Federer looks to bounce back

By the time Wimbledon comes around at the end of June, Roger Federer will be hoping to have reclaimed his place among the world's top two players, after his disappointing season so far saw Novak Djokovic climb ahead of the Swiss star in the world rankings. One of the main reasons behind Federer's slip in the rankings has been his form against his the players around him, so far this season losing every match against both Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.

If the 16-time Grand Slam winner is...

Philip Oliver

Nadal shows he is in no mood for games

While all the talk of the French Open has so far been focused on Andy Murray and his lack of a coach, or the fact that the Williams sisters and perhaps even Kim Clijsters are set to miss out on playing at the French Open due to injury, Rafa Nadal has rather strangely been able to duck under the radar and instead allow the other names to be the ones that have been cropping up in media circles.

However, despite the presence of Roger Federer, the improvements that Novak Djokovic has...

Philip Oliver

Roland Garros continues to look for ways to keep itself a world class venue

The French Open is able to boast a loyal and traditional following and always represents a massive draw for tennis players across the globe, but it is increasingly coming under threat from the Asian market, as well as the emergence of a love of tennis over in South America. For this reason, the French Tennis Association has already made several bold moves in order to ensure that the French Open continues to be seen as a respectable and vital addition to the Grand Slam circuit, with officials now...

Philip Oliver

Women's French Open up for grabs

The French Open is fast becoming the most wide open slam in women's tennis. It would surprise few if the last three winners, Ana Ivanovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone did not win another major, whilst the absence of Justine Henin and, to a lesser extent, Serena Williams, makes the 2011 event hard to predict and the online betting reflects this.

This is a far cry from the 1970s and 1980s – between 1979 and 1999 there were just seven different winners – and the current...

Philip Oliver

Despite rise of Djokovic, Nadal is still the man to beat on clay

Although Rafael Nadal has not quite been reaching the heights that he usually aims for recently, with his defeat in the Miami Open against Novak Djokovic a case in point, he is still almost unbeatable on his day when playing on his favourite surface of clay.

Nadal has dominated much of the last decade on clay and also managed to win every clay event last year, so there can be no doubt that he knows exactly what he needs to do if he is to repeat his success and the French Open odds...

Philip Oliver