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After 14 days of nonstop action and huge upsets, the French Open Roland Garros 2008 has two worthy women finalists: Ana Ivanovic vs. Dinara Safina. On Saturday June 7th, 2008 there will be a first-time Grand Slam winner at Stade Roland Garros. After the unexpected retirement of Jusine Henin earlier this season, along Maria Sharapova’s early French Open exist, there’s a new WTA world No. 1: The Serbian, Ana Ivanovic. The new queen of women’s tennis will be defending her top ranking in the finals in Paris against a tough opponent, and the surprise of this year’s French, the No. 14th seeded Dinara Safina. SportsBetting.com has Ana Ivanovic a -250 betting odds favorite against Dinara Safina +200. If experience means anything, this year’s French Open R.G. should be Ana Ivanovic’s first Grand Slam title. Saturday’s final round marks the third time the young Serbian has appeared in a Grand Slam championship match. The other two Grand Slam finals Ivanovic has made it to, she has come out empty handed (Roland Garros 2007 and Australian Open 2008).  So far in this French Open 2008 odds, Ivanovic has looked very strong especially in her early matches, but she admittedly struggled a bit against fellow Serbian, Jelena Jankovic, before pulling off the victory. Ivanovic’s forehand will continue to be her greatest strength in the finals –as it has been throughout the French- and her biggest weakness is still her volleying. Meanwhile, Dinara Safina continues to impress in this French Open 2008 odds, as she has become the player no one wants to face. After her impressive come-from-behind -underdog- win over Maria Sharapova, Safina has just continued to beat the odds. These 2008 French Open R.G. final will be her fourth consecutive match that she has gone into as a betting underdog. The Russian is indeed very dangerous and has shown her biggest asset is her mental toughness. Even though her game is not as complete as Ivanovic’s, she has to be feeling pretty good about herself going into Saturday’s French Open finals. French Open R.G. 2008 Prediction: Ana Ivanovic -250
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