French Open Betting Guide: How To Bet On The French Open?

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 15:02
Written by David Bet

As the only Grand Slam competed for on the clay, the French Open always brings a degree of excitement, particularly for those watching the king of the surface, Rafael Nadal. It’s the second Grand Slam of the year, coming around six months after the Australian Open and setting many up for the summer season.
With the hype continuing to build, here’s our ultimate guide to betting on the French Open 2019...

When Is The French Open 2019?

The French Open gets underway on Sunday May 26, and continues through to June 9, when the final takes place at the glorious Roland Garros.

Located in the very heart of Paris, the tournament has been held for almost 130 years. Rafael Nadal continues to dominate in the Men’s Singles event and this year will once again be the main contender with the bookmakers.

How To Bet On The French Open

Betting on the French Open is done in the same manner as you would any other tennis tournament. In fact, in most cases you’d place your bets in a similar manner to many other sports betting markets.

To bet on the French Open, all you’ll generally need to do is follow these steps:

Sign Up or Log In to your betting account
Head to the Tennis markets, usually locatable via the A-Z drop down on sports
Open the French Open odds
Select your odds, enter your stake in the betslip and place your bets

Popular French Open Betting Markets

You’ll find many of the popular tennis wagers available for the French Open, with it one of the most bet on tournaments in tennis.

From Unibet to William Hill, you’ll find a huge range of markets and odds available, with the below among the most popular.

Match Result Odds

The Match Result market is found in most sports, from tennis, to football, NFL and more. It’s a simple wager that simply involves you betting on the player you think will win the match. If the player wins, you win. Couldn’t be easier to understand.

Set Betting

Set Betting is a similar concept to Correct Score betting and involves punters having to select both the winner of the tournament and the scoreline in which they will win.

For example, if you were to bet on a French Open Final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic and you wanted to place a Set Bet on the former, you might want to place a bet on Nadal 3-1,

Total Match Games

With the Total Match Games market you aren’t required to choose a winner, but rather the number of games will be played in the match. This will be offered in an Over/Under format so you are required to select a range.

For example, you may wish to place a bet on there being Over 18.5 games in a game, if you think the game will be close. Essentially, the less games that are played in a match, the more one-sided it has been.

Outright Winner

The Outright winner of the French Open market is an easy one to understand and is a bet placed on who you think will be the overall winner of the tournament. This is a market offered all-year round and can be placed on both Men’s and Women’s Singles, alongside Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

Best Bookmakers To Place French Open Bets

Most major bookmakers will have a large number of French Open markets available to bet on, with the likes of Jetbull, Betfred and Ladbrokes popular among tennis fans.

As the tournament gets closer, you’ll find more and more bookies offering odds on the French Open. For all the best bookmakers and reviews, visit our bookmakers page.

We also make sure we always bring you the best new betting sites, where you can take advantage of their sign up offers and innovative features.

French Open Free Bets

Backing the French Open with a free bet is always handy, and you’ll find many of the major bookies will bring you promotions once the event gets underway. They’re well worth keeping an eye out for, and we’ll bring you all our favourites in our French Open predictions.

On top of that, you’ll also find a huge range of offers and promotions on our Promo & Bonus page, perfect for placing a bet on the French Open.

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French Open 2019 Favourites

The French Open is getting ever closer, and the bookies are already marking down their favourites. Below you’ll find the current odds for the French Open 2019 across Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles...