Daily match picks

Fourth round

Jabeur (1.82) v Collins (2.20)

Due to start at Midday

This will be their first meeting.

Overall results in the last 12 months and in 2020 favour Jabeur. Clay results are a little better for Collins. She has won 32 of her last 50. Jabeur has won 27 of 50.

Collins beat Garbine Muguruza in the last round. She played a superb opening set that she took 7-5. Her level dropped in the second set and Muguruza levelled the match before taking a double break 3-0 lead in the deciding set. Collins started going for her shots as she had in the first set and took 6 of the next 7 games. Collins has struggled to find form before the French Open but seemed really focused last week.

Jabeur beat Aryna Sabalenka in 3 sets in the last round. She made a slow start to the tournament and needed 3 sets to beat Zarina Diyas in 3 sets.

Stats for the tournament favour Collins for everything except service holds. Collins has a very aggressive style of play and when it’s working she can be a tough opponent. We have a little value on her today. Lay Jabeur around 1.50 and remove liability at 2.00.

We have a great chance of seeing 3 sets. I give Danielle Collins a slight edge to win.

 

First round

Kuznetsova (1.66) v Pavlyuchenkova (2.42)

Due to start at 11:30 am

Kuznetsova leads their previous matches 6-3. Their last meeting was on a hard court in Indian Wells in 2017. She won in 2 sets. Their only clay match was at the French Open in 2016. Kuznetsova won in 2 sets.

Their overall results in the last 12 months favour Pavlyuchenkova but their 2020 results are more even. Their clay results are also quite even.

Pavlyuchenkova had started the season well and reached the quarter finals of the Australian open. She had an injury last week in Strasbourg. She finished her match against Jil Teichmann but wasn’t moving well by the end. She doesn’t have a good record at the French Open in recent seasons. She has reached the third round 4 times and made the quarter finals in 2011. Last year she lost in the first round to Mandy Minella.

Kuznetsova played well to reach the third round in Rome 2 weeks ago. She beat Bernarda Pera and Anett Kontaveit in 3 sets as underdog before losing to Svitolina in 2 tight sets. She has a good French open record. She reached the fourth round in 2017 but lost in the first round in the last 2 seasons. Her 2018 loss was to Garbine Muguruza. She has been in the quarter final several times, the semi finals in 2008 and won the title in 2009.

Back Kuznetsova around 2.10.