{"id":28874,"date":"2026-05-23T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/?p=28874"},"modified":"2026-05-23T22:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:41:45","slug":"french-open-2026-mens-day-1-tips-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/2026\/05\/french-open-2026-mens-day-1-tips-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open 2026 | Men&#8217;s Day 1 Tips &amp; Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the two-time defending champion (Alcaraz) out due to a wrist injury, world number 1 Jannik Sinner has been installed as the overwhelming favourite. The Italian has a chance to join elite company by completing the career slam (win all four majors) and it is hard to see anybody denying him. Djokovic has played a single clay court match leading in, Zverev has been comprehensively beaten by Sinner multiple times in 2026 and the young brigade of Fonseca and Jodar are yet to make an impact in best of five sets tennis. Nadal won the French Open four times without winning a set and Sinner could be joining him.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#france\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Benjamin Bonzi<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Alexander Zverev<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">11:10pm* Sunday | Philippe-Chatrier<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bet-on\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Over 29.5 games ($1.87)<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#germany\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p>The recent form of Bonzi may not read great on paper but is one of a small group of players that has been able to win a set against Sinner. He is no stranger to causing an upset having defeated Medvedev in the opening round of Wimbledon last year and will have the benefit of home support with the French crowd. Warmer conditions should see the courts play slightly faster than normal which will provide the server with some advantage. It will make it difficult for Bonzi to make inroads on the Zverev serve but similarly will make holding serve easier. Liking the Overs as a single tiebreaker should be enough to get us over the line.<br \/>\n<strong>Best Bet:<\/strong> Over 29.5 games ($1.87)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/sports\/tennis\/french-open-men-s-singles\/benjamin-bonzi-vs-alexander-zverev\/5bebab49-0a94-4c80-ba45-59e86e2f4435\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open sport_event\" data-tr-label=\"5bebab49-0a94-4c80-ba45-59e86e2f4435\" data-tr-event-id=\"5bebab49-0a94-4c80-ba45-59e86e2f4435\"  \n          >Bet Now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#france\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Novak Djokovic<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">6:15am* Monday | Philippe-Chatrier<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bet-on\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Sets Djokovic 3-0 ($1.82)<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#serbia\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p>A single match on clay (loss to Prizmic) is hardly what we are used to seeing from Djokovic leading into the French Open but he finds the perfect opponent here in Mpetshi-Perricard. The Frenchman has one of the biggest serves on tour but that will account for very little in the matchup. Djokovic is one of the greatest returners we have ever seen and will neutralise the serve with ease. From that point he literally just needs to put the ball in play and the Frenchman will hand him the win by forcing the issue and making unforced errors. You cannot rely on breakers against Djokovic and it is worth noting that Mpetshi-Perricard has lost the last two tiebreakers he has contested.<br \/>\n<strong>Best Bet:<\/strong> Sets Djokovic 3-0 ($1.82)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/sports\/tennis\/french-open-men-s-singles\/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard-vs-novak-djokovic\/5dd0bff9-e364-4445-8eb0-7c6a04c2338d\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open sport_event\" data-tr-label=\"5dd0bff9-e364-4445-8eb0-7c6a04c2338d\" data-tr-event-id=\"5dd0bff9-e364-4445-8eb0-7c6a04c2338d\"  \n          >Bet Now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon icon-border\"><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Karen Khachanov<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Arthur Gea<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">9:00pm Sunday | Court Suzanne Lenglen<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bet-on\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Khachanov -1.5 Sets ($1.48)<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#france\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p>Khachanov has made the quarters here twice and the 4th Round on 4 other occasions. The Russian is always a tough out at the majors and a very tough matchup for the French wildcard. Gea won his one and only Grand Slam match at the Australian Open earlier this year but has been stuck on the Challenger Tour where he has been struggling to string wins together. His best results have come on hard courts and he was a notable runner-up in the Boy\u2019s doubles at Wimbledon in 2023. Is yet to take the next step on the main tour and it is hard to see him winning more than a set here.