{"id":67670,"date":"2024-05-26T14:24:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=67670"},"modified":"2024-05-26T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:47:07","slug":"french-open-day-2-predictions-medvedev-koepfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/05\/26\/french-open-day-2-predictions-medvedev-koepfer\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 2 Predictions Including Daniil Medvedev vs Dominik Koepfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first round of the 2024 French Open continues on Monday, Day 2 of the event. There are 24 men’s singles matches scheduled, and–as always–we here at LastWordOnTennis share our thoughts on all of them. We split the 24 matches between six articles. Our other five articles feature Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev<\/a>, Gael Monfils vs Thiago Seyboth Wild<\/a>, Jannik Sinner vs Christopher Eubanks<\/a>, Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Marton Fucsovics<\/a>, and Ben Shelton vs Hugo Gaston<\/a>. Predicting today’s matches are Jordan Reynolds, Damian Kust, and Yesh Ginsburg.<\/p>\n

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

Mattia Bellucci vs Frances Tiafoe<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nTiafoe\u2019s struggles since the US Open last year mean he was probably desperately hoping for a good opening round draw. Bellucci is not the worst first round opponent to get, although he is capable of solid tennis on the clay. But Tiafoe should still progress. If he loses this, then it will feel like crisis time for the American.
\nPrediction: Tiafoe in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nBellucci looked close to a breakthrough when he last made it through Slam qualifying (2023 Australian Open), but things went awry not long after. This isn\u2019t his favorite surface and it\u2019s already a solid achievement to make the main draw. Tiafoe is one of the opponents you want to draw right now though and Bellucci will not go down without a fight here.
\nPrediction: Tiafoe in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nBellucci has a world of potential but he’s nowhere near there yet. Tiafoe’s powerful game should keep him off-balance enough that the American breezes through.
\nPrediction: Tiafoe in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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Filip Misolic vs Otto Virtanen<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nVirtanen is a late entry into this match after the unexpected withdrawal of Christopher O\u2019Connell. That is probably good news for Misolic, who is a tricky opponent on clay. Virtanen has little to lose but that is unlikely to be enough to take him to victory.
\nPrediction: Misolic in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nVirtanen is such a puzzling player, going from incredible performances to completely losing his focus. The talent is undeniable, though, and his shotmaking against Thiem in qualifying R2 was just off the charts. But clay isn’t his favorite and Misolic should be the one with a better chance here. The Austrian certainly has more range in his ground game and it’s the serve that will be Virtanen’s main (only?) asset.
\nPrediction: Misolic in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nNeither of these players are amazing and neither have a matchup advantage. There’s potential on both sides of the net, but this will come down to who handles the situation best. Flip a coin.
\nPrediction: Virtanen in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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