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Gustavo Kuerten celebrates his second French Open men's singles title with a champagne shower.

In the history of tennis, Magnus Norman had lost only one set the entire French Open entering Sunday's men's singles final against Gustavo Kuerten. By the time Norman could catch his breath, Kuerten had won the first two sets. Kuerten's tennis scores are 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6) and she has the Brazilian's second French Open title in four years. Norman, the world No. 1, was playing in his first career French Open Grand Slam final.

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Tennis Magazine Online says their handicapping picks for the French Young are the toast of French tennis. If you follow these "tennis rules" and consistently review the players with our admired qualities, we know you'll make a promising bet. Our favorite handicapping and sports betting picks for the French Senior Writer was Peter Bodo. With no clear favorite, the will, dedication and past record of the 1995 champion make him a good chance, if not a windfall bet. Thomas Muster is a 3-1 shot. Pete Sampras is a good choice at 6-1. He can win any tennis tournament, anywhere in the world, on any surface, at any time, on talent alone. Sergi Bruguera is a very good bet at 8-1 odds because the Spaniard (champion in 1993 and '94) has been showing new signs of life this year. He's capable of dominating on red clay. Defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov needs a wake-up call, but the path to the title will be strewn with the French Open players who have just the kind of consistency that the Russian lacks. Put him at a 10-1 tennis score.

The women of the French Open tennis tournaments have a touch match ahead. Last year, it would be a no-brainer to pick Steffi Graf as the women's winner. Graf is capable of coming into an event with no practice and still sweeping up the place, but her knee surgery required both rehabbing and reconditioning. I don't think she'll be able to hold off the high-flying Martina Hingis, who is a 2-1 favorite. The biggest challenge to Hingis will come from Monica Seles, but Seles's fitness over a fortnight is a definite minus for the former No. 1. She showed in early spring that she can still get to finals, but some long, grueling matches will take their toll over the two weeks. Speed bumps along the way for Hingis, Graf and Seles will come from Iva Majoli, Jana Novotna and Conchita Martinez. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is suffering a confidence crisis, and her game just isn't potent or creative enough for today's contenders.

Learn some history of tennis and for the French Open here. The last French femme to win the French was Francoise Durr in 1967, one year before the professionals arrived amid massive social unrest in Paris. Since then, Durr's country has been politely cheering the likes of Chris Evert, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf. At one point this year, eight French players were in the top 80. Only the U.S. had more representatives. And though none of the French women were in the top 10, Mary Pierce appeared likely to re-enter that group in the wake of her run to the Australian Open final.
But Pierce's apparent resurgence at age 22 is only part of the story. Nathalie Tauziat played well throughout the spring at age 29-including wins over Anke Huber and Karina Habsudova. Thanks in part to a switch to a longer racquet, and another veteran, Sandrine Testud, was showing uncharacteristic flashes of brilliance at age 25, reaching the quarter finals at Indian Wells and The Lipton Championships. But what makes the French revival particularly encouraging is a new generation of teenagers whose games, tennis rules and tennis scores, unlike Pierce's, were shaped exclusively in France. The group includes Anne-Gaelle Sidot, Nathalie Dechy and Amelie Mauresmo, the world's top-ranked junior last year.

This year, for the first time in the history of tennis, fans will be able to view a French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on pay-per-view programming, allowing the French to gorge themselves on matches. Through the cable service Multi-vision, French fans sans billet can watch live tennis matches being played on any of the five major courts during the first week of the French Open, and, during the second week, all Court Central matches, as well as the French Open juniors and doubles, will be televised live. In addition, the breaks between matches will be filled by highlights and interviews with players and coaches. The cost will be 29 francs per day (about $5). "We're very excited about this project. It will be great for the tennis fans who can't afford to go to the French Open in person and want to see the tennis tournament matches being played," says Alain Riou.