French Open Trading Talk
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. The victory of Federer and the confidence he will bring to France will be a big draw for buyers of Federer’s tournament index.
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. Sellers of his spread will however remind us of his surprise quarter-final defeat in Madrid and a disappointing third-round exit at Roland Garros last year.
The beauty of spread betting means punters do not have to call an outright result, but can bet on a number of aspects of a given match including total game supremacy. 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. 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. Sellers and buyers of the spread games supremacy for the men's final in games will be pleased to see that Fed's victory over Nadal in 2008 was 14 games. In 2007, he won six more games than Federer, and only three in 2006.
It is refreshing to see that Justine Henin, who won the French Open ladies' competition for the naughties in France, can be considered seriously for the title of 2009. Dinara Safina, last year's runner up in the WTA rankings has since moved to the top and spread buyers will be hopeful that she can do 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. Spread bettors who are interested in game supremacy should know that the average supremacy of the women's final in the past five years has been 7.4. The highest spread make up in that period was a substantial 10 games when Mary Pierce, crowd favourite, was defeated by Henin in 2005. http://www.long-champs.us.com/beating-the-micro-stakes-with-winning-poker-strategy/