Tennis Betting: 16.5 Federer becomes the GOAT

French Open Betting / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 07 June 2009 / Leave a Comment

Roger Federer finally wins at Roland Garros and completes the Grand Slam after being matched at 16.5 on Betfair...

Roger Federer will surely now be thought of as the tennis GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) and one of the greatest sportsmen to have lived after he won the French Open this afternoon, having been backed at a high of [16.5] on Betfair, a few weeks prior to the start of the tournament.

The genial Swiss player won't care too much about the fact that it was his opponent this afternoon, Robin Soderling, who knocked out red-hot favourite Rafael Nadal rather than himself. Those who showed faith in the big-serving Swede at odds of [1000.0] pre-tournament will have had a very decent run for their money after he traded as low as [3.0] to win in Paris - this was when he had already booked his place in the final and Federer was engaged in a titanic battle against Juan Martin Del Potro in his own semi-final.

Federer only ever reached [1.3] on the match odds market for this afternoon's match and the straight-sets win was backed at a high of just [2.88].