French Open May 19th to June 8th 2025
The final - Aryna v Coco
The final - Aryna v Coco
The final - Aryna v Coco
Coco Gauff was DTM's pick at the start. It is difficult now having seen Aryna's matches not to feel that she is the strong favourite but if Coco can serve confidently and cope with the pressure points a lot better than in recent months she has the game to push the world #1. Her movement gives her a great shot at defence just long enough t
Coco Gauff was DTM's pick at the start. It is difficult now having seen Aryna's matches not to feel that she is the strong favourite but if Coco can serve confidently and cope with the pressure points a lot better than in recent months she has the game to push the world #1. Her movement gives her a great shot at defence just long enough to make Aryna begin to miss? But it is a big IF:)
DTM is sticking with Coco and suggests a 3 set match as a cover option. If Aryna plays aher best she wins. But maybe just maybe Coco is ready to claim her second slam title in Paris :)
DTM recommends
Match to be 3 sets
C.Gauff to beat A.Sabalenka
Semi Finals
The final - Aryna v Coco
The final - Aryna v Coco
Coco Gauff will surely beat L.Boisson and break a few home fan's hearts. She will be better prepared for the home crowd support and have too much for a French player who will be feeling a lot more pressure now we are at the semi final stage:) Aryna Sabalenka has been trending toward this title for a while. She will be too strong for the P
Coco Gauff will surely beat L.Boisson and break a few home fan's hearts. She will be better prepared for the home crowd support and have too much for a French player who will be feeling a lot more pressure now we are at the semi final stage:) Aryna Sabalenka has been trending toward this title for a while. She will be too strong for the Pole who has looked shaky against lesser players than the world #1. Sabalenka to win with super serving and returning is DTM's call:)
DTM recommends
C.Gauff to beat L.Boisson
A.Sabalenka to beat I.Swiatek
Quarter Finals Wednesday
The final - Aryna v Coco
Quarter Finals Wednesday
Mirra Andreeva will show Jessica Pegula how to do it against Boisson. A straight sets victory seems very likely. Coco Gauff has a difficult match with Keys and depending on which Madison Keys turns up could be pushed all the way? On clay Madison Keys is not the same threat in theory though and on current clay form Coco has to be the safes
Mirra Andreeva will show Jessica Pegula how to do it against Boisson. A straight sets victory seems very likely. Coco Gauff has a difficult match with Keys and depending on which Madison Keys turns up could be pushed all the way? On clay Madison Keys is not the same threat in theory though and on current clay form Coco has to be the safest
DTM recommends
C.Gauff to beat M.Keys
M.Andreeva to beat L.Boisson
Quarter Finals
Last 16 continued
Quarter Finals Wednesday
DTM achieved another pair of victories yesterday to take his winning run to 15 :) The last 8 sees some serious players fight it out for a place in the semi finals and possibly for the first time at this grand slam you will get a real insight into who is likely to take the ultimate glory on Saturday. DTM highlighted Qinwen Zheng from the o
DTM achieved another pair of victories yesterday to take his winning run to 15 :) The last 8 sees some serious players fight it out for a place in the semi finals and possibly for the first time at this grand slam you will get a real insight into who is likely to take the ultimate glory on Saturday. DTM highlighted Qinwen Zheng from the outset so at 11/5 to cause a shock against the world #1 has to be taken. If only to ensure a positive outcome if she won this match but then lost the semi final. It makes mathematical sense. It also makes sense given Sabalenka is on her weakest surface and lost last time out to Zheng in Rome. Zheng has looked secure throughout this event and played an inspired Samsonova in the previous round but when it got close she upped her game. It was an impressive end to a very difficult match. Sabalenka has also looked good but did show some signs of inconsistency against Anisimova. Zheng is a playing at a different level to Anisimova. In colder conditions with wind and rain about this seems like a close match to call. Zheng might be ready to win on the big stage and gain revenge for previous slam exits at the hands of Sabalenka:) Elsewhere Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva should continue their runs to ensure they face each other Rin the semi final. Iga Swiatek will also win:)
DTM recommends
Qinwen Zheng to beat A.Sabalenka
C.Gauff to beat M.Keys
