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The first round of men’s singles at the French Open wraps up on Day 3. To conclude the round, we are treated to 20 matches on Tuesday. As always, our writers here at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on all of the matches. We split the day’s 20 matches between this and four other articles. The other articles feature Novak Djokovic vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert<\/a>, Casper Ruud vs Felipe Meligeni Alves<\/a>, David Goffin vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/a>, and Holger Rune vs Dan Evans<\/a>. Predicting today’s matches are Jim Smith, Jordan Reynolds, and Damian Kust. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

French Open Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Roman Andres Burruchaga vs Jan-Lennard Struff<\/h4>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nIt would be not atypical of Jan-Lennard Struff\u2019s career were he to follow-up his excellent recent form with a first-round defeat here. But the German has been consistently performing in recent weeks and has the power to hit Roman Andres Burruchaga off the court. If he plays anything like his best tennis, expect him to do just that.
\nPrediction: Struff in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nStruff is at his most dangerous on clay when he is firing, as shown by his title run in Munich last month. Burruchaga\u2019s consistent baseline game has the potential to be tricky. Overall, though, the time Struff has to hit his groundstrokes should take him through to the next round.
\nPrediction: Struff in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nBurruchaga deserves plenty of credit for grinding down in-form Kovalik and Shang in the qualifying, but things will get significantly more tricky here. While Struff can also be an error machine from time to time, he\u2019s been in great shape this clay swing and has the weapons\/net game to make sure the points are short.
\nPrediction: Struff in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mariano Navone vs Pablo Carreno Busta<\/h4>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nIn his first match of 2024, it will be interesting to see what sort of level Pablo Carreno Busta can deliver. The Spaniard, twice a quarterfinalist in Paris, is undoubtedly a good enough player to win this match, but will also surely have to deal with a lot of ring rust. With Mario Navone enjoying the best season of his career, expect the Argentine to be the player to advance.
\nPrediction: Navone in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nCarreno Busta will hope to get through this match without any physical issues after such a long time away from the sport. Being competitive immediately after being on the sidelines is a tough ask. Navone is also adept at extending the rallies, which makes it even tougher for the Spaniard.
\nPrediction: Navone in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nWe know nothing about Carreno Busta\u2019s fitness as the Spaniard will be coming back after almost half a year of inactivity. Nishikori won a match kinda out of nowhere this event, but does Carreno Busta have the same level of natural talent? Not really and he needs match rhythm more. He\u2019s also facing Navone who\u2019s had a meteoric rise of late.
\nPrediction: Navone in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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