Tennis betting on the 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament will be exciting as the tournament gets underway on Monday, October 26th and concludes on Sunday, November 1st. Those that bet on tennis will have some excellent options for this ATP World Tour 250 Series event. Tennis on this tournament takes place from the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France. It is the 23rd edition of the tournament. The defending tennis champion is Robin Soderling.
The likely tennis favorite in this event is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who was the highest ranked player committed to the tournament. He has been ranked in the Top 10 in the world rankings. Also expected to get a lot of attention from those that bet on tennis will be local fan favorite Gilles Simon who has also been ranked in the Top 10 as online sports betting indicates. With the tournament being held in Lyon it is very likely that Simon will get even more attention than normal since he will have the fans on his side.
There are a number of other tennis betting contenders in this event including Stanislas Wawrinka who is ranked just outside the Top 20. Local fan favorite Julien Benneteau could also draw some attention from those that bet on tennis. Benneteau has been ranked in the Top 50 this sports betting season. Another popular tennis betting choice is likely to be France’s Paul-Henri Mathieu.
Other players ranked in the Top 50 that could make a mark in tennis betting include Andreas Beck, Benjamin Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, Juan Monaco, Albert Montanes and local favorite Fabrice Santoro. Other longshot tennis betting contenders include Italy’s Simone Bolelli, France’s Marc Gicquel, Adrian Mannarino, Josselin Ouanna and Florent Serra, Germany’s Simon Greul, Spain’s Oscar Hernandez and Alberto Martin, Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer. Also longshot contenders in tennis betting are Christophe Rochus, Olivier Rochus and Martin Vassalo Arguello.
The tennis betting choices include betting a player to win the overall event or betting matchups. Many of the matchups will be on the board at the online sports betting sportsbook, giving bettors a lot of great options. Both the overall tourney option and the matchup option are available at SBG Global. Open your account at SBG and you can bet on tennis beginning with the ATP Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament.