{"id":84047,"date":"2025-05-24T17:15:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=84047"},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T03:17:28","slug":"french-open-predictions-zheng-pavlyuchenkova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/05\/24\/french-open-predictions-zheng-pavlyuchenkova\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 1 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Qinwen Zheng vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the 2025 French Open Day 1 delivers a compelling mix of seasoned contenders and emerging talents. Donna Veki\u0107 faces Anna Blinkova in a battle of experienced players. Olga Danilovi\u0107 takes on Leylah Fernandez in a clash of aggressive baseliners. The spotlight match features Olympic gold medalist Qinwen Zheng against 2021 Roland Garros finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Court Philippe Chatrier, promising a high-stakes showdown to cap off the day&#8217;s action. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">predictions for every<\/a> day 1 match.<\/p>\n<h3>Qinwen Zheng vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova<\/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\/2195101051\" 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\/2195101051?et=37J32-LQR1RSX7jaVMBWjw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=bAzg_1Xba8GDvCqX3sMazbmppRlCKe7Ux7A9SqmDdZ8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen Kirby: 13-8 on the season, Zheng upset Sabalenka in Rome and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/05\/24\/why-qinwen-zheng-can-win-the-2025-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">previously won<\/a> a Gold medal at this venue in the Paris Olympics. Zheng has two previous WTA titles on clay and will be looking to advance deeper into the second week, as a top 10 player. Pavs is 6-7 on the season, but was a finalist here in 2021 where she lost the biggest match of her career in three sets. A former top 20 player, Pavlyuchenkova is now ranked just outside of the top 50. This should be a battle, and the only h2h result favors Pavs, but form favors Zheng. <strong>Zheng in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jordan Reynolds: Pavlyuchenkova\u2019s most notable career moment was finishing as the 2021 runner-up at Roland Garros. I doubt those memories will inspire her to an unexpected win against Zheng. To me, Olympic gold medalist\u2019s chances in Paris has been written off too easily. She could challenge for the title. <strong>Zheng in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Donna Veki\u0107 vs. Anna Blinkova<\/h3>\n<p>Steen: Blinkova leads the h2h 1-0, 12-13 on the season, Blinkova has never been a late round contender at the French Open. Vekic is a top 20 player but has been pedestrian this season and is also lacking the Roland Garros or clay court pedigree. Neither player is expected to reach the final stages of the tournament. Vekic has more upside to her game in this matchup though. <strong>Vekic in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jordan: Vekic lost last year\u2019s Olympic gold medal match at Roland Garros to Zheng. Although a bitter pill to swallow, it was an incredible moment, especially since clay had been her weakest surface by far until that moment. The Croatian has been inconsistent this season, and this could be a competitive match. I still think Vekic\u2019s powerful hitting will be good enough in the end. <strong>Vekic in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Nina Stojanovi\u0107 vs. Amanda Anisimova<\/h3>\n<p>Steen: Stojanovic is a heavy underdog in this one, the qualifier has just two match wins at tour level this season but has been a solid ITF player. 16-10 on the season, Anisimova would love to return to the semifinals of the French Open. Her clay court resume isn&#8217;t quite as advanced, but she should have enough in her game to start her tournament with a routine win. <strong>Anisimova in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jordan: Anisimova memorably reached the 2019 French Open semifinal as a 17-year-old. The big-hitting American has not enjoyed a good clay court swing so far, though. She might have been vulnerable to an upset with a worse draw, but I doubt qualifier Stojanovic can handle the pace of Anisimova\u2019s groundstrokes. <strong>Anisimova in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Olga Danilovi\u0107 vs. Leylah Fernandez<\/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\/2213601473\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 60.269363% 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\/2213601473?et=bfkZVA8JSMlFlL2FGPCqkw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=e4PDCse3xk0RXYeNPESLd1Z9hX3YYr5w8wf7Iw00aJg=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: Fernandez leads the h2h, at just 10-12 on the season, it&#8217;s been a frustrating one for the Canadian. Fernandez is a former quarterfinalist at the French Open but does not take well to the clay. 15-8 on the season, Danilovic is at a career high ranking and reached the final in Rouen on clay. Both surface and form favors Danilovic to get the win. <strong>Danilovic in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jordan: This battle of the lefties is one of my favorite matches in the draw. Fernandez has not been in great form lately, and facing Danilovic on her favorite surface promises to be tough. Expect many entertaining rallies, but I give Danilovic the edge. <strong>Danilovic in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-<em>USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the 2025 French Open Day 1 delivers a compelling mix of seasoned contenders and emerging talents. Donna Veki\u0107 faces Anna Blinkova in a battle of experienced players. Olga Danilovi\u0107 takes on Leylah Fernandez in a clash of aggressive baseliners. 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