Corentin Moutet vs Sebastian Ofner Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP French Open

Prediction published on 30/05/2024, 17:48  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 30/05/2024 at 18:00 in ATP French Open Predictions

Sebastian Ofner has the chance to reach round four at Roland Garros for the second successive year. He takes on fellow unseeded player Corentin Moutet in the third round of this outdoor clay court Grand Slam. In round four, the winner of this match will face either unseeded Pavel Kotov or second seed Jannik Sinner. The latest ranking list had Ofner at 45th and he’s 52nd in the live list due to the points he’s defending in this tournament. In the ATP Race, the Austrian is in 61st place on Thursday evening. He made a slow start on clay this year and lost all three of the matches he played in South America. Ofner has struggled in Europe too and hasn’t got past the last 32 of a tournament. This week has seen him have a real battle to get to round three. He had to come from two sets down to beat wild card Terence Atmane in round two. Thursday saw him beat the 20th seed Sebastian Baez and again the first two sets were lost.

Corentin Moutet is in round three at Roland Garros for only the second time and the first in five years. The French player is down at 79th in the latest rankings but has climbed to 68th in the live list. He didn’t play until February this year and like Ofner, he went to South America to play on clay and did better than his opponent. He reached the last four in Santiago and more recently the quarter-finals in Bucharest. This tournament has seen him beat 16th seed Nicolas Jarry and unseeded Alexander Shevchenko, both in four sets. We go for him to win this match, especially if Ofner again makes a slow start.