Okay, it’s not very surprising that World No. 1 and Tennis Betting favorite Rafael Nadal is in the final of the 2018 French Open, seeing as how he’s won this tournament a record 10 times coming into this year’s version of the second grand slam event of the year. Heck, it’s not really surprising that World No. 8 Dominic Thiem is in the finals opposite Rafa, seeing as how he’s generally regarded as the second-best clay court player in the game today.
If you’re wondering whether Thiem can pull off what would amount to an earth-shaking upset or whether Nadal is the easy pick to build on his unmatched success at Roland Garros, then let’s get to my expert 2018 French Open Final odds analysis.
Thiem says he has no ‘real’ pressure on him heading into the finals.
“Of course there is pressure especially in Grand Slam finals,” Thiem said. “I have gone a very long way now and I don’t want to lose the finals; otherwise, it’s not a very nice feeling. But on the other hand, it’s so tough to go all the way in such a tournament. Facing Rafa, I’m not the one who has the pressure.”
While Nadal is going to be the overwhelming favorite in the finals, I’ve got a funny feeling that Dominic Thiem is going to pull off the huge upset to both, deny Nadal an 11t title and claim his first slam title.
Thiem is younger an faster and has a great mind as far, plus he’s got the knowledge that he can beat Nadal in a big tournament on his favorite surface! I’m going with Thiem for the upset in four sets no less.
Pick: Dominic Thiem in Four Sets
Tennis Betting Prediction for 2018 Roland Garros Men’s Final
.@RafaelNadal beats Juan Martin del Potro to move into his 11th final (10-0) at @RolandGarros, where the 🇪🇸 has an 85-2 record. 💪
He’ll face 🇦🇹 @ThiemDomi on Sunday. Read More ▶ : https://t.co/iZCqQD67P4 pic.twitter.com/afn8REx86b — ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) 8 de junio de 2018
- Venue: Roland Garros, Paris
- Date: Sunday, 10 June
- Time: 14:00 BST
Nadal’s Road to the Final
- Tennis Betting Odds to Win: -445
Thiem’s Road to the Final
- Tennis Betting Odds to Win: +345
Expert Tennis Betting Prediction
Nobody has won more clay-court matches on the ATP tour than Thiem this year and he is the only person to have beaten Nadal on the red dirt in the past two years. Thiem beat Nadal 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Rome Masters and then took out the world No. 1 7-5, 6-3 at the Madrid Masters a couple of months ago.