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2010 French Open first round - Novak Djokovic and Fernando Gonzalez start on May 24th

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Gonzalez and Djokovic both come in as heavy favorites in their openers from the French Open.

Novak Djokovic and Fernando Gonzalez both have semifinal appearances in their Roland Garros history and they are both coming in as big favorites in their opening matches from the 2010 French Open.

However if you were looking for a couple of heavy favorites to bet against in the first round these two would be candidates.

Djokovic faces underdog Evgeny Korolev who has come in as a +1100 (11/1; all odds bet365) longshot in the match while Gonzalez faces Thiago Alves who has come in priced at +600 (6/1).

Korolev is definitely an underachiever when it comes to Grand Slams and it's pretty safe to say that Djokovic should beat him.  However the world number 3 did retire from his last match in Belgrade (clay) after losing the first set to one Filip Krajinovic (ranked 319th) and that may mean Djokovic could be a little overrated.  At 11 to 1, Korolev's not a bad play as he feels more like a +800 underdog in terms of true odds.

Gonzalez has drawn Thiago Alves who went 6-1 in sets played in the qualifying tournament at Roland Garros.  Gonzalez hasn't exactly been hot lately as he has recent losses to Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Horacio Zeballos and the Chilean may be starting to drift a bit on tour as his 30th birthday approaches.  At 6 to 1 Alves does not appear to be a bad bet either as he may be close to a +500 underdog.

Parlaying Alves and Korolev with bet365 gives you really long odds - such that you will not have to bet very much at all to make things interesting (+8300).

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