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Williams, who travelled to Paris after attending the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle in London on Saturday, opted not to play at the Madrid Open or the Internazionali d'Italia in the buildup to the second major of the season, instead training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.
Last year's men's champion, Rafael Nadal, will return to defend his title and go for his record 11th French Open trophy. Nadal, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, has battled with Roger Federer for the top spot throughout the year and just reclaimed it with his win in Rome. Federer has since withdrawn from the clay court circuit though and won't be playing in the French Open for the third straight year, leaving the door open for Nadal to take the title at Roland Garros.
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In the WTA, all eyes will be on Serena Williams as she participates in her first Grand Slam event since the 2017 Australian Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has understandably been shaking off rust in her most recent tournaments. She made it to the third round at Indian Wells before losing to sister Venus and was ousted in the opening round of the Miami Open.
Last year's winner, Jelena Ostapenko, has climbed her way to No. 5 in the WTA rankings. The player she defeated, Simona Halep, will likely come in with the No. 1 ranking, and after losing the 2018 Australian Open to Caroline Wozniacki, will look to finally win her first career Grand Slam at Roland Garros.
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It is impossible not to talk about the ‘King of Clay’ when discussing potential champions at Roland Garros given Nadal’s total domination of the tournament since his debut back in 2005. Last year he became the first player ever to claim a single grand slam title 10 times in Paris and he did so without dropping a set.
The warning signs are there for rest of the field as the 31-year old has already won on his favourite surface in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and last week in Rome, although he was upset by Dominic Thiem in the last eight at Madrid. A result that must give a glimmer of hope to anyone who has to face Nadal in Paris.
The Austrian is a bit of an enigma on the ATP. Brilliant one moment and unbelievably poor the next, his roller-coaster like form is best illustrated by two recent tournaments. In Barcelona he crashed out in the quarter-final to the unheralded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, yet two weeks later in Madrid he got all the way to the final, inflicting a famous defeat on Nadal along the way.
Long touted as one of the future stars of world tennis, the number eight ranked Thiem has all the attributes to reach the top but often flatters to deceive when the pressure is on. A semi-finalist in the last two years in Paris, clay is his favourite surface and definitely presents his best chance of success. If he can find a solution to his mental woes then a first grand slam is certainly not out of the question.
The most likely of the current crop of ATP youngsters to establish himself at the top of the men’s game, Zverev captured five ATP titles last year and already has two to his name this year. His recent bid to claim a third successive title was only ended last week by Nadal in a tight final in Rome. One concern is that his record in grand slams to date is poor (with a fourth-round appearance last year at Wimbledon his best performance to date), but Zverev arrives in Paris in great form and with a game well-suited to clay, there will never be a better time for the 21-year German to make the step up and win his first grand slam.
2018 has been a miserable year so far for Novak Djokovic as the former world number has suffered a number of disappointing losses as he attempts to come back from a serious elbow injury. The 12-time grand slam winner has looked a shadow of his former self in losses to the likes of Martin Klizan, Benoit Paire and Taro Daniel, but has recently shown signs of turning things around. There were extremely encouraging signs last week in Rome, where Djokovic eventually lost out to Nadal in the semi-final after the kind of trademark brutal battle that was commonplace one or two years ago. If Djokovic can carry hie Rome form into Paris then he could go far.
On Sunday, May 27, the 2018 French Open kicks off at Roland Garros. The clay courts will attract bets from novices and amateurs alike, many debating whether to back Rafael Nadal. The world's No. 1 tennis player and 2017 champion is listed as a -250 favorite, meaning you'd need to risk $250 on Nadal to win in order to make $100. The nearest contender to Nadal on the 2018 French Open odds board is Alexander Zverev, who's going off at +700 (risk $100 to win $700).
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem, both 8-1, are the closest contenders. Roger Federer, who won the French Open in 2009, is skipping all clay court events this year and won't play.Does anyone besides Nadal have a serious shot? Renowned tennis bettor Sean Calvert thinks so. And you'll want to hear what he says given the streak he's on. Last month, Calvert called John Isner winning the Miami Open at 100-1 -- a life-changing payout for those who followed Calvert's advice. In March, he nailed Juan Martin Del Porto winning Indian Wells at 10-1.
An unparalleled tennis analyst, Calvert has been cashing huge payouts for six straight years. Some of his legendary calls include Stan Wawrinka winning the 2014 Australian Open at 60-1 and Jack Sock winning the 2017 Paris Masters at 80-1. In last year's French Open, Calvert profited a whopping 16 units.Now, Calvert has analyzed the latest 2018 French Open odds and locked in bets on five players. None of them is Nadal. They range from moderate to monumental long shots, including a rising star with 60-1 odds. Calvert says all five are serious contenders -- no matter what oddsmakers say.
