{"id":14900,"date":"2019-05-26T15:11:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T19:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=14900"},"modified":"2019-05-28T15:10:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T19:10:52","slug":"french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-including-novak-djokovic-vs-hubert-hurkacz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/26\/french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-including-novak-djokovic-vs-hubert-hurkacz\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 2 Men&#8217;s Predictions Including Novak Djokovic vs Hubert Hurkacz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic vs Hubert Hurkacz Prediction: One of the two tournament favorites, Novak Djokovic, will kick off his 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French Open<\/a> campaign on day 2 against young Polish player Hubert Hurkacz. British #1 Kyle Edmund is also in action as Steen Kirby and Yesh Ginsburg offer up their predictions. You can also review our picks for matches featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2019\/05\/26\/french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-including-rafael-nadal-vs-yannick-hanfmann\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2019\/05\/26\/french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-including-frances-tiafoe-vs-filip-krajinovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frances Tiafoe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Novak Djokovic vs Hubert Hurkacz<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1151468997\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1151468997?et=kSi5hlbXT-Vl8LnHhrwYVw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=t0l-Ym9UmO-6R0jfY_O9ny4RdYtXCUFxC4j1BUUJb1o=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh:\u00a0Hurkacz is not the first-round matchup that anyone really wants. He can cause anyone trouble with his huge game, but he&#8217;s not consistent enough to really threaten Djokovic. Don&#8217;t be surprised if he steals a set, though. <strong>Djokovic in 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steen: Hurkacz can be a tough opponent, he has a big game and will try to hit some winners against Djokovic. Djokovic&#8217;s defensive countering game on the clay should hold up well though, I expect Djokovic to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/26\/djokovic-problem-paris-isnt-nadal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">ease through<\/a> after fighting for at least a set. <strong>Djokovic in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Jeremy Chardy vs Kyle Edmund<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1147999410\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 70.70707% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1147999410?et=kuvUfK0OTxxmIv6reMQsMg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=_k1Y50JZUfZvSNeZ7WcVv9ME286ogyHthOzszGg_Mac=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh:\u00a0Kyle Edmund has not been in good form all year. The Brit gets a decent matchup against a player past his best, but Chardy in front of the French crowd will be a tough challenge. <strong>Chardy in 5\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steen: Edmund has had a poor season, likely feeling the pressure of being the British #1 and all the attention that comes with it. Chardy will have home support though he&#8217;s been mediocre lately. Given this is clay I feel Edmund will find a way to win, I don&#8217;t expect much though. <strong>Edmund in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tennys Sandgren vs Radu Albot<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1137848214\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 69.52862% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1137848214?et=FM9l7-PbQxh3fTQa9MjYEg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=2PKzKBLjiuk49Wy_YfgOQqpQXWjm-eaXuPhVCEtdgHM=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh:\u00a0Tennys Sandgren has fallen off the map since last year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/australian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Open<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2018\/01\/22\/sandgrens-dream-run-continues-in-melbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">run<\/a>. Albot, meanwhile, is in the middle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/02\/24\/dan-evans-falls-to-radu-albot-delray-beach-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">best year of his life<\/a>. <strong>Albot in 4\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steen: Sandgren is in terrible form and reddit&#8217;s favorite tennis player Radu Albot is playing well enough to suggest he&#8217;ll easily win this match, especially given the American Sandgren is poor on clay. <strong>Albot in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Juan Ignacio Londero<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1141084295\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1141084295?et=ZMyaHvdtR1tWChN0SrMX_w&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=8jjoutyrwiPycPZkYp7beOZt7MKbDQOv9Em6p1Fo54Y=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: Londero is quietly becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/02\/12\/the-implausible-ascent-of-juan-ignacio-londero\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">decent threat<\/a> on clay. Basilashvili has the better results so far, but he can be very inconsistent under pressure. Don&#8217;t be shocked to see an upset here. <strong>Londero in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steen: Londero is a South American clay courter and he has a puncher&#8217;s chance here. With that said, Basilashvili has been improving himself on clay and he&#8217;s now a solid tour level player. Don&#8217;t write him off even though clay isn&#8217;t his best surface. <strong>Basilashvili in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1136036148\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 71.21212% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1136036148?et=mGEPTQWLR_h6nWAfqzDXXA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=PT2EogBk769BSMKZpnVePi2LsIjVkHr_TjTjWyn2q6U=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"423\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic vs Hubert Hurkacz Prediction: One of the two tournament favorites, Novak Djokovic, will kick off his 2019 French Open campaign on day 2 against young Polish player Hubert Hurkacz. British #1 Kyle Edmund is also in action as Steen Kirby and Yesh Ginsburg offer up their predictions. 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