Two of the big three remain alive at the French Open and are perhaps on a path to face off with each other in this half of the draw. Italian opposition stands in the way of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal with Lorenzo Musetti, and Jannik Sinner looking for some massive victories. Meanwhile, Matteo Berrettini is already through as Roger Federer gave a walk over, preserving his health for Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti, Mon 12pm GMT
Looking back at Djokovic’s loss to Marco Cecchinato three years ago, Musetti poses a quite similar threat to his older colleague. The variety might trouble the Serbian but he’s also definitely playing much better tennis than in the spring of 2018. Musetti is vulnerable to getting overpowered off the baseline, as he needs a lot of time to set up his strokes and be able to look for different ways to win the point. One thing he’s been using well in this tournament is net-play, but unless this area of his game is extremely effective on Monday, he’s unlikely to win most of the rallies.
Our Pick: Djokovic 3-1 @10/3
Jannik Sinner vs Rafael Nadal, Monday 3pm GMT
Last year, Sinner looked like a real threat to Nadal, but the Spaniard won pretty comfortably. Sinner isn’t playing nearly as well now as he was then, but he’s more experienced and tactical on court. Is that enough to beat Nadal? Almost certainly not. But will the match be closer than last year? I think so, that said we cant see Nadal dropping a set.
Our Pick: Nadal 3-0 @8/13
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