French Open Tennis Betting - Changing of the GuardsBy Nila AmerovaParis, France - As the French Open enters the semi-final round of tennis betting, online sports bettors speculating on the second Grand Slam event of the year are faced with many questions. Is the women's game in the midst of a changing of guards? What about the men's game? Will the finale feature the Federer/Nadal rivalry for a third consecutive year? And if so, can Federer beat Nadal to win the illusive Roland Garros crown to complete a career Grand Slam? Or will gate-crashing Djokovic shake-up the established order? As the tournament takes one-step closer toward the final movement, in the upcoming days, it is guaranteed a new World No.1 on the women's side will be revealed as the criterion Sharapova needed to keep the No.1 ranking after this tournament - that none of her three rivals for No.1 ranking, Ivanovic, Jankovic and Kuznetsova reached the final, was destroyed when all three advanced into the final four. Meanwhile, a new World No.2 player may potentially be received on the men's side - but only if Djokovic, the contender for the second spot, should orchestrate the biggest upset in French Open history by defeating Nadal in the semi-final round. For the quickest and easiest depositing methods available, sign-up today at BetUS.com, "for over 15 years they have been the Pioneers and World-wide Leaders in Online Sports, Poker, Casino and Racebook Gaming!" Always receive great odds, a UP TO 145% IN BONUSES and fast payouts only at BetUS.com! Don't wait another minute BET ON NFL right now! The magnitude of the occasion is clearly obvious. To say it will have far reaching consequences on the betting outcome of the upcoming French Open betting matchups in the final four is no understatement. Therefore, it is imperative for sports betting faithful betting on the French Open semi-final to weigh these important questions in the balance before risking their money. On the women's side - a front lamented for its predictability over the last few years, wherein Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova and the William's sisters largely determined who would take the final bow in a major tournament, the arrival of new players in the last stages is a sign of changing times. Speculating on which player -Ivanovic, Jankovic or Kuznetsova - has what it takes to deliver on these hefty expectations is no mean task for sports bettors but a welcome one at the very least. On the other hand, the men at the French Open - featuring the usual suspects in the form of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the semi-final- I would venture to argue is not on the same vein - a changing of the guards- as this is not the first time the trio features in the final four of a major tournament. Although the men's game may be heading towards a complete changing of guards, that day has yet to arrive. That is, with the dominating trio in place to determine who will lift the crown at the French Open - discussion of a changing of guards is still premature. At best, it is a shakeup with Djokovic's possible ascension into the second spot. In Henin's retirement the French Open was left without a Queen - leaving one thing certain at the start of the tournament- a new champion on the women's side was to be crowned. The betting markets decidedly favoured some of the usual suspects, but when the said short odds-on-favourites for the title fell short of expectations - namely when the William's sisters and Sharapova joined the humbled line-up of players exiting the tournament early -the French Open received incredible contenders for the title in the final four. While in the Serbian duo of Ivanovic and Jankovic - the tournament features two of the young rising talents on the WTA tour the Russian duo of Kuznetsova and Safina represent players have been around longer in varying degrees of form and consistency. With the inevitable handing over of the World No.1 ranking - albeit not known to whom - should either one of the Serbian duo triumph in Paris (winning a first Grand Slam title for either) and scale the pinnacle of the WTA rankings, Kuznetsova return to the Grand Slam winners circle or Dinara Safina claim her first-ever Grand Slam title - the changing of guards will most certainly have arrived on the women's front. For proponents of this occurence, it signals a new era of tennis betting in the women's game. For the men, as I mentioned earlier, heralding a new era is somewhat premature. For the although the order may be reversed the same players will feature. What previously was a rivalry between the top two duo has now become a threesome with Djokovic gatecrashing their cosy domination of the game. If anything, the men's game has seen an enhancement of the established order but not a drastic upheaval. The brilliant presence of Federer in the final four affirms that while his utopian light has dimmed somewhat it is by no means extinguished. Djokovic's arrival signify's he is here to stay. In spite of the three advancing into the final four, smart money is still on Nadal to win in the semi-final -if not to complete the four-peat in Paris. Nadal is the King of Clay. Federer the King of Grass. Djokovic perhaps can establish a monarchy over hard courts - just a thought. Seriously though, the reality is that the triplet is playing in an era of highly skilled players - and in terms of the clay court swing - an era of highly skilled clay-courters. Great as Bjorn Borg was on clay,he presided over clay in an era that featured serve-and-volley players sporting one handed slice backhand shots which were hardly equal to his mastery off the baseline. Nadal however presides in an era where baseline play is the model on just about all surfaces. Therefore, Nadal faces versions of himself from match-to-match, tournament-to-tournament. The game more a battle than an art form, it's warriorlike essence spills over into the rivalries created. The history of the game has seen many great rivalries in its time, most recently in Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, but with the nature of the game today, it's bedrock of players - attrition-based warriors - the rivalries are more competitive, exciting and inspiring. --- by BetUS at 1800-sports.com on June 06, 2008
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