The action continues in Paris with the ATP French Open semi-finals taking place this Friday. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Murray vs. Wawrinka
Playing on the big stages brings the best out of Stan Wawrinka with an impressive 86.11% winning record on Grand Slam events since 2014. Besides winning 89.19% of his service games in Roland Garros, Wawrinka only allowed his opponents to win 22.22% of the points when facing break point. Adding to this, Stan reaches this stage of the competition without losing a single set in Paris.
Andy Murray continues to pursue his first career title in Roland Garros. Even though clay is far from Andy’s favourite surface, the world no.1 holds an exceptional 39 – 9 career record on this event. Despite a slow start in Paris, Murray is definitely returning to his best level with a four-set victory in the previous round against the world no.9 – Kei Nishikori.
Taking a look now at the current odds for this game, the bookmakers consider Wawrinka the favourite with Pinnacle offering 37/50 for his victory while Murray is available at 11/10 with William Hill. Although we agree with Stan’s favouritism and expect a victory from him, our advice is to wait for the first games of the match to grab a better price on Wawrinka’s moneyline.
Nadal vs. Thiem
The sixth seed – Dominic Thiem – secured a place in the semi-finals of Roland Garros for the second straight year after an extraordinary performance against Novak Djokovic. Despite facing one of the best defenders in the game, Thiem ended the match with 38 winners and only 28 unforced errors. Adding to this, Dominic also won 77.78% of the points played at the net.
After defeating Pablo Carreno Busta in the previous round, Rafael Nadal improved his astonishing record at Roland Garros to 77 – 2. Known as one of the greatest returners in the game, Nadal only allowed his opponents to win 34.00% of his service games throughout the tournament. On the other hand, Rafael is the player with best numbers on serve after winning 92.40% of his service games.
Despite Thiem’s victory in Rome against this opponent a few weeks ago, Nadal is a completely different player in Roland Garros. For that reason, it’s not surprising to see the Spaniard as the heavy favourite at 1/5 with Bet365 while Dominic is available at 7/2 with BetVictor. Due to the low price on Nadal’s moneyline, the best approach for this match is to place a bet on his -1.5 Set Handicap at 1/2 at SBOBet.
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