French Open quarter-finals: Two men’s fixtures as rain holds up fourth round

In fact, they’ve gone through an opening set tiebreak on four occasions, so why not back that to happen once more at 3/1.

Murray is genuine contender for this year’s French Open, after coming into this event in fine form and grinding through early epics, and is the 10/3 tournament second-favourite to lift his third Grand Slam and first in Paris.

Albert Ramos-Vinolas v Stan Wawrinka

Defending champion Wawrinka on paper should have an easier ride to the semis than Murray, when he goes up against unseeded Spain player Ramos-Vinolas, who had never got past the second round at a Grand Slam before this event.

But the Barcelona-born 28-year-old made light work of Canadian star Milos Raonic last time out, dropping just 10 games in hi straight sets victory.

With Wawrinka looking in good form, though, despite a wobble in the first round against Lukas Rosol, it is unsurprising that he is the heavy odds-on 1/8 favourite to progress.

The Swiss number two (7/1 to defend his title) has won all six of his head-to-heads with Ramos-Vinolas (5/1 match shout), including four times of clay.

Spain’s Ramos-Vinolas did claim sets in two of those battles, though, and so Wawrinka’s odds of 11/4 for a 3-1 win are more enticing than 5/6 for a 3-0 victory.

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Coral’s top tip: Murray is a brilliant 5/2 chance to beat Gasquet 3-1.