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French Open 2017: Stats, facts & bets for Roland Garros


A look at some of the stats and facts - plus some related bets - surrounding the 2017 French Open, which starts on Sunday.

In the Open era, no men’s defending French Open champion has ever lost in the first round the following year  

Djokovic to lose in round one - 16/1

The last Frenchman to win the men’s singles at the French Open was Yannick Noah in 1983

French winner of the 2017 men’s title - 25/1

The last player to win the French Open final from two sets down was Gaston Gaudio in 2004

Any player to win the 2017 men’s final from two sets down - 20/1

The last player to win the men’s French Open title without losing a set was Rafael Nadal in 2010 (he also did so in 2008)

Any player to win the 2017 men’s title without losing a set - 5/1

Nadal to win the 2017 men's title without losing a set - 7/1

Rafael Nadal will bid to become the first player to win the same Grand Slam tournament 10 times at this year’s French Open

Nadal will move outright second in the all-time Grand Slam titles list with 15 with victory in this year’s French Open (Federer top with 18)

Nadal to win the title - 10/11

Roger Federer has played more French Open matches in the Open era (81) than any other player. Nadal is second on 74.

Rafael Nadal was won more French Open matches than any other player in the Open era (72 – Federer 65)

Nadal to equal Federer’s most matches record in 2017 - 8/15

43 of the last 48 Grand Slam titles have been won by members of the Big 4 (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray)

Big 4 winner in 2017 - 2/9

Non-Big 4 winner - 3/1

The last Grand Slam tournament in which no member of the Big 4 reached the semi-finals was the 2004 French Open (Gaudio, Coria, Nalbandian, Henman)

None of the Big 4 to reach the semi-finals - 10/1

Novak Djokovic goes into the French Open in third place on the all-time Grand Slam match wins list - Federer 314, Connors 233, Djokovic 229

Djokovic to pass Connors at 2017 French Open - 8/11

The last teenagers to win a Grand Slam title were, on the men’s side, Rafael Nadal (won 2005 French Open at 19) and, on the women’s side, Maria Sharapova (won 2006 US Open at 19)

Teenager to win either singles title at the 2017 French Open - 22/1

Teenager to win men’s title - 150/1

Teenager to win women’s title - 25/1

Posted at 1230 BST on 24/05/17; updated at 1520 BST on 27/05/17.

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