M.Andreeva to beat L.Boisson
I.Swiatek to beat E.Svitolina
Last 16 continued
Last 16 continued
Last 16 continued
DTM is on a 13 match winning run. Most of these predictions have been straight forward but this year's French Open is proving to be an event to follow the form guide:) The big players know how to secure the wins in tight matches. Experience counts for a lot. Alexandrova has been very good this season and will be a stern test for Gauff but
DTM is on a 13 match winning run. Most of these predictions have been straight forward but this year's French Open is proving to be an event to follow the form guide:) The big players know how to secure the wins in tight matches. Experience counts for a lot. Alexandrova has been very good this season and will be a stern test for Gauff but experience will count for a lot here. Keys is trending to a good place again after a few months adjusting to being a grand slam winner. She will beat Hailey Baptiste who will be delighted to make the last 16. Keys is simply a better player and more experienced:)
DTM recommends
C.Gauff to beat E.Alexandrova
M.Keys to beat H.Baptiste
Last 16
Last 16 continued
Last 16 continued
The great matches will keep on coming for the next 7 days. Match after match looks to inevitably be star studded and involve the top players match after match until the title is decide next weekend. DTM has been bullish about Zheng's chances this time round. Samsonova is her first big test and a good step up in advance of an inevitable me
The great matches will keep on coming for the next 7 days. Match after match looks to inevitably be star studded and involve the top players match after match until the title is decide next weekend. DTM has been bullish about Zheng's chances this time round. Samsonova is her first big test and a good step up in advance of an inevitable meeting with Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter finals. Aryna herself has a greater test with Anisimova but one she will overcome. The most interesting match to watch will be Elena Rybakina against Iga Swiatek. DTM likes Rybakina's chances but not enough to recommend her. Both players are not as confident on the inside as they are trying to be on the outside :) A must watch match that could be quite a close struggle ?
DTM recommends
Q.Zheng to beat L.Samsonova
A.Sabalenka to beat A.Anisimova
Round 3
Round 1 main draw
Round 3
Although very short prices DTM secured six out of six winners yesterday which gave a total profit of £1.31 :) Sarturday’s matches look closer on paper and there may be a few surprises? DTM likes Ekaterina Alexandrova to beat V.Kudermetova. Her form this season is hard to ignore. Elsewhere M.Andreeva will beat Putintseva and Coco Gauff wil
Although very short prices DTM secured six out of six winners yesterday which gave a total profit of £1.31 :) Sarturday’s matches look closer on paper and there may be a few surprises? DTM likes Ekaterina Alexandrova to beat V.Kudermetova. Her form this season is hard to ignore. Elsewhere M.Andreeva will beat Putintseva and Coco Gauff will beat Bouzkova. Other matches are to be left alone :)
DTM recommends
E.Alexandrova to beat V.Kudermetova
M.Andreeva to beat Y.Putintseva
C.Gauff to beat M.Bouzkova
Round 3
Round 1 main draw
Round 3
The last 32 of any grand slam event is when the matches see two very good players come head to head for the first time. Seeded players will start to meet each other and the quality of the matches ramps up. Easy wins will be harder to find from now on. However DTM recommends you stick with in form players from recent weeks:) All these six
The last 32 of any grand slam event is when the matches see two very good players come head to head for the first time. Seeded players will start to meet each other and the quality of the matches ramps up. Easy wins will be harder to find from now on. However DTM recommends you stick with in form players from recent weeks:) All these six players are in form and should win on the first Friday:)
DTM recommends
L.Samsonova to beat D.Yastremska
A.Sabalenka to beat O.Danilovic
E.Rybakina to beat J.Ostapenko
I.Swiatek to beat J.Cristian
J.Paolini to beat Y.Starodubtseva
E.Svitolina to beat B.Pera
Round 1 main draw
Round 1 main draw
French Open contenders
Naomi Osaka played her best match of 2024 at Roland Garros last year. A repeat of that form would see her go close in the bottom half. She would be a very dangerous dark horse. Her first round match will tell us more as she is in winning form having won a WTA125 event recently. Paula Badosa is recovering from injury and looked a yard off
