{"id":28752,"date":"2020-09-27T19:25:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T23:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=28752"},"modified":"2020-09-27T19:27:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T23:27:23","slug":"french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-including-karen-khachanov-vs-kamil-majchrzak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/09\/27\/french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-including-karen-khachanov-vs-kamil-majchrzak\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 2 Men&#8217;s Predictions Including Karen Khachanov vs Kamil Majchrzak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Polish talent Kamil Majchrzak will look to spring an upset on Karen Khachanov on day 2 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">French Open<\/a>. Yesh Ginsburg and Damian Kust make their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">predictions<\/a> for this and the rest of the Roland Garros matches scheduled for Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yoshihito Nishioka vs Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/strong><\/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\/1228528786\" 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\/1228528786?et=zpt-vQ-ORQl_jH7N_geLkQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=WX75eRtstXy_cxAtBf8nAin-d2Ld_b4zLlcdhTsKdQg=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: Nishioka is a solid and consistent player who will force you to beat him. I&#8217;m not sure what Auger-Aliassime&#8217;s level is at right now, but he can usually raise it a bit at Majors. <strong>Auger-Aliassime in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian: We know the conditions are much slower this year and that won\u2019t be to Felix Auger-Aliassime\u2019s liking. Nishioka will keep the ball in play and always make him play the extra shot. This will be a battle. <strong>Nishioka in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karen Khachanov vs Kamil Majchrzak <\/strong><\/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\/1191501902\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 59.59596% 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\/1191501902?et=unfrZFDETqpEBiHDXPu5cw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=JJsZ6ypfJ2ur-kQEhhk67Y-4z_01K_otnaxDnoFzmM4=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"354\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: Khachanov has been iffy at times since the return to clay, but he shouldn&#8217;t have any real trouble in this match. <strong>Khachanov in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian: This might go completely wrong but it\u2019s a slight upset alert for me. If Majchrzak brings his form from Prostejov Challenger to Paris, then the erratic Russian could be in real trouble. <strong>Majchrzak in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salvatore Caruso vs Guido Pella<\/strong><\/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\/1228542812\" 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\/1228542812?et=0MVi6yQrTK1AE_tWTPJG4g&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=PdJoQqfZTf2oItB96UX-uEMCnV6q_P5dREWl0uwhqvY=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: This should be a really good match. Sal Caruso was electric at the French Open last year, though he hasn&#8217;t yet backed that up with consistency. Pella, meanwhile, is just a solid player who is tough to beat. This should be very close. <strong>Pella in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian: A match between two opponents who really enjoy competing in slower conditions. Caruso should be in good match rhythm though, having played a lot more than Pella recently. <strong>Caruso in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hubert Hurkacz vs Tennys Sandgren <\/strong><\/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\/1228562808\" 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\/1228562808?et=f9_ke5i5Q-J00VpPuUvflg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=4xBlDJ0_rJnOIGGRaFE7TbPWwOuV6Jbf4If3HOoqdkc=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: Hurkacz hasn&#8217;t been the most consistent in recent weeks, so he&#8217;s definitely susceptible to an upset here if he doesn&#8217;t play well. I&#8217;m not confident in going with him, but he is the safer pick. <strong>Hurkacz in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian: This could be exciting but as much as Hurkacz hasn\u2019t played his best tennis in a while, he showed enough positive signs in Rome to make me think he\u2019ll pull through. He also beat Sandgren at Roland Garros before. <strong>Hurkacz 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\/1275793418\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 60.43771% 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\/1275793418?et=kLetQ-cYTW1dztRNy-fh_A&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=OZBT6yu-akmoJVFxw1nEdebIcuoyFiUg8Toqy7Sf0w8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"359\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polish talent Kamil Majchrzak will look to spring an upset on Karen Khachanov on day 2 of the French Open. Yesh Ginsburg and Damian Kust make their predictions for this and the rest of the Roland Garros matches scheduled for Monday. Yoshihito Nishioka vs Felix Auger-Aliassime Embed from Getty Images Yesh: Nishioka is a solid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1442,"featured_media":28753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11519,69],"tags":[10009,12522,1219,204,2942,499,2916,12611,4367,844,12609,5431,3243,896,2941,2403,12610,2373,2369,319,835,12612],"class_list":["post-28752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-french-open","category-tennis","category-predictions","tag-2020-french-open","tag-2020-roland-garros","tag-felix-auger-aliassime","tag-french-open","tag-french-open-predictions","tag-guido-pella","tag-hubert-hurkacz","tag-hubert-hurkacz-vs-tennys-sandgren-prediction","tag-kamil-majchrzak","tag-karen-khachanov","tag-karen-khachanov-vs-kamil-majchrzak-prediction","tag-poland-tennis","tag-polish-tennis","tag-roland-garros","tag-roland-garros-predictions","tag-salvatore-caruso","tag-salvatore-caruso-vs-guido-pella-prediction","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-tennys-sandgren","tag-yoshihito-nishioka","tag-yoshihito-nishioka-vs-felix-auger-aliassime-prediction"],"modified_by":"Steen Kirby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}