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[Joca97]

The French Open 2021 is ahead of us, so here are some interesting things that might interest you. 
Last year, 1000 spectators could watch the matches, but this time as many as 5,388 will be allowed, which is great news for both fans and tennis players.
Unfortunately, spectators will not be allowed on most evening matches.
In the men's part of the tournament, it will be interesting to see if Nadal can win the GS again and overtake Fedrer in the number of GS titles.
In the women's competition, the main question is whether Swiatek can repeat last year's surprise or we will have a new winner.
Barty and Osaka seem to be the main favorites for the title.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/57157256

That is still a low number all other countries are allowing a lot more members into the stadiums. Just watch Belgrade open now the entire stadium is full. All football stadiums are starting to get full but france still not allowing a lot more people to go to the games

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[Strongkored]

In the men's part of the tournament, it will be interesting to see if Nadal can win the GS again and overtake Fedrer in the number of GS titles.

This is what I didn't expect to happen, not about Nadal surpass Federer records but about Nadal win another French Open title, It's boring the winner dominated by one name in a decade.

In the women's competition, the main question is whether Swiatek can repeat last year's surprise or we will have a new winner.
Barty and Osaka seem to be the main favorites for the title.

The results at Clay have always been bad for Osaka, and it looks like it will be here too. Could Swiatek and Barty face in the Final? It will be interesting to see

[Kemarit]

In the men's part of the tournament, it will be interesting to see if Nadal can win the GS again and overtake Fedrer in the number of GS titles.

This is what I didn't expect to happen, not about Nadal surpass Federer records but about Nadal win another French Open title, It's boring the winner dominated by one name in a decade.

In the women's competition, the main question is whether Swiatek can repeat last year's surprise or we will have a new winner.
Barty and Osaka seem to be the main favorites for the title.

The results at Clay have always been bad for Osaka, and it looks like it will be here too. Could Swiatek and Barty face in the Final? It will be interesting to see

Yes, it's kinda boring, what Nadal is still dominant as far as clay surface, and no one can even gets closer to his performance, not even the young generations, and it will be very hard to topple his record in clay.

I will consider Swiatek the favourite, she is the defending champion after all, and she is improving a lot since she last won. Osaka hasn't had a good performance, so I will bet against her as the game progresses specially if she is up against Paula Badosa in round of 16.

I just check, Barty and Swiatek are in the same bracket, so we won't see them in the finals.

[aoluain]

I actually like that some of the favourites are on the same side of the draw, like Swiatek and Barty,
Nadal, Djokovic and Federer. It gives someone else the opportunity to reach the final.

Swiatek at the moment is playing good and will carry the good form into RG.

Nadal of course will be hard to topple from being favourite, everyone will be upping their
intensity because its a slam so there could be a few upsets from some of the younger players.

Osaka is up against Patricia Maria Tig, ranked 64 she could very well beat Osaka who we know
doesnt perform well on clay.

[babygun]

In the men's part of the tournament, it will be interesting to see if Nadal can win the GS again and overtake Fedrer in the number of GS titles.

This is what I didn't expect to happen, not about Nadal surpass Federer records but about Nadal win another French Open title, It's boring the winner dominated by one name in a decade.

In the women's competition, the main question is whether Swiatek can repeat last year's surprise or we will have a new winner.
Barty and Osaka seem to be the main favorites for the title.

The results at Clay have always been bad for Osaka, and it looks like it will be here too. Could Swiatek and Barty face in the Final? It will be interesting to see

Yes, it's kinda boring, what Nadal is still dominant as far as clay surface, and no one can even gets closer to his performance, not even the young generations, and it will be very hard to topple his record in clay.

I will consider Swiatek the favourite, she is the defending champion after all, and she is improving a lot since she last won. Osaka hasn't had a good performance, so I will bet against her as the game progresses specially if she is up against Paula Badosa in round of 16.

I just check, Barty and Swiatek are in the same bracket, so we won't see them in the finals.

