Sebastian Korda vs Carlos Alcaraz Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP French Open

Prediction published on 30/05/2024, 13:29  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 30/05/2024 at 14:32 in ATP French Open Predictions

Carlos Alcaraz is the third seed for this outdoor clay court Grand Slam at Roland Garros. The Spaniard faces the 27th seeded Sebastian Korda in the third round which is the last 32. Possible seeded opponents in the next round are Ben Shelton or Felix Auger-Aliassime. Alcaraz is the world number three but only seventh in the ATP Live Race. He's only won one tournament this year, the Indian Wells hard court event. He's had a stop-start year due to injury and this is only his fourth clay court tournament in 2024. His best performance has been reaching the last four in Buenos Aires and getting to the last eight in Madrid. Alcaraz got to the last four here last year and has reached round three this year for the loss of one set. He only lost four games in his first round match against J J Wolf. It was a bit tougher in round two as he defeated qualifier Jesper de Jong in four sets, losing the second. He leads Korda 3-1 in previous meetings but it's 1-1 on clay. They've met once before in this tournament with Alcaraz winning in straight sets two years ago.

Sebastian Korda will equal his Roland Garros best if winning this match. His first ever visit here saw him get to the fourth round in 2020. This is his third time in round three of the French Open and he's only lost one set so far this week. Round one saw him beat wild card Harold Mayot but he lost the third set when beating Kwon Soon-woo in round two. Korda is 28th in the latest rankings and up two places in the live rankings. In the lead up to Roland Garros, Korda only won three of his seven matches on clay. This is the first time he's won two matches in a row on clay in 2024. We don't expect him to make it three and back Alcaraz to win in straight sets.