{"id":57030,"date":"2023-05-30T14:05:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57030"},"modified":"2023-05-30T12:54:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:54:51","slug":"french-open-day-4-mens-predictions-alcaraz-daniel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/30\/french-open-day-4-mens-predictions-alcaraz-daniel\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 4 Men’s Predictions Including Carlos Alcaraz vs Taro Daniel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second round starts on Day 4 of the 2023 French Open<\/a>. We get to see 16 matches on Wednesday as players try to advance to the Round of 32. Who do you think will move on? As always, our writers share their thoughts on who will win. We split the day’s 16 matches between three articles. In addition to this article, our others feature Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Roberto Carballes Baena<\/a>, Andrey Rublev vs Corentin Moutet<\/a>, and Novak Djokovic vs Marton Fucsovics<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Andreas Pelekis, Damian Kust, and Jack Edward.<\/p>\n

French Open Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Diego Schwartzman vs Nuno Borges<\/h4>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nSchwartzman impressed in his opening round match, pulling through a tight fifth set and coming from two sets to love down. Borges also won in a fifth set tiebreaker, so both players will ultimately be fatigued. Giving the edge to Schwartzman, who\u2019s playing solid tennis for the first time in a while.
\nPrediction: Schwartzman in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nBoth players survived five-setters with Borges almost choking massively against John Isner and Schwartzman coming back from two sets to love down against a struggling Bernabe Zapata Miralles. It\u2019s actually really hard to predict who might get the win here, but I think the Portuguese can play better on Wednesday, while it will be a longer way back for Schwartzman.
\nPrediction: Borges in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nDiego Schwartzman\u2019s comeback against Bernabe Zapata Miralles could be considered an upset. The Argentinian has had a horrendous season\u2014a first round loss at Roland Garros would only have been the tip of the iceberg. Schwartzman dug incredibly deep though and looked a man renewed by the end of the match. I now consider him the slight favourite against a formidable opponent in Nuno Borges.
\nPrediction: Schwartzman in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

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Roberto Bautista Agut vs Juan Pablo Varillas<\/h4>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nSimilar to Schwartzman, Bautista Agut gave fans flashbacks of his best tennis from years past, cruising past Wu Yibing. Varillas won from two sets down, and knows how to play great tennis on the dirt. Varillas nearly took out Auger-Aliassime at last year\u2019s Roland Garros, so there will definitely be a ton of motivation from Varillas in this one. Bautista Agut should be just too solid in the end, but expect a good one.
\nPrediction: Bautista Agut in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nVarillas survived his opening round against Juncheng Shang from two sets to love down after the Chinese didn\u2019t manage to keep it up physically (he had mono recently). His form isn\u2019t great and while Bautista Agut isn\u2019t exactly flying either, his floor is a lot closer to his ceiling and he should manage it a bit better.
\nPrediction: Bautista Agut in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nJuan Pablo Varillas will be ready to turn the rally pace up a notch with his forehand to try and hit through Roberto Bautista Agut. The Spaniard was extremely impressive in his first round dismissal of Yibing Wu, however. Even on a surface that doesn\u2019t max out his potential, he looks ready to absorb anything and everything that\u2019s thrown at him.
\nPrediction: Bautista Agut in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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