who takes this match kinda like Kohli?

n3gative says:

05/26/09 10:37AM

conditions should help JCF today, bol rod

n3gative says:

05/27/09 05:22PM

nice call rod, solid week

lakers34kb says:

06/01/09 02:05AM

CurtisSumpter says:

06/02/09 01:17PM

Wish I saw you on FerGo wouldnt have bet Murray, I really need Fed and Dina to win their respective titles so I can profit!

AgainstDaConsen says:

06/01/09 12:16PM

in need of another tiebreak

for the push...

tsonga wins 4th set, looking pretty good

CrazyFrenchman says:

05/24/09 09:26PM

I was on Emilie as well what a choke Rod Any picks for day 2?

Is there a sport you don't actually cap Rod? Seriously you seem to bet on everything

OzFactor says:

06/01/09 08:56AM

BOL Rod

tozer says:

05/26/09 05:08AM

Ah one I'm already on

tozer says:

05/24/09 09:13AM

How was Hewitt? Leaves it until the last game to cover

mellow123 says:

05/31/09 07:02AM

makes me sad...

really want feds to win the french

BestKeptSecret says:

05/25/09 10:56AM

Anent says:

05/25/09 02:17PM

Massu = win
Istomin = win
Craybas = win
Junqueira = win
Sugiyama = loss
Vliegen = loss

Not a bad start. + units.

lost the parlay already, Urggg, I hate that!

Nice call Rod_Steel. You nailed those matches!

Nadal almost lost a set, I need him to lose a set.

Anent says:

05/25/09 01:04AM

GL ROD

Here we go,

Santoro -120
Vliegen +100
Istomin +200
Ljubicic -110

this parlay, with MLB

Pending	5/25/09 1:10pm MLB Baseball 951 Houston Astros -112 vs Cincinnati Reds (W Rodriguez - L must Start A Harang - R must Start)
		Pending	5/25/09 7:10pm MLB Baseball 962 New York Mets -165 vs Washington Nationals (J Lannan - L must Start J Maine - R must Start)
		Pending	5/25/09 1:35pm MLB Baseball 967 Toronto Blue Jays +101 vs Baltimore Orioles (B Tallet - L must Start J Guthrie - R must Start)
		Pending	5/25/09 9:05pm MLB Baseball 980 Los Angeles Angels -154 vs Chicago White Sox (J Danks - L must Start E Santana - R must Start)
		Pending	5/25/09 5:00am ATP Tennis 114 Nicolas Kiefer -230 vs Ilia Bozoljac
		Pending	5/25/09 6:30am ATP Tennis 152 Kristof Vliegen +105 vs Rui Machado
		Pending	5/25/09 8:00am ATP Tennis 221 Paul-Henri Mathieu -655 vs Laurent Recouderc
		Pending	5/26/09 5:00am ATP Tennis 175 Fabrice Santoro -120 vs Christophe Rochus
		Pending	5/26/09 5:00am ATP Tennis 192 Ivan Ljubicic -110 vs Juan Carlos Ferrero
		Pending	5/26/09 5:00am ATP Tennis 210 Simon Greul +115 vs Victor Crivoi
		Pending	5/26/09 5:00am ATP Tennis 213 James Blake -380 vs Leonardo Mayer

Anent says:

05/25/09 01:23AM

adding,

Kubot +195
Massu +115

wta,

Sugiyama +280
Craybas +145
Schiavone -145
Garbin -113

Thaz it4Monday!

Anent says:

05/25/09 02:27AM

adding Junqueira -105

wta

Dushevina +775

muzza says:

05/24/09 07:53AM

I was on Loit as well Rod..

Very unlucky to lose that one.. She had it in the big up the first set then up a break in the second..

Goodluck with Benesova..

ChkChkBoom says:

06/01/09 07:55AM

gl mate

rod_steel says:

06/03/09 06:01AM

Bizarre scheduling by the French Open organisers. Serena and Kuznetsova scheduled to play on the Suzanne Lenglen whereas Stosur and Cirstea scheduled on the Chatrier

SL has definitely played a lot slower over the past week which is going to suit Kuznetsova more.

Kuznetsova over Williams - (+100) (3)

rod_steel says:

06/03/09 07:34AM

Decided to play the other quarter-final as well

Cirstea over Stosur - (+135) (3)

rod_steel says:

06/03/09 10:10PM

Kuznetsova =

Cirstea =

1-1 nil

Overall 10-10 +0.90

rod_steel says:

06/03/09 10:12PM

Will be hoping both Kuznetsova and Dinara get it done today meaning I will be in the money for the final given I have futures on both girls.

I can't see either Domi or Sammy causing an upset but with this tournament who the fuck knows, cue for a Cibulkova v Stosur final

rod_steel says:

06/04/09 05:33PM

Both are through, now to enjoy the final

Let's hope the Magic can steal a game in Hollywood now Curtis

rod_steel says:

06/04/09 10:11PM

I hate to do this seeing as their is a lot of chalk involved for a futures bet but given I currently have another futures prop of Federer to lose the final, I want to try and cover the exposure.

