French Open Tennis Betting Information

Tournament Date: 25th May to 8th June 2008

The French Open has a special place in the heart of all tennis fans, with its rich history, atmospheric stadiums and classic matches.

The second of the four majors, it's held right in the middle of the tennis calendar, and is a target for all the big names aiming for a Grand Slam. The list of previous winners reads like a who's who of tennis legends: Agassi, Graf, Lendl, Seles, Borg, Evert-Lloyd, Navratilova, Laver, Lenglen... the names just keep on coming.

French Open History

From its founding in 1891 through 1924, the French National Championship was exactly that - purely national, open only to members of French tennis clubs.

Largely because of the Davis Cup, though, tennis became a truly international sport in the early 1920s, and the French tournament was opened to other nations in 1925. Attendance increased immediately, and in 1928 a new stadium was built at Porte d'Auteuil, just outside Paris, to host the event. It was named for a famous French flier, Roland Garros.

The tournament became the French Open in 1968, when professional players were admitted for the first time.

The French Open is the only major tournament played on clay courts. As a result, it isn't generally considered quite as important as the other three majors.

2008 French Open Winner

Nadal wins fourth straight French Open

Spain's Rafael Nadal won his fourth French Open tennis championship on Sunday in Paris by demolishing rival Roger Federer in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

It was the fourth consecutive French Open title for Nadal, tying him with the legendary Bjorn Borg. And his 28-0 mark in 2008's event also equalled a mark held by the Swede.

Switzerland's Federer had been the victim of Nadal's French wins three years in succession, but none of the losses was as emphatic as this one.

Only once, early in the second set, did the world No. 1 look like he had anything for the No. 2 Nadal when he broke the Spaniard after dropping behind 2-0, and then held his own serve to even at 2-2.

But at 4-3 Nadal, the Swiss star was broken again and lost that set 6-3.

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