Naomi Osaka played her best match of 2024 at Roland Garros last year. A repeat of that form would see her go close in the bottom half. She would be a very dangerous dark horse. Her first round match will tell us more as she is in winning form having won a WTA125 event recently. Paula Badosa is recovering from injury and looked a yard off the pace in her comeback match against Samsonova. The 3 set outcome flattered the Spaniard who in truth was never likely to win that close match. The scoreline was close simply because Samsonova struggled to finish off the match and made a catalogue of errors. Osaka should win this match if she turns up focused to do as well as last year:) The standout outsider of two to potentially win has to be Solana Sierra who has blitzed qualifying to make the main draw. This young Argentinian loves slow clay and will fancy the job against an out of form Yulia Putintseva. It is the draw Putintseva did not want. You have to give the Argentinian a good chance at winning this match:) Elisabetta Cocciaretto should have conditions to suit to overcome Taylor Townsend who is not a lover of a slow surface.By the same token Maria Carle will love the conditions and should give the American Ann Li lots to cope with. Another clay specialist worth considering:) Leolia Jeanjean will have home support to take on another out of form player in Begu. Finally Magda Linette played well this week and after winning two good matches pushed Rybakina close, especially in the first set. Clara Tauson has lost 5 of her last 7 matches and may not welcome another tough match against a good server on a slow clay surface. DTM would rather have Linette in this one:)
DTM recommends
Naomi Osaka to beat P.Badosa NAP
S.Sierra to beat Y.Putintseva NB
M.Carle to beat A.Li
(Above 3 in a trixie as well)
Others to consider
E.Cocciaretto to beat T.Townsend
L.Jeanjean toi beat I.Begu
M.Linette to beat C.Tauson
French Open contenders
French Open Qualifying Draw
French Open contenders
DTM's latest blog highlights all the relevant stats and players who are most likely to follow Iga Swiatek and take the title in Paris. It's certainly going to be close and lots of 3 set matches which push the player's mind and body to the limit. Roland Garros is the slowest clay surface on tour. Rome is quicker. Madrid is a lot quicker bu
DTM's latest blog highlights all the relevant stats and players who are most likely to follow Iga Swiatek and take the title in Paris. It's certainly going to be close and lots of 3 set matches which push the player's mind and body to the limit. Roland Garros is the slowest clay surface on tour. Rome is quicker. Madrid is a lot quicker but Paris especially if the sun doesn't shine can be a very attritional. You need a player who is flying, who is full of confidence and in good mental and physical condition. The most likely winner will come from the world's best this season. Aryna Sabalenka will be determined to do well as will Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini. All seeded 1-4 they must go close, but DTM likes Qinwen Zheng to repeat her Olympic victory from last summer to claim her first grand slam title:)
The draw has been very top heavy with many more potential winners situated in the top half. With Anna Kalinskaya pulling out of Strasbourg, the bottom half looks like the place to be and Coco Gauff has a great chance to get to the semi finals without too much difficulty. Madison Keys could be a quarter final opponent but on slow clay this is not a given. Her likely opponent in the semi final looks like being Mirra Andreeva but DTM also likes the chances of Naomi Osaka to potentially go deep? The top half is loaded and whoever comes through will have played some very tough matches from the get go! DTM is going to stick with Qinwen Zheng but a whole host of players could cause upsets to beat higher ranked players or prove to be difficult opponents. Iga Swiatek will never have a tougher draw if she does indeed retain her title? Kostyuk, Ostapenko/Rybakina, Paolini, Sabalenka/Zheng and then Gauff in the final would be a great run to the title! Given that Aryna Sabalenka needs sunny conditions in Paris to help her cause and given she has never reached the final it is worth taking a risk and going for Qinwen Zheng each way and Coco Gauff to win.
DTM recommends
Coco Gauff to win @ 6/1
Qinwen Zheng each way @ 20/1
Outsider to consider
Naomi Osaka to win quarter 3 @ 8/1 and each way @ 40/1
Roland Garros
French Open Qualifying Draw
French Open Qualifying Draw
The French Open website is great for information about the venue and of course all the players and the various draws across singles and doubles. The second grand slam is always a wonderful occasion.
