No.4 seed Andy Murray faces No.126 seed Simone Bolelli at the 2011 French Open, Thursday May 26th, as Murray seeks his first Grand Slam title. Murray’s best finish at the French Open was the quarter-finals in 2009. French Open oddsmakers have Andy Murray as -2500 moneyline favourite over Simone Bolelli (+900). Be sure to get your 2011 French Open: Andy Murray vs Simone Bolelli predictions in early.
Andy Murray, at the 2011 French Open, faced French qualifier Eric Prodon in the first round, who he defeated in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. He has reached three Grand Slam finals: the 2008 US Open, the 2010 Australian Open and the 2011 Australian Open but has never won. Murray is most proficient on a fast surface (such as hard courts), although he has worked hard since 2008 on improving his clay court game. At the start of the 2011 clay season Murray made a return to form at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he defeated Radek Štěpánek, Gilles Simon and Frederico Gil in straight sets. Murray then went on to face Nadal in the semi-final where he lost to the Spaniard after a near 3 hour battle in 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. He withdrew from the following tournament at the 2011 Barcelona Open and played at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where he beat Gilles Simon in his second round bye, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, but was then beaten in the third round by Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. He made the semi-final at the Rome Masters where he lost against Novak Djokovic from Serbia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-7 (2).
Simone Bolelli is an Italian clay court winner of six tournaments, but they were on the Challengers and Futures circuit. His best result at the French Open was a third round loss in 2008. He lost in the first round in 2010. His only defeat of a Top 10 player was in 2009 over Gillies Simone at the 2009 Hopman Cup.
Head to Head:
2008 ATP Masters Series Madrid Hard R32 Murray, Andy
2009 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay R32 Murray, Andy
Andy Murray vs Simone Bolelli
When: Thursday, May 26, 5:00 AM ET
Pick: Murray -2500
Point-Spreads.com 2011 French Open: Andy Murray vs Simone Bolelli Odds & Predictions
The Bottom Line: Murray won’t go down until the quarters or even semis. Be sure to get your 2011 French Open: Andy Murray vs Simone Bolelli predictions in early.
