{"id":57054,"date":"2023-05-31T14:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T18:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57054"},"modified":"2023-05-31T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T18:56:48","slug":"french-open-day-5-mens-predictions-paul-jarry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/31\/french-open-day-5-mens-predictions-paul-jarry\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions Including Tommy Paul vs Nicolas Jarry"},"content":{"rendered":"

We wrap up the second round of both men’s and women’s singles on Day 5 of the French Open<\/a>. On Thursday, we’ll find see who finishes out the Round of 32 lineup. As always, we here at LWOT share our thoughts on all of the matches for you. We split the day’s 16 matches between this article and three others–featuring Casper Ruud vs Giulio Zeppieri<\/a>, Holger Rune vs Gael Monfils<\/a>, and Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Rinderknech<\/a>. Predicting Thursday’s matches are Shane Black, Damian Kust, and Jack Edward. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

French Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Alexander Zverev vs Alex Molcan<\/h4>\n

Shane:<\/em>
\nAlexander Zverev is back in Paris one year after his brutal ankle injury. He has turned the corner during the clay season and has a chance to make some noise over the next two weeks. Alex Molcan will be a tricky test, especially in lengthy baseline rallies. I expect Zverev to serve better than he did in Round 1 and escape with a four-set victory.
\nPrediction: Zverev in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nZverev is painfully far off his best, but this is a matchup he probably can survive. Molcan has been out of form for a while now himself. The German will need to play better than in his opening round against Lloyd Harris, but also not that much better. Might be a drag though with Molcan knowing how to make the opponents uncomfortable.
\nPrediction: Zverev in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nThis clay season, Alexander Zverev has lost twice to Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, once to Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, once to Nicolas Jarry at altitud,e and once to an outlier in Christopher O\u2019Connell. It\u2019s not quite the form that took him to the semifinals but it\u2019s formidable enough against the majority of the tour. Alex Molcan should be respected on this surface but Zverev is playing well enough to get through.
\nPrediction: Zverev in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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Borna Coric vs Pedro Cachin<\/h4>\n

Shane:<\/em>
\nBorna Coric is 8-2 in his last ten clay-court matches. He has been playing with consistency and confidence, which has him ranked in the Top 20. Pedro Cachin is coming off a grueling five-set victory and will not have the legs to hang against Coric.
\nPrediction: Coric in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nCoric wasn\u2019t convincing in his opening round against Federico Coria, while Cachin led Dominic Thiem two sets to love and had to win it in the fifth. The Croat had some big runs this clay season, but he\u2019s actually not that dangerous on slower clay. This could be a spot for Cachin to take advantage.
\nPrediction: Cachin in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nBorna Coric may have made the quarters in Rome but there\u2019s a pretty strong argument to be made his portion of the draw opened up. It looks as though the same thing is happening in Paris\u2014Coric could well take advantage against a decent (but not top-tier) clay-courter in Pedro Cachin. How far can the Croat go?
\nPrediction: Coric in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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