The tennis world has arrived in Paris and the Sunday start means for tennis for fans. The opening day is usually light on big names but we will get to see Andreeva and former champion Krejcikova.
These two have faced off once before – it was three years ago at ITF level when Andreeva was only 16 years of age. Her quality was there to be seen as she broke the Ferro serve 7 times! Three years on she has developed into one of the world’s best and we can expect her to break serve at will in this match. Ferro has a history of struggling on serve when she takes on high-ranked opponents and breaking serve is Andreeva’s specialty. Cannot see Ferro winning more than a handful of games.
Best Bet: Andreeva -6.5 ($1.70)
Concerned about the form of Bencic leading in with losses to Baptiste and Kalinskaya during the clay swing. Facing a qualifier is seen as a benefit to some but not when you are playing well below your best. Kraus came through the qualifiers here and despite this being her first main draw match at the majors, Bencic must be locked in. Kraus has made two Challenger Tour finals in the last year, winning one, with both of those being on clay. This is her best surface and she could catch Bencic off guard early.
Best Bet: Kraus To Win A Set – YES ($2.05)
At the start of the year Cirstea announced that this would be her last season on tour but she is being forced to reconsider as she is playing the best tennis of her career. She has climbed to 18 in the rankings – the highest she has ever been! The 36-year-old beat Sabalenka in Rome before losing to Gauff in the semi finals and will not be challenger in this one. Efremova won the Australian Open juniors earlier this year but has not been able to build on the back of it. She has struggled on the main tour and has been crushed several times in qualifiers. She won just three games against Oliynykova in the Strasbourg qualifiers last week and a similar score line is on the way here.
Best Bet: Cirstea -7.5
Tomljanovic plays her best tennis on grass and fast hard courts so it comes as no surprise that she has failed to make it past the 2nd round in her last 9 appearances at the French Open. Hits a flat ball of both wins and will be up against it here for several reasons. Not only does Mcnally lead the H2H 2-0 but the American beat some notable names in Madrid (Mboko and Siniakova). She also took a set off Swiatek in Rome before losing 6-3 in the third. That is strong form leading into what is already a favourable matchup for her. Mcnally will cover the games handicap.
Best Bet: Mcnally -4.5 ($1.90)
Andreeva v Ferro: Andreeva -6.5 ($1.70)
Kraus v Bencic: Kraus To Win A Set – YES
Tomljanovic v Mcnally: Mcnally -4.5 ($1.90)
Efremova v Cirstea: Cirstea -7.5
Kostyuk v Selekhmeteva: Under 17.5 games ($2.10)
Baptiste v Krejcikova: Baptiste WIN ($1.77)
Jones v Haddad-Maia: Haddad-Maia +2.5 ($1.88)
Valentova v Linette: Sets Valentova 2-0 ($1.68)
Kenin v Stearns: Stearns WIN ($1.50)
Tagger v Wang: Tagger WIN ($1.64)
Blinkova v Starodoubtseva: Over 20.5 games ($1.96)
Sorribes Tormo v Korpatsch: Sorribes Tormo WIN ($2.10)
Raducanu v Sierra: Sierra -2.5 ($1.87)
Tauson v Snigur: Tauson -3.5 ($1.90)