Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Rosol vs. Wawrinka
It’s quite interesting how tennis system works, these two players faced each other just a few days ago in Geneva’s semi-finals and here they are again, this time in the French Open first round.
Stan Wawrinka returns to Paris after a superb campaign last year with the Suisse grabbing his second career Grand Slam title. Wawrinka loves to compete on the big stages and he reaches this event with a very good mindset after winning the title in Geneva. When looking at Stan’s Grand Slam record since 2014 is possible to see how strong he is on this events with 40 victories and 7 losses.
If there is a player who is not afraid to face the top players, that player is Rosol with a tremendous confidence in himself – sometimes even too much. Lukas is known for his aggressive baseline game, always looking to hit the ball as strong as he can.
These two players faced each other a couple of times, the last one in Geneva last week as it was mentioned. Wawrinka is the undeniable favourite at 7/100 on Bet365 while Rosol is offered at 17/2 on BetVictor yet, the Czech is never an easy opponent to face.
Bellucci vs. Gasquet
This is Richard Gasquet’s 13th career appearance on this event and when looking at his performance in recent years there is a good word to describe it, consistency. Since 2011, Gasquet lost four times on the 4th round and once in the 3rd round – in 2014 when he was dealing with a back injury. Looking at the other four losses on the 4th round, Richard won the first matches against lower ranked players but once he found a top 10 opponent, the French couldn’t find a way to emerge victorious.
If consistency is a good word to describe Gasquet, the opposite one can be used for Thomaz Bellucci. The Brazilian is able to produce an absurd level of tennis however, he’s unable to keep a consistent game level due to some health issues that have always affected his career.
Gasquet won all the previous three meetings between them but Bellucci can never be underestimated, especially on his favourite surface. Looking at the odds for this match, Bellucci’s price seem to have some value at 9/2 on Coral while Gasquet can be found at 17/100 on Pinnacle Sports.
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