The French Open is here, who dares to bet against Nadal?

The French Open is here, who dares to bet against Nadal?

Is this time of the year again, the time when Rafael Nadal makes history and breaks records at the French Open.  

The defending champion has won  the major in Paris 7 times and has a 52-1 record which makes it very difficult to think that another  tennis player can take this title away from him if he is healthy and playing the way he has being playing lately.

Rafa played eight tennis tournaments in 2013, has claimed the trophy in six occasions with a 36-2 match record.

 He lost the final of Viña del Mar to Horacio Zeballos in his first tournament of the season after 7 month out the ATP Tour because of injury, and was beaten by Novak Djokovic at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final in April.

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French Open 2013 Main Draw

French Open 2013 Main Draw

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] - David Goffin (BEL)
Ivan Dodig (CRO) - Guido Pella (ARG)
Alex Kuznetsov (USA) [WC] - Lucas Pouille (FRA) [WC]
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [26] - Alejandro Falla (COL)

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) [22] - Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
Bernard Tomic (AUS) - Victor Hanescu (ROU)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) - Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [16] - Qualifier

Tommy Haas (GER) [12] - Guillaume Rufin (FRA)
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) - Qualifier
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) - Ryan Harrison (USA)
John Isner (USA) [19] - Carlos Berlocq (ARG)

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [29] - Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Federico Delbonis (ARG) - Qualifier
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Marc Gicquel (FRA) [WC]
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) [8] - Nicolas Mahut (FRA) [WC]

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Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] - Daniel Brands (GER)
Martin Klizan (SVK) - Michael Russell (USA)
Lukas Rosol (CZE) - Qualifier
Fabio Fognini (ITA) [27] - Qualifier

Benoit Paire (FRA) [24] - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) - Qualifier
Grega Zemlja (SLO) - Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Kei Nishikori (JPN) [13] - Jesse Levine (CAN)

Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [9] -Thiemo De Bakker (NED)
Horacio Zeballos (ARG) - Qualifier
Kenny De Schepper (FRA) - Robin Haase (NED)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [21] - Albert Ramos (ESP)

Florian Mayer (GER) [28] - Denis Istomin (UZB)
Florent Serra [WC] (FRA) - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
Qualifier - Qualifier
Richard Gasquet (FRA) [7] - Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)

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Djokovic French Open Plans in Disarray

Djokovic French Open Plans in Disarray

No one expected what happened on Tuesday afternoon as world number one, Novak Djokovic, crashed out early at the Madrid Open with a defeat that casts his chances of winning the Roland Garros crown this summer into serious doubt.

Djokovic lost in the second round on clay 7-6 6-7 6-3 to Bulgaria’s Gregor Dimitrov, who had not earned a set over the Serb in their previous two meetings.

Yet the 21-year-old did not let history repeat itself and after saving set point at 5-4 down in the first careered to an early lead before finishing Djokovic off in the last.

The result shocked many sports betting news reporters simply because Djokovic was on course to win this title after recovering from an ankle injury to win the Monte Carlo crown.

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Murray's French Ambition

Murray's French Ambition

Andy Murray's decision not to play in the Davis Cup could be a shrewd move as he hopes to win at Roland Garros. Murray has decided against playing for Great Britain in April and has instead chosen to prepare for the French Open, a tournament in which he has never progressed past the semi-finals.

With the Open ending in June, Murray has said that he will represent GB in the Davis Cup when they play in September.

The Scot has reached the final of each Major, except the French, as he admitted he finds it more difficult to adapt to the clay courts at Roland Garros.

Murray said: "It's a surface that takes me a long time to get used to, it's not a surface that comes naturally to me. Grass and hard courts I feel comfortable on fairly quickly, the clay takes me a long time.

"I need to practice and train on that for a lot of hours. It's a surface where I had problems with my back last year and I had to take a pretty solid amount of time off during that season."

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Video: Nadal celebrates Roland Garros 2012 title with family

Video: Nadal celebrates Roland Garros 2012 title with family

After winning his 7th Roland Garros title, Rafael Nadal celebrated this amazing record with family, girlfriend and friends...

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Videos: Rafa and Nole Roland Garros Final Interviews

Videos: Rafa and Nole Roland Garros Final Interviews

Watch Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic talking to the press after their 2012 French Open final in Paris.... Rafa won his 7th Roland Garros title after beating Nole in 4 sets.... Also enjoy on court interviews with John McEnroe

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Photos: Nike and Babolat Tribute to Rafa on Facebook

Photos: Nike and Babolat Tribute to Rafa on Facebook

As you already know, Nike and Babolat have been with rafa Nadal since he began his professional career and both paid tribute to the Spaniard on their Facebook pages after he won his 7th Roland Garros title....

Check it out...

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Video: French Open men's trophy ceremony | Rafa and Nole

Video: French Open men's trophy ceremony | Rafa and Nole

Watch The 2012 French Open Men's Final Trophy Ceremony following Rafael Nadal's 7th French Open Title, including words from both Nadal and runner-up Novak Djokovic....

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Videos: Nadal vs Djokovic Roland Garros Final | Complete match

Videos: Nadal vs Djokovic Roland Garros Final | Complete match

Enjoy this amazing French Open 2012 final between Rafa Nadal and Nole Djokovic in full.... Rafa claimed his 7th Roland Garros title in a final that was played on Sunday and Monday because of rain....

