French Open Outright Betting Tips
It’s the second Grand Slam tournament of the year and that means the French Open, which is staged on clay courts at Roland Garros in Paris.
It’s 11/1 bar the top two seeds Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz and the betting tells you that the winner is likely to come from that pair.
Alcaraz held the upper hand when the pair met in the final of the recent Rome Masters, a tournament which saw Sinner’s return from an absence.
And the oddsmakers may be right to make defending champion Alcaraz the outright market leader at a shade of odds-against this year with Sinner second favourite at 2/1.
Tip 1 - Carlos Alcaraz to win the French Open men’s singles @ 11/10
It took Alcaraz time to conquer the Roland Garros clay, but, having finally achieved that last year, the Spaniard may find it easier frank his standing on the slow courts multiple times in the years to come.
Of course, Alcaraz is highly unlikely to dominate on clay the way his compatriot Rafael Nadal did. But Alcaraz is arguably an even more complete performer than the Majorcan was and so he has an excellent chance to win more majors than Nadal and even Novak Djokovic for that matter.
Sinner may have been a little rusty on his return in Rome recently but, while the Italian performed with plenty of promise in his national capital, of more concern in Paris may be his lack of court hours this year, a factor which is more likely to hinder rather than help his cause in the coming fortnight.
Alcaraz has four major singles titles to his name, but two of those came last year in Paris and at Wimbledon, where he retained the title. However, there is a feeling that the Murcian may become more used to winning Grand Slam tournaments with age and experience and that could obviously benefit Alcaraz while also making things tougher for his opponents.
Sinner is a three-time major singles winner, but two of his titles have come at the Australian Open in the last two years and the man from the Dolomites has won all of his Grand Slam titles on hard courts.
Tip 2 - Mirra Andreeva to win the French Open women’s singles @ 6/1
In the French Open women’s singles this year, Iga Swiatek, champion on the Paris clay in the last three years and four of the last five, is only second favourite at 17/5 behind 13/5 Aryna Sabalenka.
That price for the Pole could interest some punters, but Swiatek has been struggling with her game on clay in recent weeks so her supporters could only be hopeful at best.
Sabalenka’s three major singles titles have all come on hard courts and so, while she is a genuine contender, she doesn’t make a lot of appeal given her price.
Coco Gauff, third favourite in the outright betting at 5/1, has been playing well on clay and the American ace could have a big part to play.
However, the one they may all have to beat in Paris in the coming two weeks is fourth favourite Mirra Andreeva.
The sixth seed is a mercurial talent and her game is getting better and better on all courts.
She has former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez among her coaching team and the Spaniard’s clay-court knowledge is a boost for Andreeva’s chances.
Andreeva reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year and she should do at least the same this time around.
Odds correct at time of publication but subject to fluctuation