The French Open, held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris at the end of May, is the only grand slam tennis tournament on clay courts. It is also often the second major ATP & WTA season.
When is the 2024 French Open Tournament?
The 2024 French Open will begin on May 26 and end with the Men’s Singles Final on June 9.
Where is the 2024 French Open Tournament?
Stade Roland-Garros, located in Paris, is the French Open Tennis Tournament site.
Who will win the French Open Men’s Singles Title?
‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal, who has won a record fourteen French Open championships, is reportedly retiring from the ATP circuit this season. The defending champion, Novak Djokovic, aims for his fourth French Open championship. Our expert tennis tipsters provide insight, pre-match picks for the men’s singles champion at the French Open, and daily tennis predictions during the event.
Here are the most recent favorites for the 2024 French Open Men’s Singles, according to bookmakers:
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Novak Djokovic
- Rafael Nadal
- Jannik Sinner
- Holger Rune
- Daniil Medvedev
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Casper Ruud
- Alexander Zverev
- Lorenzo Musetti
2024 French Open Men’s Singles Trips
Since Rafael Nadal was injured in 2023 and is expected to retire from the ATP Tour in 2024, his near-dominance of the French Open may end. Except for 2009 (4th round loss to Robin Soderling), 2015 (quarterfinal loss to Novak Djokovic), 2016 (withdrew after the second round due to injury), 2021 (semifinal loss to Djokovic), and 2023 (absent), Rafa has won the French Open fourteen times since 2005.
Over the last decade, no player ranked outside of the top nine in the world has advanced to the finals of the French Open.
Each of the seven finals included a player rated in the world’s top five. Therefore, identifying an each-way long shot outside the world’s top 10 would have been primarily pointless in making it to the final.
With three consecutive French Open victories since 2020, Poland’s Iga Swiatek is quickly rising to the top of the Roland-Garros rankings. Here, we provide their thoughts and predictions for the French Open Ladies Singles champion before the event begins and daily tennis predictions for the entire week.
Here are the most recent favorites for the 2024 French Open women’s Singles, according to bookmakers:
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Mirra Andreeva
- Simona Halep
- Naomi Osaka
- Karolina Muchova
- Ons Jabeur
- Qinwen Zheng
2024 French Open Women’s Singles
In 2023, Iga Swiatek became the first player since Justine Henin in 2007 to retain the French Open Women’s Singles championship. She won her third French Open title that year.
It is worth noting that in the past ten finals, the higher-ranked player has only triumphed five times. For example, in 2017, Jelena Ostapenko won while ranked just inside the top 50. In 2019, Marketa Vondrousova reached the final while ranked just inside the top 40. And in 2020, world number 54 Iga Swiatek shocked tennis fans by defeating Sofia Kenin, the champion of the Australian Open, in straight sets. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, ranked 32nd, lost to 33rd-ranked Barbora Krejcikova in the 2021 final.
Ostapenko had never gone beyond the first round at the French Open, and none of the two champions since 2017 had ever gone beyond the second round.
It has been quite challenging to predict who will make it to the finals since only three of the previous 10 finals have had two players ranked in the world’s top ten.
French Open favorite – Men Carlos Alcaraz
Alcaraz is hardly a lock for the job with no Roland Garros titles and no appearance in the finals. It is not advisable to pick such cheap odds on Nadal now, especially given his recovery.
Even though he has been somewhat unimpressive since his Wimbledon victory, Alcaraz failed to wow in Melbourne. It could be worth it, but the favored odds in a packed field don’t entice Alcaraz.
French Open favorite – Women Iga Swiatek
When it comes to clay courts, Swiatek is unrivaled, and he has won Roland Garros many times. It would be best if you took a chance on her right now. When the event arrives, her probabilities should be in the negative region.
French Open contender – Men Novak Djokovic
Despite Joker’s semifinal loss in Melbourne, it’s hard to say no to a big ticket. Having won two of the previous three Roland Garros competitions, he also won this venue a year ago. He has hree wins and four final appearances in the tournament for his career.
French Open contender – Women Aryna Sabalenka
After Sabalenka won her second consecutive Australian Open, the oddsmakers cut her odds to almost half. At Roland Garros, Sabalenka struggles because of the clay court surface, which hinders her ability to produce devastating force by planting and following through strokes. You may skip the shorter odds of Sabalenka at Roland Garros since movement has also become a concern.
French Open fade – Men Daniil Medvedev
Even if Meddy succeeded on clay a year ago, you should stay away from him on this surface. Nonetheless, Medvedev isn’t the best choice for a big tournament compared to the other top clay court players. Instead, look at his odds for Wimbledon; he came close to winning the Australian Open and seems to be a solid bet to win one of the other majors this season, even if it probably won’t be on clay.
French Open fade – Women Ons Jabeur
Even after her 2023 Wimbledon loss against Marketa Vondrosouva, Jabeur has struggled psychologically. It seems like she hasn’t been herself on court, and she got a bad break early in the Australian Open.
She has acknowledged that her mind has been elsewhere with everything happening in the world, and her matches reflect it. After this mental barrier, Jabeur should be considered an official fade for any event in the future, not just majors. It sucks to say it, but she has to get over it.