French Open betting is tough on players at SBG Global

French Open fans often fail to realize how demanding the tournament can be on players. The one redeeming aspect of the French Open is that the clay surface is a bit softer than the hard courts and so their knee joints and such enjoy a bit of respite from the hard court pounding while the grand slam takes place. But that’s where the benefits end for the majority of players featured in the French Open.

Clay courts are unpredictable, slow and demand 110% effort, not a fun prospect for most of the players represented in the French Open odds. Top ranked players such as Andy Roddick who are continually ranked in the top five in the world stand no chance in the French Open. That may seem like a strange thing to say considering Roddick’s enormous talent, but it’s a great example of how much of a challenge the French Open can be. That one of the top players in the world has no shot in the French Open odds says volumes.

The reason for Roddick’s and many other French Open players’ futility is their strengths are muted on clay. For example, Roddick is one of the best servers the world has ever seen, but on clay his serve is not nearly as deadly as the surface is slower, hence his French Open odds are greatly reduced.

French Open betting also proposes other unique challenges to many players on tour. For example, the weather is notoriously fickle in the French Open betting. It can be scorching heat one moment and floods the next. French Open betting players never know what to expect and must adjust their games accordingly. And the heat certainly does not help in the marathon matches than have come to characterize the French Open betting over the years.