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French Open Odds: Day 8 Preview and Picks
By Charles Bricker
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No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (-125) vs. No. 21 Stan Wawrinka (-110)

What a delicious rematch of their third-rounder at last year's French, where Jo was up two sets and a break in the third, and lost, falling 6-2, 6-3 in the last two sets. This is a different test for the Swiss, who won't have to deal with Gilles Simon's largely passive play. Tsonga is going after his shots and there won't be a choke this year.

Pick: Tsonga

No. 7 Tomas Berdych (-105) vs. No. 9 Juan Martin Del Potro (-133)

Another great matchup, and a reprise of Delpo's 7-6, 7-6 win over Berdych on clay at Madrid. The Argentine has had an easier route so far, picking up a retirement in the first round which saved some labor. But I thought Berdych showed staying power in a five-set win over another big server, Kevin Anderson, last round.

Pick: Berdych

No. 24 Sara Errani (+112) vs. No. 28 Svetlana Kuznetsova (-154)

Errani is 19-3 on clay this year and both players registered upsets last round, Errani taking down Ana Ivanovic in the third and Kuzzy with an astonishingly easy win over No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska. The Russian is 5-0 lifetime in this series, but none of those matches was on clay. Still, Sveta looked too good last round.

Pick: Kuznetsova