French Open Preview 2017 – Women Elina Svitolina, who just took the clay title in Rome last week, assessed the field for the French Open at Roland Garros this year and said, “There is no one I can name as a favourite.” This sentiment is also evident from the bookies odds. Their number 1 pick for victory is Simona Halep, who has never won a slam title before. She’s rated at 4.33 (10:3) which are not strong odds. By comparison Nadal is rated at 1.8 (4:5) on the men’s side. The seven largest titles of the year so far – Aus Open, five 1000/900’s and Stuttgart – have been won by six different women. They are Serena Williams, Elina Svitolina (twice), Elena Vesnina, Johanna Konta, Laura Siegemund, and Simona Halep. Parity is ruling the tour this year. Is this a bad thing? Probably not. It makes the WTA very interesting for fans, and also hard to predict. And to make it even less predictable, some of the biggest names are mis...
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