The fourth round of French Open betting continues on Monday morning from Roland Garros.In Monday’s fourth round Grand Slam betting affair, the #6 seed in the men’s bracket, Andy Roddick will be in action against #11 Gael Monfils.
Roddick and Monfils have never met in a five-set match before, but they have met six times in lesser tournaments. In ’09, the American is 2-0 against the Frenchman, but neither of those matches were on French soil. There usually isn’t much in the way of “home court advantage” in tennis, but the French crowd has always rallied behind their countrymen and have always rooted against the Americans, particularly Roddick. Look for Monfils’ energy to be enough to carry him through to the quarterfinals and send the last American man in Paris packing.
It’s been quite some time since a Frenchman captured the French Open, but Gael Monfils is likely the best candidate to capture one of the grandest prizes in tennis this year. Much like Roddick, Monfils hasn’t had much trouble advancing to the fourth round at Roland Garros.
He opened the tournament by beating American, Bobby Reynolds 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 and followed that up by taking our Victor Crivoi 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. He struggled a tad against #24 Jurgen Melzer, but ultimately prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Monfils needs to keep his first serve winning percentage high, as he has won over 70% of his first serve points in each of his first three matches.
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