Odds to Win Tennis Open Sud de France
While the 2024 Australian Open, one of the four grand slam tennis events, is into the second and final week with several critical quarter- and semi-final matches approaching, the majority of those ATP players not competing in Melbourne are looking ahead to the Open Sud de France, an ATP 250 tournament played from January 29 to February 4 at the Arena Montpellier in France. It’s the 37th edition of the indoor hard courts tournament and the first men’s tournament to be played in Europe in 2024.
While the tournament won’t feature defending champion Jannik Sinner, who is into the quarter-finals in Australia, it does have a handful of top-50 players, including world No. 8 Holger Rune, with more to be announced in the coming days. Let’s take a look at the history of this event and some of the best early outright betting options for the Tennis Open Sud de France futures.
Tournament History
Sinner won last year’s tournament by defeating American Maxime Cressy 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the final. Alexander Bublik, the 2022 champion, is expected to compete in this year’s tournament. He won in 2022 by defeating German Alexander Zverev in the final. David Goffin won the 2021 Open Sud de France but, before that, a French player won the event in seven of the last eight years. Overall, there have been 14 French champions at this event, including inaugural winner Yannick Noah in 1987.
Other Open Sud de France champions include Pete Sampras, who won three years in a row from 1991 to 1993, Andy Roddick (2005), Tomas Berdych (2013), and Gael Monfils, who won in 2010, 2014, and 2020.
Top Seeds and Late Withdrawals
Rune, the top seed and likely favorite in the Tennis Open Sud de France futures, headlines the draw for next week’s tournament. The 20-year-old Dane is hardly one to take time off so it’s no surprise he plans on getting right back to action after a disappointing second-round loss to Arthur Cazaux in the Australian Open. Bublik (27), Felix Auger-Aliassime (30), Borna Coric (40), Andy Murray (44), and Alexander Shevchenko (48) are the other top-50 ranked players in the Tennis Open Sud de France futures. Cazaux, who beat Rune last week in Melbourne, received a wildcard entry into the tournament.
Roberto Carballés Baena, Jack Draper, Lorenzo Musetti, and Luca Van Assche have all withdrawn from the tournament for various reasons. They’ve been replaced by Flavio Cobolli, Hugo Gaston, Quentin Halys, and Michael Mmoh.
Top Outright Betting Picks
Holger Rune
It’s hard not to back Rune in tennis predictions for this tournament. He’ll likely have the shortest Open Sud de France odds and is almost 20 spots higher in the world rankings than the next top-ranked player. He reached the final of the Brisbane International prior to the Australian Open and is a strong hard court player. He’ll have a real favorable draw as well as the top seed.
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Tennis fans have been waiting years for Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach his potential and, while there have been flashes, it just hasn’t materialized. He looked like he had regained his confidence at the Australian Open before running into Daniil Medvedev in the third round and should fare well with a diminished field next week.
Gael Monfils
Monfils might not have tennis stats as impressive as Rune or Auger-Aliassime in recent years, but he’s a three-time champion at the Open Sud de France and always seems to rise to the occasion. The veteran is always a tough out and won’t go down easy in front of the French fans.
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