Roland Garros
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The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros.
Main Picks:
Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti
Djokovic 3-0 @5/4
Novak Djokovic has had an indifferent season, particularly by his immaculate standards, but he has reached the third round without really looking troubled with the Majors invariably bringing the best out of the Serb. Lorenzo Musetti has also looked sharp and took Djokovic the distance last time they met in Paris. He may well take a set once again, but expect Djokovic to have enough to advance.
Taylor Fritz vs Thanasi Kokkinakis
Fritz 3-0 @6/5
Thanasi Kokkinakis has delivered a timely reminder of his quality this week with a hard-fought five-set win over his countryman Alexei Popyrin before he battled past Giulio Zeppieri from two-sets down. But it is questionable how much he will have left in the tank after that effort to go again against an in-form Taylor Fritz, who is a cut above the opposition he has faced thus far.
Holger Rune vs Jozef Kovalik
Rune 3-0 @1/1
What a run it’s been for Kovalik, who’s enjoying an awesome season and turned his lucky loser opportunity into something special here – having been 0/9 in Grand Slam events, he took down Giron and Khachanov to make the third round. Rune will likely be a step too far with the Dane reacting very well to the challenge that Cobolli threw at him on Thursday.
Jan-Lennard Struff vs Alex de Minaur
Struff ML @1/1
Alex de Minaur has been making light of the difficult conditions so far in Paris, racing past Alex Michelsen and Jaume Munar. But Jan-Lennard Struff will pose a rather different challenge. De Minaur is quick enough around the court and a good enough returner to hold his own against the hard-hitting German, but it remains to be seen whether he will be able to counterpunch effectively enough to deny Struff time on the.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Paula Badosa
Sabalenka 2-0 @4/6
These two friends have had some great battles in the past. Paula Badosa’s powerful hitting has unsettled the world # 2 in some of their previous matches. However, Aryna Sabalenka was ominously good in the first two rounds and it will be tough for any player outside of Iga Swiatek to stop her in that form.
Varvara Gracheva vs Irina-Camelia Begu
Begu ML @1/2
What an opportunity for one of these women. Gracheva is slowly but steadily improving her career heights, while Begu has just two Slam second weeks to her name over a 15-year career (both at Roland-Garros). Can Begu get a third? Probably, but the French crowd might pull their woman across the line.
Elena Rybakina vs Elise Mertens
Rybakina 2-0 @4/7
Elise Mertens usually struggles in matches like this. She is very good at navigating herself through the early rounds but does not possess a major weapon to consistently hurt the very top players. Expect Elena Rybakina’s power to be too much for the Belgian.
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