World No.2 Novak Djokovic takes to the court, Wednesday May 25th, against No.60 Victor Hanscu at the 2011 French Open, at Roland Garros, Paris. Djokovic won the first Grand Slam of the year, Austrailan Open, and looks to make it two in a row. French Open oddsmakers have Novak Djokovic as -10000 moneyline favourite over Victor Hanescu (+1600). Be sure to get your 2011 French Open: Victor Hanescu vs Novak Djokovic predictions in early.
Romanian Victor Hanescu has won 13 of 16 matches played this season and has no titles. He is currently ranked 60th on tour and has one title to his credit, the 2008 Gstaad Open which is on clay. At the 2010 Australian Open he won his first round match against Juan Ignacio Chela 6–4 6–3 7–6, but then lost in the second round to world number one Roger Federer 2–6 3–6 2–6. He then played at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open where coincidentally, he won his first round match against Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3 7–6(4) and then lost again to Roger Federer 3–6 7–6(5) 1–6. At the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia he defeated Michael Berrer 6–2 6–7 6–3 in the first round, then Juan Mónaco 7–6 6–4, to lose in the next round to eventual winner Rafael Nadal 6–3 6–2. At ATP Casablanca, April 5, 2010, he was runner up, losing in final to Stanislas Wawrinka.
Serbian Novak Djokovic is the second best ranked player on tour and since the 2010 Davis Cup finals to the 2011 French Open, Djokovic is on a 40 match win streak, which includes titles at the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Serbia Open, Madrid Masters, and the Rome Masters. He has won 38 straight matches since the start of 2011, which is the second longest streak to start the year since 1980, behind John McEnroe. Novak has never won the French Open and his best finish was the semi-finals in 2007 and 2008. Last year he lost in the quarter-finals to 22nd seed Jürgen Melzer.
Head to Head:
2005 ATP Masters Series Paris Carpet R64 Djokovic, Novak
2008 ATP Masters Series Madrid Hard R32 Djokovic, Novak
2009 Beijing Hard R32 Djokovic, Novak
2010 Roland Garros Clay R32 Djokovic, Novak
2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Hard R16 Djokovic, Novak
Hanescu vs Djokovic
When: Wednesday, May 25, 5:00 AM ET
Pick: Djokovic -10000
Point-Spreads.com 2011 French Open: Victor Hanescu vs Novak Djokovic Odds & Predictions
The Bottom Line: Novak all the way. Be sure to get your 2011 French Open: Victor Hanescu vs Novak Djokovic predictions in early.
