Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoor Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP French Open

Prediction published on 31/05/2024, 04:18  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 31/05/2024 at 04:45 in ATP French Open Predictions

Alexander Zverev has reached the last four at Roland Garros for the past three years. The fourth seed is up against 26th seeded Tallon Griekspoor in the third round of this year's French Open. The winner of this match will be taking on either 13th seed Holger Rune or lucky loser Jozef Kovalik in the last 16. Zverev is fifth in the live rankings but in 2024, only Jannik Sinner has earned more ranking points than him. He's won one clay court title this year with success coming in the Italian Open. His 2024 Roland Garros campaign began with a straight sets win over former champion Rafael Nadal. He followed that up with another straight sets win, this time over unseeded David Goffin. The first set was decided by a tie-break but Zverev only lost four games in the next two.

Tallon Griekspoor has lost three of his four matches against Alexander Zverev. He's lost the last two but this is their first match on clay. Each of his three losses to the German have been in straight sets, one at Wimbledon over five sets. The Dutchman is 25th in the latest rankings and up a couple of places in the live list. He's 32nd in the ATP Race after Thursday's matches. This is the first time he's reached the third round at Roland Garros. He's never made it past this stage in any Grand Slam event. He recently reached the last eight of the Geneva Open but Holger Rune is the only top 20 ranked player he's beaten on clay this year. To reach round three he's had wins over Michael McDonald and Luciano Darderi (both unseeded) with one set lost against McDonald. We tip Zverev to win this in straight sets.