With one round in the books and Round 2 of the 2017 French Open set to get underway at Roland Garros on Wednesday, five expert ATP picks, including a pair of ‘upset specials’ will put you on the right path to grand slam success at the year’s second major.And away we go… Find out more about the latest tennis betting odds here.
In Depth Analysis On The Roland Garros Men Second Round Matches & Betting Predictions
Borna Coric -185Steve Johnson +155Analysis: The 20-year-old Borna Coric and 27-year-old Steve Johnson have never faced one another, but I’m expecting this match to be one of the very best second rounders on the docket. Coric is a modest 13-13 with one title this season while Johnson has gone 17-8, also with one title.Johnson has the bigger serve and forehand, but Borna Coric is the far better mover on court and that is where the difference in this match will be on the slow clay at the French. Simply put, back the younger and quicker Coric to get the best of Johnson in this pairing, though I’m thinking it could go five sets!Pick: Borna Coric in 5 SetsTommy Robredo +395Grigor Dimitrov -540Analysis: 35-year-old Tommy Robredo has had a fantastic career, but he’s clearly on the down side and likely won’t be on tour much longer. Even though Robredo has a 3-1 record against now, 26-year-old Grigor Dimitrov and beat the Bulgarian as recently as the 2017 Marrakech in Monaco, I’m going to urge you to back the younger and more explosive Dimitrov to get past his older counterpart if, for no other reason than the fact that he has fresher legs. Each of the last three meetings have gone the distance and the longer this match goes, the more it will favor Dimitrov.Pick: Grigor Dimitrov in 4 SetsLucas Pouille -265Thomaz Belluci +215Analysis: The 23-year-old Lucas Pouille has made some big strides the last couple of seasons and he’s gone 17-10 on the year with one title while the 29-year-old Thomaz Belluci is just 11-13 on the year with no titles. The bottom line for this pairing is that Lucas Pouille has more firepower off the ground and doesn’t wait for is opponents to make a mistake before he strikes. Thomaz Bellucci is a very good player and he won’t go out of the French Open quietly, but he will go out nonetheless. Lucas Pouille continues his run up the ranking by getting the big win in Round 2 at home.Pick: Lucas Pouille in 4 Sets