It's maybe a bit boring that Nadal always wins and sometimes I would like that another player could win, but I can admire his dominance. Never say never, but I don't think that anybody will be able to surpass his record.

Swiatek is the favorite, but especially on the women side, there are always a lot of surprises, so I wouldn't place a huge bet on Swiatek to win.

[Trofo]

Finally RG started and I am looking forward to watching some good tennis. Unfortunately not many interesting matches in first rounds as usual.

My pick of the day is Andujar +9.5 against Thiem @1.6. I believe this is almost free money since Andujar is solid clay player and granted he lost last 3 matches against Thiem but they were always with max one break per set. That means this handicap should be good bet even with Thiem in form and we all know he is far away from his best performances. I am expecting Thiem to win in the end but I would not be surprised if he loses a set or even two.

Edit: Match going exactly like predicted. Love when first bet of the tournament turns out well since it often sets the tone for whole thing, at least for me. Now I just hope nobody forfeits this one and voids my already won bet  Even paid for Eurosport player this morning so I can watch all the matches I want and not be dependent on TV provider choice.

[Koal-84]

For Thiem it doesn't look good after the lost the 3 set, Andujar doesn't give up and comes into play better.

It will be a close game and I think it is not impossible that there will be a 5 set as well.

[aoluain]

@Trofo - wow what a pick!
Andujar takes it in a 5 setter and after losing the first 2 sets - well done!

I had two safe enough wins today, Bautista Agut and Carreno Busta, and
another two for tomorrow, SDinner and Tiafoe.

[buwaytress]

@Trofo took your advice elsewhere, I have a $10 free bet from The UCL prediction so I put in on a live bet against Thiem parlayed with tomorrow's game against Medvedev. Frigging odds dropped 10% and I just accepted though at 2/1 but total odds were about 55/10 so I'm not TOO unhappy. Odds must have been superb when he was down 0:2 though!

[Koal-84]

@Trofo - wow what a pick!
Andujar takes it in a 5 setter and after losing the first 2 sets - well done!

I had two safe enough wins today, Bautista Agut and Carreno Busta, and
another two for tomorrow, SDinner and Tiafoe.

Yes, he turned the game very well, for Thiem it is already over in the first round. Thiem had a lot of mistakes of his own and was not in good shape to turn the game around again.

[Cnut237]

for Thiem it is already over in the first round.

Zverev (6th seed) isn't looking too great, either - he lost the first two sets before pulling one back. It's currently on serve in the fourth.

Meanwhile Osaka was fined $15k after refusing to do her press conference, and is now being threatened with escalating fines and maybe even expulsion from the tournament. Difficult to see how this can end well. I mean, if she is forced to take part after trying to take a stand against it, you can't imagine she is going to participate any more than the minimum amount possible.
On the other hand, it's backfired a bit in that she's trying to take pressure off by not doing the press stuff, and the consequence is that all attention is focused on her now... which increases the pressure.

[Koal-84]

It also looks like it will be a 5 set match at Zverev. But with a slight advantage for Zverev, don't think that he loses the 5th sentence like Thiem. Tomorrow the old star Federer will play, I'm looking forward to his performance.

[babygun]

It also looks like it will be a 5 set match at Zverev. But with a slight advantage for Zverev, don't think that he loses the 5th sentence like Thiem. Tomorrow the old star Federer will play, I'm looking forward to his performance.

Zverev won the 5 th set with 6-0 so he is through to the next round. I will also be curious for tomorrow, Federer is still one of my favorite players.

Missed out on the free money pick from Trofo; if you got other picks like that, don't hesitate to share  .

[Koal-84]

It also looks like it will be a 5 set match at Zverev. But with a slight advantage for Zverev, don't think that he loses the 5th sentence like Thiem. Tomorrow the old star Federer will play, I'm looking forward to his performance.

Zverev won the 5 th set with 6-0 so he is through to the next round. I will also be curious for tomorrow, Federer is still one of my favorite players.

Missed out on the free money pick from Trofo; if you got other picks like that, don't hesitate to share  .

