French Open May 18th to June 7th 2026

Having followed the WTA tour very closely for over 2 years I am left bemused and baffled as what forces were at play on Wednesday in Paris. Aryna Sabalenka's collapse in my opinion was down to forces beyond her control. It was such a u turn in her form that it simply doesn't make sense. Her press conference seemed more of a smoke screen a

Having followed the WTA tour very closely for over 2 years I am left bemused and baffled as what forces were at play on Wednesday in Paris. Aryna Sabalenka's collapse in my opinion was down to forces beyond her control. It was such a u turn in her form that it simply doesn't make sense. Her press conference seemed more of a smoke screen and a distraction. Beating Shnaider should have been a formality from a double break up and a set up. At 30-0 up when serving for a 5-1 lead something changed which had nothing to do with her tennis ability or her tennis brain. I will leave it at that. The remainder of the event is going to be a case of which Russian wins? Hopefully Maja Chawlinska has something to say about that or even Marta Kostyuk but after today I somehow doubt it?

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Anyone who saw Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka will be left in no doubt that the world #1 wants this title very badly. Her level and intensity were on a different planet to her other recent clay events. Someone has to play an unbelievable match to challenge her at present. Shnaider will do well to win as many games as Osaka I believe. A 

Anyone who saw Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka will be left in no doubt that the world #1 wants this title very badly. Her level and intensity were on a different planet to her other recent clay events. Someone has to play an unbelievable match to challenge her at present. Shnaider will do well to win as many games as Osaka I believe. A  place in the final looks very likely for Sabalenka.

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A.Sabalenka to beat D.Shnaider

Mirra Andreeva lost at this stage of the French Open last year to the complete outsider Lois Boisson. She will not want to repeat her exit against an inspired Cirstea. Her engine looked to be slowing down in her last match and it would be a surprise if her age didn't catch up with her against a determined Andreeva. The younger player can 

Mirra Andreeva lost at this stage of the French Open last year to the complete outsider Lois Boisson. She will not want to repeat her exit against an inspired Cirstea. Her engine looked to be slowing down in her last match and it would be a surprise if her age didn't catch up with her against a determined Andreeva. The younger player can be expected to reach the semi final. The Ukrainian battle could go the distance ? It would be a surprise if Kostyuk lost easily to the experience of Svitolina after winning her last 16 matches in a row on clay. I suspect this match might go to 3 sets which is the safest option :) 

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M.Andreeva to beat S.Cirstea 

Aryna Sabalenka has the opportunity to win her first French Open more now than ever before. No-one else left in her half has been at the latter stages of this event before. She should use her experience to good effect when she meets the iconic Osaka tonight. Potapova against Kalinskaya is a very interesting battle between two big hitters 

Aryna Sabalenka has the opportunity to win her first French Open more now than ever before. No-one else left in her half has been at the latter stages of this event before. She should use her experience to good effect when she meets the iconic Osaka tonight. Potapova against Kalinskaya is a very interesting battle between two big hitters who like to go for it. Anna Kalinskaya is the more talented player but Potapova is possibly more confident at present. DTM believes Kalinskaya is worth following here simply because she has nothing to lose and will enjoy the cooler conditions. 

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A.Sabalenka to beat N.Osaka

A.Kalinskaya to beat A.Potapova

Saturday sees Iva Jovic take on Naomi Osaka in a battle of the ages. Can the young star dethrone the once new kid on the block who dethroned Serena Williams? DTM suspects Iva Jovic is ready to claim the honours in Paris. Madison Keys is playing well again and will fancy the job against Mboko on her least favourite surface. Chwalinska is d

Saturday sees Iva Jovic take on Naomi Osaka in a battle of the ages. Can the young star dethrone the once new kid on the block who dethroned Serena Williams? DTM suspects Iva Jovic is ready to claim the honours in Paris. Madison Keys is playing well again and will fancy the job against Mboko on her least favourite surface. Chwalinska is doing so well and has already beaten good players equivalent to Sakkari's ability. I suspect she will win again:) 

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I.Jovic to beat N.Osaka 

M.Chwalinska to beat M.Sakkari 

M.Keys to beat V.Mboko 

Ann Li secured a seeded spot at the French Open for the first time. She is playing well and should reach the third round today. The same applies to Anna Kalinksaya and Victoria Mboko. Elsewhere the closest match on paper looks to be between Yulia Putintseva and Camila Osorio. DTM expects the tough Putintseva to edge this battle. 

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Ann Li secured a seeded spot at the French Open for the first time. She is playing well and should reach the third round today. The same applies to Anna Kalinksaya and Victoria Mboko. Elsewhere the closest match on paper looks to be between Yulia Putintseva and Camila Osorio. DTM expects the tough Putintseva to edge this battle. 

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It has been quite the start for DTM this year at Roland Garros. All 6 matches predicted in Round 1 were successful. Even Diane Parry won despite losing the first set 6-0. Only the Eala v Jovic match came up short. Round 2 sees some interesting clashes. Eva Lys is a player who is capable of playing really well. In her match against Cirstea

It has been quite the start for DTM this year at Roland Garros. All 6 matches predicted in Round 1 were successful. Even Diane Parry won despite losing the first set 6-0. Only the Eala v Jovic match came up short. Round 2 sees some interesting clashes. Eva Lys is a player who is capable of playing really well. In her match against Cirstea in Australia she led by a set and a break before losing in 3 sets. This is a close match up and the odds are very generous for the German to cause an upset. Id be surprised if Cirstea plays as well this week as she did in Rome. It is always hard to back up a great week. Lys looks back to full fitness. HAs played doubles this week and easily defeated Marcinko who was in form. She is definitely worth considering at 3/1. Marta Kostyuk will be confident of further success given she remains unbeaten on clay this season. 

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E.Lys to beat S.Cirstea

M.Kostyuk to beat K.Volynets

It has been a great opening two days at Roland Garros as DTM has started well with his recommendations. Xinyu Wang and Eva Lys both won with Lys in particular looking very strong. On Tuesday Aryna Sabalenka takes to the court against Bouzas Maneiro. This will be a nice warm up into the event. With conditions hard and fast under hot sun th

It has been a great opening two days at Roland Garros as DTM has started well with his recommendations. Xinyu Wang and Eva Lys both won with Lys in particular looking very strong. On Tuesday Aryna Sabalenka takes to the court against Bouzas Maneiro. This will be a nice warm up into the event. With conditions hard and fast under hot sun the world #1 has the perfect set up for this first week. Emma Navarro should easily account for Tjen as should Naomi Osaka on a day when the top players should all make round 2:) 

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