{"id":36725,"date":"2021-05-30T13:59:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T17:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=36725"},"modified":"2021-05-30T13:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T17:59:29","slug":"french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-federer-istomin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/30\/french-open-day-2-mens-predictions-federer-istomin\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 2 Men\u2019s Predictions Including Roger Federer vs Denis Istomin"},"content":{"rendered":"

There should be plenty of entertaining tennis on day two at the French Open, with 24 first-round matches on the slate. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Casper Ruud vs Benoit Paire<\/a>, Jannik Sinner vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert<\/a>, Alexander Bublik vs Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, Sam Querrey vs John Isner<\/a> and Lorenzo Musetti vs David Goffin<\/a>. Making their picks for this group of matches are Jim Smith, Yesh Ginsburg and Damian Kust.<\/p>\n

French Open Day 2 Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Roger Federer vs Denis Istomin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jim: Roger Federer may be the favourite heading into this match, but it may not be entirely straightforward for the great Swiss. He\u2019s unquestionably short of match fitness, whilst Denis Istomin should be match sharp after coming through the qualifying. The Uzbek also has plenty of power and has picked up some good wins over the course of his long career. But Federer\u2019s variety should give him just enough option to keep Istomin from dictating.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Federer in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh: Federer is low on match practice and needs to find some rhythm. Luckily for him, the qualifier Istomin shouldn’t be much of a threat in the first round. I don’t know how far Federer will go here, but it’s at least to the second round.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Federer in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian: This is a fantastic draw for Federer as Istomin is probably the weakest of all the qualifiers. The 2009 champion\u2019s standard of play should be improving with each match and each week of training, so it\u2019s hard to imagine him actually losing here. Istomin has a big game though and if Federer\u2019s timing on return is still all over the place, losing sets is entirely possible.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Federer in 3
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