There are just four players that are left on the men’s side of the French Open draw, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are analyzing the four players that are left standing and see how they are going to fare on the 2012 French Open betting lines.

2012 Men’s French Open Predictions & Info
2012 French Open Dates: Sunday, May 27th – Sunday, June 10th, 2012
2012 French Open Location: Roland Garros, Paris, France
Defending Men’s French Open Winner: Rafael Nadal
2012 French Open TV Schedule & Live French Open TV Coverage: ESPN2, Tennis Channel, NBC

With a record now of 50-1, it is impossible to think that there is any way we could bet against Rafael Nadal (Favorite To Win French Open: 1 to 2.80 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Nadal hasn’t lost a set here at Roland Garros this year, and that’s not a shock for a man that has won this title six times and is just two matches away from breaking Bjorn Borg’s record for the most French Open titles in the Open Era. The Spaniard also has had the draw open up for him, and he is a -1150 favorite on the French Open odds in his semifinal match. It is clear that this is still the King of the Clay Courts, and with Andy Murray out of the way, there really is just one match that should be left for Nadal to play of any note before he claims that seventh title.

The man that is going to be trying his best to get past Nadal is another fellow Spaniard David Ferrer (Odds To Win French Open: 19 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Ferrer knows that he is up against it in this one, but he was up against it versus Murray as well. It only took four sets for Ferrer to dispose of the Brit, and now, he is in the semifinals of a Grand Slam event for just the second time in his career. Of course, this is probably the end of the road for Ferrer, knowing that he is going to be a tremendous underdog against Nadal, and it is difficult for him to overcome that outrageous 50-1 record that Nadal has here at Roland Garros.

List Of Past Men’s French Open Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – Rafael Nadal
2010 – Rafael Nadal
2009 – Roger Federer
2008 – Rafael Nadal
2007 – Rafael Nadal
2006 – Rafael Nadal
2005 – Rafael Nadal
2004 – Gaston Gaudio
2003 – Juan Carlos Ferrero
2002 – Albert Costa
2001 – Gustavo Kuerten
2000 – Gustavo Kuerten

On the other end of the bracket sits Roger Federer (2012 Men’s French Open Tennis Odds: 10.17 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). At the outset of this tournament, Federer was just 11 to 1, so as you can see, nothing really has changed in spite of the fact that he has made it into the semifinals of the French Open. The problem for Federer is that he has had a very tough road to get to this point. The master of the Grand Slam events needed five sets to get past Juan Martin Del Potro, and now he has to deal with the best player in the world right now and then the man known as the King of the Clay Courts. Federer is still a fantastic player, but at this point in his career, he is clearly in that second tier of players. He is going to need to be at his best to beat Djokovic for the second straight year in the French Open semifinals, and then likely Nadal, a man that he has never beaten in the French Open.

And that brings up to the No. 1 ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic (2012 Men’s French Open Tennis Betting Lines: 4.24 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Djokovic has won three straight Grand Slam titles. He would be one of the few to ever have a career Grand Slam, but it would be even more impressive if he were to end up with all four of the Grand Slam titles at the same time. We were saying this about Federer for quite some time. His career wasn’t going to be validated until he won here at Roland Garros. Now, Djokovic is in the same boat. Granted, he has quite some time to get this last leg of the Grand Slam, but it would be awesome to see him get the job done here. Getting past Federer on the clay courts would be part of career validation, but beating Nadal in a French Open finale, who has never been beaten in a French Open final, who ensure that the Serb is known as the best of his generation.

2012 Men’s Odds To Win The French Open @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/7/12):
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Rafael Nadal Wins French Open -280
Field Wins French Open +240

Novak Djokovic Wins French Open +424
Field Wins French Open -547

Roger Federer Wins French Open +1017
Field Wins French Open -1533

David Ferrer Wins French Open +1900
Field Wins French Open -3800

The 2012 Ladies French Open bracket is about set to be released, and the tournament is set to get underway this weekend! Be sure not to miss out on the Roland Garros odds for the women’s draw on the odds to win the French Open!

2012 Ladies French Open Predictions & Info
2012 French Open Dates: Sunday, May 27th – Sunday, June 10th, 2012
2012 French Open Location: Roland Garros, Paris, France
Defending Ladies French Open Winner: Li Na
2012 French Open TV Schedule & Live French Open TV Coverage: ESPN2, Tennis Channel, NBC

Beating the ladies tennis odds are difficult in virtually every single tournament, as there are so many question marks in all of these best-of-three set matches. That being said, the woman that we know is going to be hanging around for the mass majority of this tournament is the favorite, Serena Williams (Favorite To Win French Open: 2.55 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Williams has only won the French Open once in her career, and that was a decade ago, and there is a heck of a lot of work that she is going to have to put into grabbing a second title on the clay courts of Roland Garros. Williams comes into this tournament ranked No. 6 in the WTA rankings, and No. 5 in the field, but she has a lot of question marks ahead of her. Remember that Williams has only been to one Grand Slam Tournament final of late, and that was the US Open last year. She finished as a quarterfinalist the last time that she played at Roland Garros two years ago, and she hasn’t even made it to the second full week of a Grand Slam tourney since that point. Williams might be the best women’s tennis player in the world, but there is a reason that she isn’t an insanely huge favorite on the odds to win the French Open.

