{"id":3921,"date":"2018-05-24T13:38:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T12:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2018-05-29T15:42:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T14:42:23","slug":"king-rafa-to-reign-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/king-rafa-to-reign-again\/","title":{"rendered":"King Rafa to reign again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rafa Nadal dominance of the French Open is something unlikely to be seen again in Tennis, but Bookmakers and the public don&#8217;t think that he is about to lose his title of King of Clay anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal is the only man ever to win a single Grand Slam ten times or more, and he is looking for his 11th title in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>And the odds on him winning again, have been getting shorter and shorter, and OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton is not shocked.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/King-Rafa-2-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/King-Rafa-2-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/King-Rafa-2-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/King-Rafa-2-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/King-Rafa-2-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At 4\/7, Nadal is now the shortest priced favourite in history for the French Open, he is just about unbackable as the Bookmakers are showing no desire to take him on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His nearest rival Alexander Zverev who you can get 9\/1 on &#8211; which shows the gulf in the market, and despite no Andy Murray &#8211; there is still British interest in the men&#8217;s draw with Kyle Edmund now in the top-20, and if you think he could provide the shock, he is 50\/1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In stark contrast the Ladies draw is wide open with\u00a0 Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina heading the markets but the interesting bet has to be Serena Williams &#8211; who is 12\/1 to win on her come back Grand Slam, after she gave birth &#8211; surely the value of the tournament.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Selected odds on French Open:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s winner:<br \/>\nRafa Nadal &#8211; 4\/7<br \/>\nAlexander Zverev 9\/1<br \/>\nDominic Thiem 10\/1<br \/>\nNovak Djokovic 12\/1<br \/>\nDavid Goffin 33\/1<br \/>\nJuan Martin del Potro 33\/1<br \/>\nNick Kyrgios 33\/1<br \/>\nStan Wawrinka 40\/1<br \/>\nGrigor Dimitrov 40\/1<br \/>\nKei Nishikori 40\/1<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s winner:<br \/>\nSimona Halep 11\/2<br \/>\nElina Svitolina 6\/1<br \/>\nGarbine Muguruza 10\/1<br \/>\nMaria Sharapova 12\/1<br \/>\nJelena Ostapenko 12\/1<br \/>\nSerena Williams 12\/1<br \/>\nPetra Kvitova 16\/1<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-768x306.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafa Nadal dominance of the French Open is something unlikely to be seen again in Tennis, but Bookmakers and the public don&#8217;t think that he is about to lose his title of King of Clay anytime soon. 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