Online Tennis Betting: One of only four Grand Slam events on the year, Roland Garros is better known as the French Open to us yanks. Since 1968, the greats have been coming to the famous clay courts of Paris, France to partake in one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the season. The WTA portion of the French Open kicks off on May 28, 2012. Bet on tennis odds at Bookmaker!

This year's edition of the French Open will be the 111th official version, held in Stade Roland Garros in Paris. Both men's and women's singles will be the feature for the tournament, and you can bet that anybody who's anybody is going to be there.

The 2012 Madrid Masters have concluded, and Roger Federer is the inaugural King of Blue Clay, as he beat Tomas Berdych in a tight three-set match.

What being the King of Blue Clay means in relation to the 2012 French Open is not entirely clear, however, the Swiss Maestro's betting odds to win the upcoming clay-court Grand Slam have still shortened with several sportsbooks.

 The results from the Madrid Masters can be taken as seriously as the results from Monte Carlo and Barcelona when trying to get some insight into the French Open favorites.

The main reason for that is because of the different surface—the blue clay—that both Nadal and Djokovic complained about.

However, the results from Monte Carlo and Barcelona are also tough to take too seriously, when trying to figure out the value bets because the two tournaments were not contested by all of the key players. Perhaps the Rome Masters are where the most insight will be gained, although both Djokovic and Nadal will be entering the competition with much more rest than either Berdych, Federer or del Potro.

The French Open promises to rekindle their drive, as Djokovic goes for a career Slam and Nadal looks to protect his coveted title. However, you still have to like Federer's chances a lot more post-Madrid than you did prior to the event.

But even if Djokovic plays his best, he remains well overrated for the title in Paris in my opinion, as the Serbinator has never really been a factor for the French Open title. He was playing better tennis last season and couldn't come up with a win against Federer. In previous seasons, Djokovic couldn't beat Jurgen Melzer or the dreaded Philipp Kohlschreiber.

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2011 Roland Garros French Open Results - Rafael Nadal too hot for great rival Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal this week called Roger Federer "the greatest player in history". No doubt he meant it. So, as he watched the Swiss's final shot of the French Open final sail past him across the baseline to end another memorable battle between them, this most humble of great men will surely have allowed himself a brief moment of exultation.

Nadal won 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 in three hours and 40 minutes. It was his fourth win over Federer here in a final. It was not one to compare with the three-set annihilation of 2008 but a victory he deserved despite its imperfections.

The win keeps Nadal at the top of the heap in men's tennis, at least for a few more weeks. The world No2, Novak Djokovic, dumped out here in the semi-finals by a resurgent Federer, will come hard at them again at Wimbledon but there is much to come from two rivals who, for seven years, have held all pretenders at bay.

2011 Roland Garros French Open Results - Li Na of China keeps feet on ground after historic French Open victory

According to the Chinese news agency Xinhua, Li's 6-4, 7-6 victory over the champion, Francesca Schiavone, was watched by 95 million people. The front page sports story of Sunday's People's Daily – the ruling Chinese Communist party's official newspaper – said Li had "written an Asian legend".

Trying to become the first Chinese player to win a grand slam title would have been daunting enough without a nation hanging on her racket but the 29-year-old Li seemed remarkably unfazed by a victory that will surely change her life and the popularity of tennis in her country.

2010 Results

The 2010 French Open men's draw has Andy Murray and Andy Roddick both exited the tournament early, while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic failed to get past the quarterfinals.

But, Rafael Nadal survived showing some of his best form since 2008 to reach the final. In the men's final Nadal came up against last year's losing semifinalist, Robin Soderling, and he made short work of his Swedish opponent to claim his 5th French Open title in straight sets.

In the women's draw only one of the top ten seeds made the final, as 7th seed Samantha Stosur came up against Francesca Schiavone of Italy. The women's final saw Stosur fall victim to yet another upset, as the 29-year-old Schiavone wrapped up her first grand slam title in straight sets.