French Open 2021: Nadal? Djokovic? Tsitsipas? Thiem or Zverev? The favorites check - presented by mybet
Who will win the title in Roland Garros 2021? We looked at the favorites.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: May 28, 2021, 06:50 pm
The gentlemen's check
Rafael Nadal has struck a crazy 13 times in Paris so far - and of course he is also the favorite in 2021. But who could hit him?
Rafael Nadal: Good Rafa started his clay court season a bit stuttering. In the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo it was over against Andrey Rublev, but in Barcelona the Spaniard fought his way to the tournament victory - despite match point for final opponent Tsitsipas. Alexander Zverev was too strong in Madrid, but Rafa took revenge in Rome and crowned a strong week with the final victory over Novak Djokovic. The shape is right, and in Paris? Usually Nadal puts a few more boards on top! He starts his mission against Alexei Popyrin from Australia.
mybet win rate: 1.8
Novak Djokovic: The Djoker is looking for match practice, is still at the start in Belgrade this week. After a round of 16 knockout in Monte Carlo and a semi-final at the first Belgrade tournament, maybe not wrong. Even if he had already shown the correct form curve in Rome. In Roland Garros, Djokovic wants to get his second win after 2016! The first opponent is the American Tennys Sandgren.
mybet win rate: 5.0
Stefanos Tsitsipas: Or is the hour of Stefanos Tsitsipas finally striking? The Greek has the most match wins in 2021 (33 pieces!), Plus tournament wins on clay in Monte Carlo and Lyon. In Barcelona he also had Nadal on the verge of defeat, in Rome also Djokovic. But just: only marginally. Will it be enough for the big hit in Paris?
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Alexander Zverev: The Hamburger could be the secret favorite. Because in Madrid Zverev had played strongly, won the title with victories over Nadal, Thiem and Berrettini! The big question: does the second serve what the first promise? Zverev starts at least as a favorite in the tournament, in round 1 and a possible round 2 he meets a qualifier.
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mybet win rate: 12
Dominic Thiem: The US Open Champ is in a crisis, and that just before the Grand Slam tournament, which was always the focus. Thiem suffered three defeats in the last four games after his creative break. Despite two finals in Roland Garros, Thiem is more of an outsider this year. Especially since his opponent Pablo Andujar last defeated a prominent name in Geneva: Roger Federer.
mybet win rate: 13
Outsider chances must also be given to the promoters of the last few months: Andrey Rublev ( mybet win rate: 41 , first round against Jan-Lennard Struff), Jannik Sinner ( mybet win rate: 41 ) and Aslan Karatsev ( mybet win rate: 51 ).
The check of the ladies
In the women’s category, there’s no big favorite - but there are some promising candidates ...
Iga Swiatek: Above all, the defending champion. Iga Swiatek had a sensational victory in Paris last year, in Rome she last confirmed her skills on clay. The exclamation mark in the final: a 6-0, 6-0 over Karolina Pliskova!
mybet win rate: 3.75
Ashleigh Barty: What about defending champion number 2? Because Barty, world number one and winner in Paris 2019, was missing from last year's edition, but convinced more than clearly on clay in 2021: with a victory at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and a final in Madrid. In Rome, however, she had to get out injured - a precautionary measure.
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Aryna Sabalenka: The Belarusian with the fast club pulled through on clay in 2021! Final in Stuttgart, tournament victory in Madrid - if the conditions remain dry (and therefore fast), the opponents of the fourth place in the world rankings would have to dress warmly!
mybet win rate: 9.0
Naomi Osaka: The number 2 in the world has won the last two majors, but Osaka is not really at home on clay. She won three matches in 2021 on the red ashes - not good. And Roland Garros has never gone further than Round 3 for Osaka.
mybet win rate: 13
Garbine Muguruza ( mybet win rate: 15 ), Bianca Andreescu ( mybet win rate: 21 ), Petra Kvitova ( mybet win rate: 21 ) and promoted Paula Badosa ( mybet win rate: 26 ) should be given outsider opportunities.
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