Fourth-round action concludes at Roland Garros on Monday, June 2, and I have two men's French Open predictions for Jack Draper vs Alexander Bublik and Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoor.
Find my French Open picks and the latest odds below.
French Open Predictions, Picks — Monday, June 2
Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoor Odds
Alexander Zverev Odds | -800 |
Tallon Griekspoor Odds | +500 |
Over/Under | 34.5 (-120o / -120u) |
Time | How to Watch | Monday, 6:10 a.m. ET | TNT, truTV, Max |
Odds via BetMGM |
It wasn't the best clay season for world No. 3 Zverev. He won a title in his home country in Munich and reached the quarters in the Rome Masters, but was ousted in his first match in Monte Carlo and lost in the early rounds in Hamburg after reportedly spending the night vomiting.
So far at the French Open, he's yet to face any serious opposition and must be counting his blessings that Francisco Cerúndolo dropped out in the early rounds — the Argentine beat him twice on clay this year.
Another hailing the Argentine star's struggles is surely Griekspoor. The Dutchman reached his best performance on a Grand Slam after beating Canadian Gabriel Diallo, who took out the Argentine in the first round, and is another yet to face serious opposition.
Griekspoor's best result on clay came in April in Morocco, where he won the title after beating Italian Luciano Darderi in the final, but the Dutchman has struggled to make waves since. His best result since then was precisely at Munich, where he fought hard against Zverev, losing in three sets.
Zverev has only dropped a set thus far and made quick work of Hamburg winner Flavio Cobolli, so I don't expect the Dutchman to provide such a fight this time around.
With the under at 35.5, any straight sets win is a great deal.
Pick: Under 34.5 Games (-120 via BetMGM)
Alexander Bublik vs Jack Draper Odds
Alexander Bublik Odds | +625 |
Jack Draper Odds | -1100 |
Over/Under | 34.5 (-115o / -125u) |
Time | How to Watch | Monday, 9 a.m. ET | TNT, truTV, Max |
Odds via BetMGM |
Alexander Bublik provided one of the surprises of the tournament when he ousted world No. 9 Alex de Minaur, coming two sets from behind to eliminate the Monte-Carlo Masters semifinalist.
It was a surprising result for a Bublik, who hadn't enjoyed the best clay season entering Roland Garros. He failed to qualify for Monte-Carlo and his best result was a round-of-16 appearance in the Madrid Masters.
Across the net, Brit Jack Draper has been one of the in-form players of the season. A first-time Masters 1000 winner at Indian Wells, he transitioned seamlessly to clay, reaching the final in the Madrid Open and the quarters in Rome.
Draper's continued that strong form at Roland Garros, where, despite some hesitation against Italian Mattia Bellucci and home favorite Gael Monfils — both of whom took him to four sets — he recovered. A straight sets trashing of Brazilian sensation João Fonsaca sees him arrive in the fourth round in strength.
While I expect Bublik's unpredictable playing style and trick shots to give Draper a harder time than Fonseca's all-fire-power game, I think the Brit is too much of a favorite in this one.
Draper's serve has been on fire lately, ranking 17th for aces and 9th for first-serve percentage in the tournament.
The under looks too good a proposition.
Pick: Under 34.5 Games (-125 via BetMGM)