Arthur Fils vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Prediction & Betting Tips - Roland Garros

Prediction published on 28/05/2023, 12:41  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 29/05/2023 at 03:10 in Tennis Predictions

Wildcard Arthur Fils will make his French Open main draw debut on Monday with a first-round match with 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Fils comes to this tournament after winning the Lyon Open on Saturday, his first career tour-level title. He is experiencing the best period of his young career. The win saw him make his top 100 debut, catapulting him up 49 places to number 63 in the live ranking. He has now won two titles in 2023 as he also won Oeiras II in the Challenger Circuit in January. He has a record of 24 wins and nine losses with 10 of his victories coming on clay.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will hope his experience at tour level sees him outlast his younger opponent. The Spaniard is making his fifth appearance at Roland Garros where his best-ever result is a quarterfinal finish achieved two years ago. Davidovich-Fokina is yet to record a tour title so far in his career. He has struggled so far this season but has won four more matches than he has lost. Six of his 17 wins have come on clay, a surface he highly favors but has struggled on also. He starts the tournament 34th in the live ranking. The winner here will proceed to play either one of the unseeded duo of Luca Van Assche or Marco Cecchinato next.