Kimberly Birrell vs Jessica Pegula Prediction & Picks - WTA French Open

Prediction published on 5/26/26, 10:32 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 6/2/26 at 6:05 AM in Tennis Picks

We’re heading to Paris for the start of the season’s second Grand Slam: the French Open! In this match, 28-year-old Australian Kimberly Birrell faces 32-year-old American Jessica Pegula in a bid to advance to the round of 32. 

Preparation before a Grand Slam often makes all the difference from the very first seconds of a match. And Kimberly Birrell is unlikely to arrive in Paris with much confidence, as she is currently on a five-match losing streak. In fact, the Australian was eliminated in the first round in Madrid, in the qualifying rounds at the Rome tournament, and in the round of 16 at the Paris Challenger. These results have prevented her from notching her first clay-court victory of the season.

Jessica Pegula, for her part, is competing at the French Open for the seventh time in her career and arrives with two titles already under her belt this season: one in Dubai on hard courts and one in Charleston on clay. A quarterfinalist at the Rome tournament just a few days ago, the American should arrive full of confidence at this Parisian tournament, which she knows well, having reached the quarterfinals there in 2022. We're expecting her to make quick work of this opening matchup.