2026 French Open preview: Odds, picks, best bets, futures for Roland Garros
With Carlos Alcaraz sidelined, the 2026 French Open is Jannik Sinner’s to lose.The World No.1 has ripped off 29 straight wins and won five Masters titles during that span.
Perhaps most impressive is the fact that Sinner has lost just three sets during his current rip.It’s crazy to think that four months ago, we were wondering if Sinner had fallen too far behind Alcaraz after the former dropped two of his first seven matches of the campaign.With no Alcaraz to balance out the books, Sinner is a prohibitive -280 favorite (FanDuel Sportsbook) to complete the career Grand Slam with a triumph at the French Open.Sinner’s chances were only helped by Thursday’s draw, which placed him in a quarter devoid of any legitimate landmines.
Perhaps he gets caught by rising youngster Martin Landaluce in Round 3, but that would be a genuine stunner.His most likely foe in the quarterfinals, Ben Shelton, has lost nine straight to the Italian.The upshot of having a heavy, in-form favorite at the top of the board is that you will find some tempting prices on players that have winning upside if Sinner slips up.
And we’ll start with one of the two players who have defeated Sinner in 2026.I think it’s fair to say that Djokovic saves his bullets for the Grand Slam these days.He’s played just two events since he lost to Alcaraz in the Australian Open Final, and he was last seen losing to World No.
79 Dino Prizmic in the Round of 64 at the Rome Masters.That defeat may scare some folks off Djokovic, but it was his first match in a couple of months, and it’s become a habit for him to get upset in non-majors as he gets into shape for the slams.It doesn’t worry me, especially since the 24-time Grand Slam champion got a plum draw.He’ll likely have to deal with Joao Fonseca and one of Tommy Paul or Casper Ruud in Round 4, but things could have looked far more daunting for Djokovic, who hasn’t lost before the quarterfinals at the French Open since 2009.With a win over Sinner ...