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Photos: Nadal with Roland Garros Trophy at the Eiffel Tower

Photos: Nadal with Roland Garros Trophy at the Eiffel Tower

Rafael Nadal made a photo shoot with the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower after his victory against Novak Djokovic during day 16 of the French Open at Roland Garros... Enjoy his pictures....

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Photos: French Open Trophy Ceremony | Rafa Champion

Photos: French Open Trophy Ceremony | Rafa Champion

Check out some pictures of Rafael Nadal with the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy and Novak Djokovic at the trophy ceremony after their men's singles final of the French Open at Roland Garros ... Rafa is the champion again...

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Nadal Roland Garros Final Press Conference | June 11th 2012

Rafael Nadal Roland Garros Final Press Conference | June 11th 2012

Q. Two very small questions. First, when you were sitting down, everybody was taking your photo. You picked up the trophy, and you were looking at the names on the trophy, counting them. Whose names were you looking at, yours or someone else’s?

RAFAEL NADAL: No, I was looking at the winners. No, no, no, no. For me is very small, and I wasn’t counting. I just go year by year.

Q. Downstairs your Uncle Toni was telling us that he thinks that you are unlucky to be playing in this era of Djokovic, Federer, you. Is that how you see it? Do you think you’re unlucky to be in such a fabulous era for tennis?

RAFAEL NADAL: I feel very lucky to achieve all what I achieved until today. I have great rivals, but, you know, even if it’s good era of tennis, playing against fantastic players, no, I’m more than happy to enjoy matches like I had. I enjoyed a lot the final of Australia, today. I suffered, but I enjoyed.

A lot of important finals for me, a lot of important matches that I was able to enjoy against fantastic players like Novak, like Federer, like Andy.

For me, you can feel unlucky or lucky, both.

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Djokovic Roland Garros Final Press Conference | June 11th 2012

Djokovic Roland Garros Final Press Conference | June 11th 2012

Q. I guess of course you’re disappointed. What maybe are you regretting the most about this final in two days? How have you lived with this tension?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, this has been a strange final with delays and conditions and two days’ length of match. I’m just happy to be in this position, you know, to be playing finals at Roland Garros.

I could easily have lost the match in fourth round or even more against Tsonga, but I managed to come to the finals for the first time in my career. I should be happy about that, of course. I will be and I am, but in this moment I am disappointed about this loss because I thought I started to play better in the third set and felt like I could take this match to a fifth set, and then, you know, everything could be possible, but, yeah, unfortunately there has been a rain delay yesterday when I started to feel really good on the court.

But look, you know, I don’t want to find an excuse in that, because the first rain delay maybe helped me a little bit; the second helped him.

So that’s the way it goes, and the better player won today. So congratulations for that.

Q. Just to take you back to last night, did you think that the conditions, when you went off, were any worse than the conditions when you actually resumed?

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Photo: Rafa hugs Pau Gasol at Roland Garros Final

Photo: Rafa hugs Pau Gasol at Roland Garros Final

I found these pictures very sweet....

Spanish NBA player Pau Gasol hugs Rafael Nadal after Rafa defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in their men's final match in the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris...

They look like father and son hahaha...

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Photos: Xisca at Roland Garros supporting Rafa

Photos: Xisca at Roland Garros supporting Rafa

Rafa Nadal´s girlfriend, Maria Francisca Perello, Xisca, was spotted duting the Spaniard tennis matches with his sister Maria Isabel Nadal, his mother and his relatives and friends in Paris.... Check out her pictures during the French Open final...

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Photos: Jelena Ristic watching Nole at Roland Garros

Photos: Jelena Ristic watching Nole at Roland Garros

Jelena Ristic, girlfriend of Novak Djokovic, is always by his side... She was spotted during his matches against Andreas Seppi, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and off course she also attended the final at the French Open tennis against Rafa Nadal.... Check out some of her pictures in Paris...

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Photos: Nadal vs Djokovic | 2012 Roland Garros Final | Part 2

Photos: Nadal vs Djokovic | Roland Garros Final | Part 2

Check out the second part of our photo gallery from the 2012 Roland Garros final between Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic....

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Video: Nadal vs Djokovic Sunday Higlights | Roland Garros Final

Video: Nadal vs Djokovic Sunday Higlights | Roland Garros Final

Watch and enjoy some tennis highlights from the 2012 French Open final between Rafa and Nole...

Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more.

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Photos: Nadal vs Djokovic | Roland Garros Final | Part 1

Photos: Nadal vs Djokovic | Roland Garros Final | Part 1

Enjoy the first part of our photo gallery from the 2012 Roland Garros final between Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic....

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Rafa Nadal wins Roland Garros again, beats Nole for 7th title

Rafa Nadal wins Roland Garros again, beats Nole for 7th title

Ladies and gentelmen he did it again.... Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win a record seventh Roland Garros title.

"This tournament is probably the most special in the world and having this trophy with me I am really emotional. It is probably one of the most special moments in my career."

Play had been suspended on Sunday, because of rain, with the Spaniard a break down in the fourth set, but he broke back in the first game after the resumption.

After the early break, Djokovic held serve until the 12th game when Nadal conjured up a forehand winner after a 10-shot rally to set up match point.

Djokovic's dream ended with a double fault, leaving Nadal celebrating another title in Paris.

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