After Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Open, one of the most enduring rivalries in sports has seen a boost. Tennis spread bettors will have something to consider in the lead up to the French Open. Most, including Sporting Index's traders, will have been surprised by Rafa's defeat, although buyers of his outright index spread for Roland Garros will not feel too worried. This was the fifth clay loss suffered by Rafa in 155 matches, and only his fifth since 2005. Buyers of Federer's outright index for the tournament will of course be impressed by his victory and the confidence that he will take to France as a result.

The irrepressible Nadal has not lost a single match at Roland Garros since 2004, having beaten his arch rival Roger Federer in the last three finals. If the outcome in Madrid forbids any confident spread betting on the top two players in the world, punters may decide to look elsewhere, and spread betting interest is sure to be high in Andy Murray, who recently climbed to number three in the rankings. The spread sellers will remind us, however, of Murray's disappointing quarter-final loss in Madrid and disappointing third round exit at Roland Garros last season.

Spread betting is a great way for punters to bet on multiple aspects of a match, including the winner. If you look at the Rafa era, 2005 onwards, three of the four finals were won by Rafa in four sets. Last year's win was achieved in straight sets. http://hastexashirednicksabanyet.com/rakeback-and-online-poker-and-5-online-truths/ This period has an average of 34.25 finals. However, spread sellers will be encouraged last year's one-sided match. Federer won only four games and Rafa was awarded his fourth title in just 22 games. Vegas88 slot login Buyers or sellers of the games supremacy spread for the men's final will note that Nadal's supremacy over Fed in 2008 was an emphatic 14 games. He won just 6 more games than Federer in the 2007 final and only three more in 2006.

After Justine Henin's domination of the French Open ladies' competition in the naughties, it is refreshing to see that any number of women could be seriously considered for the 2009 title. Last year's runner-up Dinara Safina has since climbed to the top of the WTA rankings, and buyers of her outright index spread will hope she can go one better this year. Spread sellers will also be pleased to note that the Williams sisters have both had a good year. However, they will not forget that neither of them has reached Roland Garros final since seven years ago. Game supremacy spread bettors should be aware that the average supremacy in the women's final over the last five years is 7.4 and the highest spread make-up in that period is a hefty 10 games, when Henin destroyed crowd favourite Mary Pierce in 2005.