The quarter finals of the French Open conclude on the Philippe Chatrier Court on Wednesday when the four remaining matches all take place on the main stage at Roland Garros to reveal the full semi-final line-up.
Once again we have a decent card on Wednesday where a fairytale story hopes to have another chapter written in it while some really big names will be looking to make it into the last four of the second Grand Slam of the year.
Madison Keys vs Coco Gauff
The first match of the day is an all-American affair as Madison Keys looks to remain undefeated in Grand Slam matches in 2025 when the Australian Open champion faces Coco Gauff in what many consider to be the best of the four games on show.
These two have met on five previous occasions with Keys leading 3-2 but the most telling of those matches could be in Madrid last year, the only time they have met on clay where Keys came out on top. Gauff has made it through to this quarter final without dropping a set so far. You wouldn’t say she has been unchallenged in the tournament but she has cruised through. To be fair, Keys has as well apart from in the third round when she ran into a determined Sofia Kenin. This promises to be a close match and a third set certainly wouldn’t surprise anyone but the cleaner hitting of Keys might be the deciding factor here. Gauff will give this her all but she looks to have more areas to expose in her game than Keys has and as such the 9/5 on Keys just looks a little too big in a much more even looking match than that price would suggest.
Mirra Andreeva vs Lois Boisson
The second quarter final on Wednesday sees the teenage superstar Mirra Andreeva looking to make it back into the last four and at the same time end the fairytale run of the rank outsider Lois Boisson, who will have a huge home crowd right behind her.
Boisson has to be respected here after wins over Elise Mertens and Jessica Pegula but in many ways that could be her undoing because Andreeva will know that the player she is facing is much better than her world ranking and won’t be allowing any complacency to creep in. This is an Andreeva who has come through the draw having yet to drop a set and to say she looks in control of both her game and her emotions would be an understatement. Boisson has done brilliantly here but this just feels like a game too far both from a game against game point of view but also because of the emotional comedown she is going to have to endure and then get herself up to go again. I don’t see Andreeva losing this but she is my outright bet so I don’t need to get involved in this one.
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Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Bublik
The day session on Wednesday concludes with what looks like a mismatch on paper as the world number one and arguably the title favourite right now, Jannik Sinner, meets the Kazakh star Alexander Bublik who is having the best fortnight of his life.
From a watching point of view as a neutral, while it was hard not to be happy for Bublik when he beat Jack Draper in the last round, the much better match would have been Sinner against the British number one. It is just so hard to see Bublik getting anywhere near Sinner in this one. Established and more consistent sorts such as Jiri Lehecka and Andrey Rublev haven’t been able to land a blow on the Italian so there is nothing to suggest that Bublik will get close but maybe the unpredictable nature of the Kazakh could be the thing to unsettle Sinner. If this is a normal tennis match it will only go one way so if Bublik can get Sinner double thinking about what comes next he might be able to do some sort of damage. It just looks the less likely scenario of the two though. There isn’t a line or price that tempts me in here so I’ll leave this one alone.
Alexander Zverev vs Novak Djokovic
There is no doubt which the more box office quarter final of the two for the men is as two men who are no stranger to going beyond this point in a Grand Slam meet when Alexander Zverev takes on the man looking for major number 25 in Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic was heading to Roland Garros a little undercooked on the clay but the title success in Geneva prior to the tournament changed all that and he has looked very comfortable coming through the draw so far. He hasn’t dropped a set, although if you are against him you would argue that he hasn’t really faced anyone of note with his toughest test on paper being Cam Norrie who isn’t the player he was a couple of years ago. Zverev has largely been untested himself and has the advantage of his round of 16 opponent Tallon Griekspoor pulling out midway through the second set. You get the feeling this could be close but there are question marks over Zverev. His form going into the tournament was mixed to say the least and Griekspoor was 3-0 up in the opening set against the German before his injury struck and if the Dutchman can break serve and get in front then you would have to think that Djokovic can. The concern would be if Zverev takes this deep whether Djokovic has enough in the tank but a man who now prioritises Grand Slams will give everything he’s got and his defence might just be too much, as it has been in all three of their complete matches over five sets. I like Djokovic here.
Tips
Back M.Keys to beat C.Gauff for a 3/10 stake at 2.80 with Unibet
Back N.Djokovic to beat A.Zverev for a 3/10 stake at 1.91 with William Hill
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