Zverev turned the game perfectly, impressive if you still win even though you lost the first 2 sets. I'm curious whether Federer can get everything out of himself again, he's not the youngest anymore.

[aoluain]

Just like Andujar v Thiem did, after losing the first 2 sets he dug deep and win the match.

Zverev's service is his weakest aspect of his game, too many double faults, that will have
to improve as he meets stronger opposition.

Federer, hmm im not so sure how far he will get on a surface which isnt his favourite,
and coming back from 2 operations.

[AndySt]

Yes, it's kinda boring, what Nadal is still dominant as far as clay surface, and no one can even gets closer to his performance, not even the young generations, and it will be very hard to topple his record in clay.
I will consider Swiatek the favourite, she is the defending champion after all, and she is improving a lot since she last won. Osaka hasn't had a good performance, so I will bet against her as the game progresses specially if she is up against Paula Badosa in round of 16.
I just check, Barty and Swiatek are in the same bracket, so we won't see them in the finals.

On the one hand, it is boring, on the other hand, it is impossible not to watch with admiration how one undoubtedly brilliant player turned one type of coverage into almost personal and took one Grand Slam tournament into personal ownership for a decade and a half. No wonder the organizers of Roland Garros put up a monument to him and I sincerely hope that Rafa will not be proud of this and turn an unlucky 13 into 14 and surpass the number of Grand Slam titles no less than the great Federer As for the women's part of the tournament, I personally find it difficult to single out anyone simply because of the fact that when a seemingly clear favorite loses his almost won match purely due to female psychology. The only thing I hope I'm more or less sure of is that Serena Williams is unlikely to win the singles tournament.

[Saint-loup]

Finally RG started and I am looking forward to watching some good tennis. Unfortunately not many interesting matches in first rounds as usual.

My pick of the day is Andujar +9.5 against Thiem @1.6. I believe this is almost free money since Andujar is solid clay player and granted he lost last 3 matches against Thiem but they were always with max one break per set. That means this handicap should be good bet even with Thiem in form and we all know he is far away from his best performances. I am expecting Thiem to win in the end but I would not be surprised if he loses a set or even two.

Edit: Match going exactly like predicted. Love when first bet of the tournament turns out well since it often sets the tone for whole thing, at least for me. Now I just hope nobody forfeits this one and voids my already won bet  Even paid for Eurosport player this morning so I can watch all the matches I want and not be dependent on TV provider choice.

Very nice pick indeed, I managed to bet on Andujar @12.5 during the first sets but only because I thought there was some value in those odds, I didn't really expect it could win actually. So it has been a pretty nice surprise at the end.
Which websites are you using to get stats on players?

[vennali]

Some very tough matches for seeds as Zverev and Nishikori struggled to win their matches but managed to step over the line. Thiem, who is considered a future French open champion(once Nadal retires)..turns out, he's not even getting past round 1. Such a disappointment and congrats to Andujar for showing the door to 4th seed in the tournament, which was the biggest upset of the day. Andujar is clay specialist but so is Thiem.

[Kemarit]

Some very tough matches for seeds as Zverev and Nishikori struggled to win their matches but managed to step over the line. Thiem, who is considered a future French open champion(once Nadal retires)..turns out, he's not even getting past round 1. Such a disappointment and congrats to Andujar for showing the door to 4th seed in the tournament, which was the biggest upset of the day. Andujar is clay specialist but so is Thiem.

Lot of good players in this tournament that can really pull some surprises early.

As for Thiem, wasn't expected for him to exit this early, but we all know how poor he has been showing lately, so good call by @ Trofo. I haven't put any bet yet, but I'm going to parlay, which I think will be the best option are there are a lot of matches.

[Jating]

Easy call for the Thiem upset, Andujar also upset Federer right? and couple with that Thiem's injury and it seems he haven't recovered from it.

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic next, we will see how this top seed will do.

Watch out for Schwartzman, he might fold early as well,  . Another player that I love to bet against with specially if he is the favourite.