The 2012 French Open winner is back to defend her title. Li Na (Odds To Repeat As French Open Ladies Champion: 12.85 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) won her first major tournament last year at the French Open at the age of 29, and she is going to be one of the ladies that is to be reckoned with for sure. Since that point that she won the French Open though, the Chinese tennis star has been knocked out in the first round, the second round, and the fourth round of her Grand Slam events. The good news though, is that she has a great history here on the clay courts of Roland Garros, getting into the third round in all of her efforts at this tournament.

List Of Past Ladies French Open Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – Li Na
2010 – Francesca Schiavone
2009 – Svetlana Kuznetsova
2008 – Ana Ivanovic
2007 – Justine Henin
2006 – Justine Henin
2005 – Justine Henin
2004 – Anastasia Myskina
2003 – Justine Henin
2002 – Serena Williams
2001 – Jennifer Capriati
2000 – Mary Pierce

The woman of the hour this time around might be the one of the top ranked player in the world though, Caroline Wozniacki (Odds To Win French Open: 40 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Wozniacki has had herself an interesting career. She has won plenty of tournaments, but none at this level of competition. She has been the No. 1 ranked player in the world as recently as last year, though she has still not quite tasted that Grand Slam glory. This could be her year, though. Wozniacki was a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open this year, and she has had a good history on the hard courts, though this might be tough for her to get the job done on the clay courts, where she usually struggles. Wozniacki has a lot going for her, but she needs to get over the hump in the toughest of matches to be able to win the plate at Roland Garros.

But of course, the woman that is going to have all of the attention on her is the great Maria Sharapova (2012 French Open Tennis Odds: 6.15 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Sharapova’s beauty always makes her a popular tennis pick to make, but in the end, she has the skill to back it up. Sharapova was a finalist at the Australian Open earlier this year, and she has used that to get all the way up to the No. 2 ranking in the world. That means that she is going to likely be avoiding a draw with some of the top contenders here at the French Open, and she might be able to claim this jewel of the Grand Slam as a result. If Sharapova can beat the French Open odds this year, she will be one of the few that has the career Grand Slam.

2012 Ladies Odds To Win The French Open @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 5/24/12):
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Serena Williams 2.55 to 1
Victoria Azarenka 4.75 to 1
Maria Sharapova 6.15 to 1
Na Li 12.85 to 1
Petra Kvitova 13.75 to 1
Samantha Stosur 13.85 to 1
Agnieszka Radwanska 23.75 to 1
Angelique Kerber 38 to 1
Caroline Wozniacki 40 to 1
Ana Ivanovic 50 to 1
Venus Williams 50 to 1
Francesca Schiavone 55 to 1
Mona Barthel 70 to 1
Julia Goerges 80 to 1
Kaia Kanepi 90 to 1
Marion Bartoli 125 to 1
Sara Errani 125 to 1
Svetlana Kuznetsova 135 to 1
Sabine Lisick 145 to 1
Jelena Jankovic 145 to 1
Vera Zvonareva 175 to 1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 175 to 1
Carla Suarez Navarro 175 to 1
Dominika Cibulkova 240 to 1
Simona Halep 250 to 1
Yanina Wickmayer 255 to 1
Flavia Pennetta 300 to 1
Ekaterina Makarova 400 to 1
Lucie Safarova 470 to 1
Shuai Peng 480 to 1
Sorana Cirstea 500 to 1
Petra Cetkovska 550 to 1
Nadia Petrova 550 to 1
Maria Kirilenko 600 to 1
Anabel Medina Garrigues 675 to 1
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 700 to 1
Tsvetana Pironkova 700 to 1
Roberta Vinci 725 to 1
Andrea Petkovic 1,000 to 1
Anastasija Sevastova 1,000 to 1
Bethanie Mattek Sands 1,000 to 1
Daniela Hantuchova 1,000 to 1
Elena Vesnina 1,000 to 1
Iveta Benesova 1,000 to 1
Aravane Rezai 1,000 to 1
Bojana Jovanovski 1,000 to 1
Jie Zheng 1,000 to 1
Shahar Peer 1,000 to 1
Alexandra Dulgheru 1,000 to 1
Jarmila Gajdosova 1,000 to 1
Polona Hercog 1,000 to 1
Christina McHale 1,000 to 1
Irina Begu 1,000 to 1
Monica Niculescu 1,000 to 1
Ksenia Pervak 1,000 to 1
Marina Erakovic 1,000 to 1
Sofia Arvidsson 1,000 to 1
Timea Babos 1,000 to 1
Silvia Soler Espinosa 1,000 to 1