Tennis

Day 7 was the most unentertaining of the opening week in the men’s draw. Rublev earned a walkover so we lost one of the matches while the other 7 all ended in straight sets. In the past we have witnessed numerous marquee matchups in the 4th Round but that is not the case here which means we could have another day of dominant wins. Jannik Sinner vs Andrey Rublev 6:15am*, Tuesday | Philippe-Chatrier Sinner -8.5 ($2.25) The world number one has been in relentless form. He has dropped a total of only 10 games across the last 6 sets he…

We are not accustomed to seeing many Americans make it into the second week of the French Open but they have three men in action on Sunday night (Shelton, Tiafoe and Paul) with two of them installed as favourites. On paper, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz should stroll into the final but he will have to apply himself mentally to avoid an unexpected loss. Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz TBD Sets Alcaraz 3-0 The defending champion failed to adjust to the slower conditions of the night session. He was in cruise control after taking the first two sets 6-1 6-3 but…

No upsets to report in this half of the draw with all eight remaining women left in the draw being top 20 seeds. Samsonova is the only woman remaining not to have made it beyond the 4th Round at Grand Slam level with three major champions and an additional two players that have contested at least one major final remaining. The standard of tennis on Sunday night will be of the highest order!. Aryna Sabalenka vs Amanda Anisimova TBD Anisimova +4.5 ($2.05) Sabalenka may be the number one player in the world but Anisimova is one name she will have…

We lost a handful of seeds from the top half in the 2nd round including De Minaur, Mensik and Davidovich Fokina. No need for tournament organisers to hit the panic button just yet as Sinner, Djokovic and Zverev made it through. All three have opened incredibly short in the market for their respective matches with the German having the most difficult opponent today. Jannik Sinner vs Jiri Lehecka 10:10pm*, Saturday | Court Suzanne Lenglen Sinner -7.5 ($1.91) This could be the best bet of the day. Sinner was in cruise control in his straight sets win over Gasquet and is…

Team USA have been on fire in the bottom half of the draw with Gauff, Pegula, Keys, Kenin and Baptiste all making it through to the 3rd Round. With Jacquemot and Boisson facing off the locals are ensured a Frenchwoman in the 4th Round but our biggest focus will be on our best bet to win the tournament – Cori Gauff. Marie Bouzkova vs Cori Gauff 12:50am*, Sunday | Philippe-Chatrier Over 19.5 games ($1.95) Would like to say that I have liked everything I have seen from Gauff but that is not the case. She may have dropped a total…

The top half of the women’s draw is going to take shape by the end of Day 6 as there is the potential for some mouthwatering 4th Round clashes if the favoured players win their respective matches. Sabalenka continues to dominate while Swiatek looks to be back in form at her favourite tournament. The match of the day see two former major winners face off – Rybakina and Ostapenko. Aryna Sabalenka vs Olga Danilovc 10:00pm, Friday | Philippe-Chatrier Over 18.5 games ($1.83) The top seed has been unstoppable thus far dropping a total of 5 games across her first two…

There were plenty of twists and turns in the second round with two former finalists here (Ruud and Tsitsipas) both bowing out as very firm favourites. Not that he will need it but it makes the path to the finals even easier for Alcaraz as he looks to successfully defence his title and confirm his status as the new king of clay. Damir Dzumhur vs Carlos Alcaraz 6:15am*, Saturday | Philippe-Chatrier Alcaraz -10.5 ($1.80) Was on the money with the Overs in the defending champion’s second round match as Marozsan was able to take a set off him. It was…

This was the weaker half of the draw and it was blown open even further with seeded players Navarro, Haddad Maia, Kalinskaya, Mertens and Muchova all knocked out. Add Osaka, Jabeur and Sakkari to that list which leaves Gauff and Andreeva to give us the semi final that we all want. Mirra Andreeva vs Ashlyn Krueger 9:00pm, Thursday | Court Simonne-Mathieu Over 19.5 games ($1.91) We successfully backed Over 17.5 games in Andreeva’s opening match and two breaks of serve from Busca helped get us over the line. The total has shifted to 19.5 for this one but the Over…

It was a case of easy work for the top seeds in the opening round with Sinner, Djokovic, Zverev and De Minaur all winning in straight sets. It could be a big day for the French fans with Gasquet, Moutet and Monfils all taking on top 10 ranked players on show courts. Jannik Sinner vs Richard Gasquet 11:10pm*, Thursday | Philippe-Chatrier Sinner -9.5 ($1.73) They meet in the 2nd Round if this tournament for the second year in a row and if last year is anything to go by, Gasquet is in trouble. The Frenchman won a total of only…

The main contenders in the bottom half (Alcaraz and Ruud) were dominant winners in their respective 1st Round matches but the same cannot be said about Taylor Fritz and Francisco Cerundolo who both lost as firm favourites. Predicting multiple seeds to join them today with a former finalist to struggle. Fabio Marozsan vs Carlos Alcaraz 11:10pm*, Wednesday | Philippe-Chatrier Over 29.5 games ($1.91) The defending champion got off to the perfect start. He defeated the big serving Zeppieri in straight sets but more importantly, won 59% of 2nd serve points and did not have his serve broken. Marozsan was just…