Bet on the 2008 French Open now!
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Betting on the latest tennis tournament on clay was almost put to sleep.
The 2008 French Open at Roland Garros is merely days away before it kicks off. However, organizers of the clay court tournament want to stop any betting activity whatsoever on the coming Grand Slam event.
Luckily for sports betting fans, major online gambling companies fended off a legal challenge from French Open organizers to stop betting activities on the coming Grand Slam tournament. A liege court ruled that those online gambling companies are not violating any rights of the French tennis federation by offering bets for French Open matches.
The French tennis federation claimed that online betting has already stained the reputation of the French Open, especially after all those scandals Internet gambling found itself into. Because of this, the federation decided to sue three companies namely; Betfair, bwin and Ladbrokes.
Unfortunately for the federation, the court ruled in favor of the three.
In a statement, the European Gaming & Betting Association said the court had concluded ”these operators had behaved in a prudent and diligent manner.”
”EU-licensed bookmakers are professionals that have a high level of expertise, know-how and risk management skills. This has been clearly recognized by the Belgian judge looking at the fact-based evidence to dismiss all the claims in this case,” EGBA Secretary General Sigrid Ligne said.
”The judge also considered that the simple mention of…
2008 Australian Open Betting: Tsonga vs. Djokovic in Men’s Finals
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
It’s the 2008 Australian Open Finals! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Novak Djokovic. France vs. Serbia. Unseeded vs. No. 3. The Slayer of World No. 2 vs. The Executioner of World No. 1.
The pictures on this blog may look like it’s a boxing match, but trust us, this is tennis. This is 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles, and this is The Finals!
The unseeded Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga of France will try to write something memorable for tennis history as he hopes to become one of the rare unseeded tennis players who wins a Tennis Grand-Slam Tournament should he win the finals of the 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles. It’s something that definitely hasn’t happened in a long time, and Tsonga could be in for a lot of headlines and, of course, history. But first things first. Tsonga has to get past No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, and that is not an easy task.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Advances To Australian Open Finals After Thrashing Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Is On Fire!
Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was a stray underdog to win the semi-final match against No. 2 seed and World No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain. Sure, Tsonga was able to get through his fellow Frenchman No. 8 seed Richard Gasquet, then he breezed through the No. 14 seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the quarter-finals. But then, to oust the World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 is just a remarkable feat for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Rafael Nadal vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Australian Open Semi-Finals
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Semi-finals: Rafael Nadal (2) of Spain vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France
No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain may have the “ranking” on his side as the favorite to win over French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but then Tsonga is playing with so much emotion and has some real good momentum going into the semi-finals of the 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Championsip.
The unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been through some very tough matches against some top-seed of the 2008 Australian Open. Tsonga went through a tough 4-set match against No. 8 seed Richard Gasquet in the 4th round before going through a long straight-set quarterfinal win over No. 14 seed Mikhail Youzhny.
Australian Open Betting: Rafael Nadal vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu in 4th Round of Australian Open Men’s Singles
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Rafael Nadal (2) of ESP vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu of FRA
Australian Open No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain beat No. 28 seed Gilles Simon of France in straight sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the 4th round of the 20008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Champions. In the upcoming 4th round, Rafael Nadal will face No. 23 seed Paul-Henri Mathieu, another Frenchman. Paul-Henri Mathieu earned a spot in the 4th round after defeating Austrian Stefan Koubek in a very exciting 5-set match 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 7-5, 8-6.
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