Federer to win French Open - (-140) (3)

Federer plays Del Potro in the second SF today who is one of his true bunnies having not even conceded a set in 5 previous meetings, in fact not even been taken to a TB in a single set.

rod_steel says:

06/04/09 10:13PM

Might make a play in the first semi-final between Gonzo and Soderling. Given the way both have been serving over the past 10 days really like the over games proposition.

rod_steel says:

06/05/09 06:22AM

Don't think there is going to be much in this one, both players hit heavy and have been serving very well throughout the tournament. Soderling has impressed me with his consistency off both wings however going to take a shot at the over games.

Soderling/Gonzalez "over" 40.5 games - (-115) (3)

rod_steel says:

06/05/09 10:50AM

Soderling/Gonzalez "over" 40.5 games =

1-0 +2.55

Overall 11-10 +3.45

Catch you tomorrow for the formalities

rod_steel says:

06/03/09 10:32PM

Looks a rock solid parlay. Safina on SL which suits her more, I'm expecting a beatdown today after a tough match (which she needed IMO) against Vika in the QF.

rod_steel says:

06/04/09 05:51AM

My apologies of course both womens SFs will be played on Phillippe Chatrier not sure what I was thinking before.

Leaving both matches alone today, just hope Kuznetsova has recovered after that long match yesterday against Serena.

rod_steel says:

06/06/09 10:31AM

Safina to win French Open =

Kuznetsova to win French Open =

1-1 +5.40

Overall 12-11 +8.75

rod_steel says:

06/06/09 10:34AM

I see nothing other than a comfortable Federer win to be honest. I've seen this same scenario before played out at the Aussie Open in 2007. Back then it was Gonzo who was red hot for the whole fortnight but when it came to the final his inexperience was obvious and Federer simply exploited that. However I admit Federer isn't playing anywhere near as well as he was back then, still making a ton of errors off both wings.

rod_steel says:

06/07/09 03:16AM

Decided to make a play in the Mens Final

Federer -5.5 over Soderling - (-105) (3)

rod_steel says:

06/07/09 11:09AM

Federer to lose in the final =

Federer to win French Open =

Federer -5.5 =

2-1 +1.95

Overall 14-12 +10.70

Not as well as I would like to have gone this tournament but it's better to be in the black then in the red I suppose. Onto the grass season now, strawberries and cream

Addict101 says:

06/06/09 09:26PM

yeah, I realize it's probably goin to be like LA/Orlando.

experience vs 1st timers. Also I heard rumor Soderling has some blister issues

Addict101 says:

06/06/09 03:18AM

rod

hoping the finals go to 5 sets as well

thinking Fed +600 in 5

to even out my Sod +2500 and Fed +500 bets

robbypants says:

06/07/09 08:52AM

No, it means he has to win by 5 games. It is the best of 5 sets(First player to win 3 sets).

robbypants says:

06/07/09 08:52AM

By 6 games not 5...

CurtisSumpter says:

06/03/09 11:25AM

I bet on Serena to hedge the Kuz future a little

. Here's hoping Kuz and Dinara meet in the final

CrazyFrenchman says:

06/06/09 08:23PM

Any bets for tomorrow Rod/

BurningPlanet26 says:

06/04/09 06:50AM

Same rooting interests as you so good luck... but I only have a futures bet on Safina (would be my biggest tennis payout ever) so if Kuz goes down today I would not be too mad even if it ruins my parlay, since she is Safina's only competition. I think you won't have to stress much at all but like you wrote, who knows with this tournament.

BurningPlanet26 says:

06/03/09 10:29PM

A Kuz/Safina/Fed parlay for even money looks awesome right about now. I also cannot see Safina/Kuz losing in the semis. They have been miles ahead of everyone else in the clay court season so I doubt that changes now. Nice hit on Kuz.

BurningPlanet26 says:

06/03/09 07:55AM

They are most likely doing it to give SL a premeire match on the day to motivate people to buy tickets, since Fed and Monfils are on other court and they are very expensive. I think that is a sharp angle, realizing this slower court favors Kuz. I have also read it will be cold and that would favor her even more. The only question will be intimidation and mental toughness. GL.

jdoobiz says:

06/07/09 06:17PM

amd says:

06/07/09 03:37AM

I'm with you, Rod...Hope it's a great start to the day

Iw1nBets says:

06/07/09 08:41AM

so -5.5 means exactly that.. he has to win by at least 6 more sets.....

Iw1nBets says:

06/07/09 08:42AM

Iw1nBets says:

06/07/09 08:47AM

none of my books have other totals then just money line

AJLightning says:

06/07/09 11:34AM

Ticket Number: 92843219 - 1
Accepted Date:	May 17, 2009 03:05 PM - EST
Graded Date:	June 07, 2009 11:20 AM - EST
Wager Type:	Future/Prop
Wager Status:	Won
Risk:	$30.78 (USD)
To Win Amount:	$200.07 (USD)
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Amount Paid:	$230.85 (USD)
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Description:	Tennis Futures - French Open 2009 Roger Federer +650 for To Win

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