<br \/>\n<strong>Best Bet:<\/strong> Khachanov -1.5 Sets ($1.48)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/sports\/tennis\/french-open-men-s-singles\/karen-khachanov-vs-arthur-gea\/ef3a67f7-c632-4986-a3ce-c6d8b8092f9b\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open sport_event\" data-tr-label=\"ef3a67f7-c632-4986-a3ce-c6d8b8092f9b\" data-tr-event-id=\"ef3a67f7-c632-4986-a3ce-c6d8b8092f9b\"  \n          >Bet Now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#brazil\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Joao Fonseca<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Luka Pavlovic<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">1:00am* Monday | Court Simonne-Mathieu<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bet-on\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Pavlovic To Win A Set &#8211; YES<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#france\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p>There has been an insane amount of hype surrounding Fonseca in the last 12 months. He has serious power from the back of the court but has consistently been overvalued by the market. Still raw, the Brazilian is to develop the match-management skills and consequently ends up losing matches that he shouldn\u2019t. Lost in the opening round at the Australian Open to Spizzirri (ranked 92) and has losses against Buse, Tabilo and Medjedovic on clay this season. Pavlovic has made it through the qualifiers so will be adapted to the court conditions. Taking him to win a set.<br \/>\n<strong>Best Bet:<\/strong> Pavlovic To Win A Set &#8211; YES<\/p>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/sports\/tennis\/french-open-men-s-singles\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\"  \n          >Bet Now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-entain-racing-sports-tip\">\n  <section class=\"entain-block tips-block\" id=\"R_HqSNzchDkq0\">\n  <div class=\"tip-type-racing-sport hoverable open\">\n    <div class=\"tip-header\">\n      <div class=\"tip-header-icon\">\n        <div class=\"tip-category\">\n                      <div class=\"icon icon__svg\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-icon.svg?v=20260909a#tennis\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tip-header-meta\">\n        <div class=\"tip-header-meta__inner\">\n          <div class=\"title\">All Matches<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <\/div> <!-- end tip-header-meta -->\n    <\/div> <!-- end tip-header -->\n    <div class='tip-content'>\n            <p><em>Bonzi v Zverev:<\/em> Over 29.5 games ($1.87)<br \/>\n<em>Mpetshi-Perricard v Djokovic:<\/em> Sets Djokovic 3-0 ($1.82)<br \/>\n<em>Fonseca v Pavlovic:<\/em> Pavlovic To Win A Set &#8211; YES<br \/>\n<em>Khachanov v Gea:<\/em> Khachanov -1.5 Sets ($1.48)<br \/>\n<em>Fritz v Basavareddy:<\/em> Basavareddy +4.5 ($2.10)<br \/>\n<em>Droguet v Mensik:<\/em> Mensik WIN ($1.44)<br \/>\n<em>Davidovich-Fokina v Dzumhur:<\/em> Under 34.5 games ($1.87)<br \/>\n<em>Kecmanovic v Marozsan:<\/em> Marozsan WIN ($2.30)<br \/>\n<em>Cina v Opelka:<\/em> Cina WIN<br \/>\n<em>Medjedovic v Hanfmann:<\/em> Medjedovic WIN ($1.55)<br \/>\n<em>Duckworth v Diallo:<\/em> Diallo -3.5 ($1.95)<br \/>\n<em>Machac v Bergs:<\/em> Machac WIN ($1.60)<br \/>\n<em>Etcheverry v Borges:<\/em> Etcheverry -3.5 ($1.80)<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"tip-button\">\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/sports\/tennis\/french-open-men-s-singles\" target=\"_blank\"\n            data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\"             >Bet Now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div> <!-- end tip-content -->\n  <\/div> <!-- end tip-type-racing-sports -->\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the two-time defending champion (Alcaraz) out due to a wrist injury, world number 1 Jannik Sinner has been installed as the overwhelming favourite. The Italian has a chance to join elite company by completing the career slam (win all four majors) and it is hard to see anybody denying him. Djokovic has played a single clay court match leading in, Zverev has been comprehensively beaten by Sinner multiple times in 2026 and the young brigade of Fonseca and Jodar are yet to make an impact in best of five sets tennis. Nadal won the French Open four times without&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,742],"tags":[435],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-28874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","category-tennis-tips","tag-tennis-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"23\/05\/2026","event_country":"New Zealand"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>French Open 2026 | Men&#039;s Day 1 Tips &amp; Preview - TAB NZ Punters Lounge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/2026\/05\/french-open-2026-mens-day-1-tips-preview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_NZ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"French Open 2026 | Men&#039;s Day 1 Tips &amp; Preview - TAB NZ Punters Lounge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With the two-time defending champion (Alcaraz) out due to a wrist injury, world number 1 Jannik Sinner has been installed as the overwhelming favourite. 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