2025 French Open predictions, odds: Roland Garros best bets, picks
The bookmakers believe the 2025 Men’s French Open at Roland Garros is straightforward.Two players can win this tournament: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz is an even-money favorite to win La Coupe des Mousquetaires for the second year in a row, while Sinner is just behind him at +210 odds.The two superstars are on opposite sides of the draw, meaning they’d face one another in the final on Sunday, June 8, if they don’t lose beforehand. Novak Djokovic, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, is the third favorite at 11/1 odds, just ahead of Alexander Zverev (15/1), Lorenzo Mussetti (20/1) and Casper Ruud (22/1).Zverev finished second at Roland Garros in 2024, while Ruud lost in the finals in 2022 and 2023.Men’s tennis is notoriously chalky at Grand Slams, but Roland Garros takes things to another level.The last true surprise winner here was Stan Wawrinka in 2014, but he was considered to be the best player outside of Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, and Roger Federer at the time, so it wasn’t a true shocker even though he was 25/1 before Round 1.For a real stunner, you’d have to go back 21 years to Gaston Gaudio’s dramatic win as a 50/1 outsider in 2004.It may seem like a futile endeavor to pick a couple of sleepers in this field, but betting should be fun, right?It’s been a trying season for Daniil Medvedev, but he has shown some signs that he is beginning to round into form.
He didn’t make any deep runs during the European clay-court season, but he went a game 7-3 in the last three tournaments, all of which were Masters events.At the peak of his powers, Medvedev is one of the toughest opponents in the world, especially in best-of-5 tennis.His defensive game is off the charts, and his tennis IQ makes him nearly impossible to gameplan against.The Russian has never made it beyond the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, but he’ll be buoyant after getting a soft draw that sees him land in Alexander Zverev’s quarter.If he is back to being fully fit, Med...