The first round of the 2023 French Open, the second Grand Slam in the tennis schedule, is nearing a conclusion, and many second-round matches are already set. There are several intriguing matchups, including Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Roberto Carballes Baena.
Tsitsipas, who has French Open 2nd round odds to win the tournament of +1400, needed four sets to beat Jiri Vesely in the first round, while Carballes Baena disposed of American Emilio Nava in straight sets.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Roberto Carballes Baena Information
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Roberto Carballes Baena | Round of 64
Location of the game: Roland Garros
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 31.
How to Watch: Tennis Channel | Fubo
Recent Scores
As mentioned, Tsitsipas faced a little bit of adversity in his first-round matchup against Vesely. One of the tennis predictions to win at Roland Garros, especially with Rafael Nadal absent from the tournament, Tsitsipas beat the world No. 452 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7) in three hours and 13 minutes.
He had 52 winners and 12 aces en route to moving on to the French Open 2nd round odds. Tsitipas had to save four set points in the fourth set tiebreak and was down 3-6 before winning six of the next seven points to win the match.
Masterful Performance
Carballes Baena, the world No. 58, beat Nava, a French Open predictions qualifier, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-2 in just two hours and 30 minutes. He played a clean game with just 19 unforced errors but only had 16 winners.
Carballes Baena has never advanced past the second round at Roland Garros, but he is a strong clay court player and won the 2023 Marrakech Open, his second victory on the ATP Tour.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Roberto Carballes Baena Analysis
Tsitsipas, 24, is continuing to prove himself as one of the best players in the world this season. Although he hasn’t won a title, he’s 27-8 and has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of his last four tournaments.
He reached the finals at the Barcelona Open before losing to world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. He’s coming off a semi-final loss to Daniil Medvedev at the Italian Open.
Tsitsipas is 14-4 on clay this season and, like most Europeans, is at his best on the surface.
He has a 75 percent career success rate on clay compared to just 68 percent across all surfaces. He advanced past the French Open 2nd round odds and reached the final in 2021.
Carballes Baena’s Clay-Centric Campaign
Carballes Baena, meanwhile, has almost exclusively played on clay this season. Before his first-round victory, he lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the Round of 16 at the Geneva Open. He’s 5-3 in his last eight matches.
Tsitsipas beat Carballes Baena in three sets in their only matchup in the quarter-finals at Estoril in 2018.
Odds Breakdown
Stefano Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas is a -1000 ML favorite to win the match with a -7.5 (+100) games handicap. He has -110 odds to win in straight sets with +220 and +500 odds to win in four and five sets, respectively. The total games line is set at 33.5, with both the over and under paying out -120.
Roberto Carballes Baena
Carballes Baena is a +600 ML underdog with a games handicap of +7.5 (-138). He has +2500 odds to win in straight sets with +1600 and +1200 odds to win in four and five sets, respectively.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Roberto Carballes Baena Betting Pick and Prediction
It won’t be easy for Tsitsipas, but he’s a better overall and clay court player than Carballes Baena. The Spaniard should take one set from Tsitsipas but don’t expect an upset.
- Pick 1: Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-1 (+220)
- Pick 2: Over 33.5 games (-120)
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