{"id":36778,"date":"2021-05-31T12:35:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=36778"},"modified":"2021-05-31T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T20:04:05","slug":"french-open-day-3-predictions-djokovic-vs-sandgren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/31\/french-open-day-3-predictions-djokovic-vs-sandgren\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 3 Predictions Including Novak Djokovic vs Tennys Sandgren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Dominic Thiem already out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">French Open<\/a>, will Novak Djokovic follow? It&#8217;s highly unlikely, but Tennys Sandgren will give it his best effort. We have predictions for all of the French Open matches on day 3, in four other articles. One features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/31\/french-open-day-3-predictions-berrettini-vs-daniel\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Matteo Berrettini vs Taro Daniel<\/a>, another headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/31\/french-open-day-3-predictions-nadal-vs-popyrin\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rafael Nadal vs Alexei Popyrin<\/a>, the third highlights <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/31\/french-open-day-3-predictions-monfils-vs-ramos-vinolas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Gael Monfils vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas<\/a>, and the fourth features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/31\/french-open-day-3-predictions-gaston-vs-gasquet\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Hugo Gaston vs Richard Gasquet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Novak Djokovic vs Tennys Sandgren<\/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\/1233168731\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 69.02357% 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\/1233168731?et=-Mxj07rGQNRJVWfG11FLqw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=JNnoUWJ022GoTQtZZSS39L80LEI0XEZkPSMEFpfYzGc=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh Ginsburg: Maybe at the Australian Open, Tennys Sandgren could keep a set close against a top player. On clay? Expect an easy blowout. <strong>Djokovic in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eric Han: A tough match-up for Sandgren, but I really do not see the American being able to trouble the world no.1 here at all. Djokovic to advance in ease. <strong>Djokovic in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian Kust: The World No. 1 looked like he didn\u2019t want to be on the court for most of his Belgrade trophy run, but he should be much more motivated once he gets to the Grand Slam stage. Sandgren took a set off Djokovic in the past but this matchup is likely even harder for him in slower conditions. <strong>Djokovic in 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Philipp Kohlschreiber vs Fernando Verdasco<\/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\/1314784300\" 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\/1314784300?et=S5twP9KwQJFNUlhwStKffw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=ZrLfKoUojh-4XLkx9G4vYIMp08ZqdHY---6-W9GFtVg=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: These two aging players used to consistently reach Slam second weeks. Now? They&#8217;re fighting to stay relevant, and Verdasco has done a better job of holding up. <strong>Verdasco in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eric: Two experienced veterans fighting it out here at the French Open. Both players are way past their prime, but Verdasco\u2019s best results of his career being on clay, should be able to give him an advantage in this match up. <strong>Verdasco in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian: Is it 2009 again? Two players who recently fell out of the top 100 for the first time in over 15 years will face each other in a throwback Tuesday matchup. The head-to-head is tied on clay with the last meeting taking place back in 2010. Verdasco actually looked decent against Mannarino and Pouille in Belgrade last week, although then he only got two games from eventual runner-up Molcan. Struggle tennis. <strong>Verdasco in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Kevin Anderson vs Kwon Soon-Woo<\/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\/1228748034\" 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\/1228748034?et=45-JPNaKSqpwpLbyDMprBw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=6Jq5j5LDqZCbLxQub2Jsb2Hz08sEJJFbyqUJWeH4IS8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: Kevin Anderson was once a Top 5 player for a reason. He&#8217;s working his way back to full health and good form, but his serve should push him through this match. <strong>Anderson in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eric: Anderson\u2019s game is less effective on clay, but has still made the fourth round at the French Open four times in his career. We will see where Anderson\u2019s game is at the moment, considering how he has not played much tennis as of late, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt. <strong>Anderson in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian: Anderson is probably an underrated clay-court player, although he\u2019s once again hampered by injuries. His only event on this surface in 2021 ended in a quarterfinal retirement. However, with Kwon usually not a threat on the dirt at all, it\u2019s likely that if the South African is healthy, he should triumph. <strong>Anderson in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Jenson Brooksby vs Aslan Karatsev<\/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\/1316040131\" 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\/1316040131?et=AiX6gnloSKBrl4dYcyTyJA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=0qCh8eqBYG-KEculVylCQR43rOYg6qN2c6YhwIjx8rI=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesh: I really like Jenson Brooksby. The former NCAA player has real potential. Karatsev is just too good right now, though. He&#8217;s playing like a near-elite player. <strong>Karatsev in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eric: Karatsev, one of the most in-form players of 2021, will be looking forward to getting his Roland Garros campaign started. The Russian should advance here without many issues. <strong>Karatsev in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Damian: The qualifying campaign was once again a great display of Brooksby\u2019s grit and never-give-up attitude, but also his sensational tennis skills. Provided he isn\u2019t too exhausted from the battles he had to endure, he could give Karatsev a test. After all, he\u2019s on a 13-match winning streak. <strong>Karatsev in 5<\/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\/1277784069\" 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\/1277784069?et=0wunLy2xSzNG_737KzMP_w&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=D7UGRCusRTWx3CrZr4C1AECtaLjqiqphiOV9qQQZIB8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Dominic Thiem already out of the French Open, will Novak Djokovic follow? It&#8217;s highly unlikely, but Tennys Sandgren will give it his best effort. We have predictions for all of the French Open matches on day 3, in four other articles. One features Matteo Berrettini vs Taro Daniel, another headlines Rafael Nadal vs Alexei [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1442,"featured_media":36782,"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":[69],"tags":[9895,15582,352,15609,2942,8212,15981,1115,15597,10443,15982,22,15556,467,15601,896,2941,2373,2369,319,15599],"class_list":["post-36778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","tag-aslan-karatsev","tag-aslan-karatsev-predictions","tag-fernando-verdasco","tag-fernando-verdasco-predictions","tag-french-open-predictions","tag-jenson-brooksby","tag-jenson-brooksby-predictions","tag-kevin-anderson","tag-kevin-anderson-predictions","tag-kwon-soon-woo","tag-kwon-soon-woo-predictions","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-novak-djokovic-predictions","tag-philipp-kohlschreiber","tag-philipp-kohlschreiber-predictions","tag-roland-garros","tag-roland-garros-predictions","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-tennys-sandgren","tag-tennys-sandgren-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36778","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=36778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}