Second-round competition at the French Open wraps up on Thursday, with Jannik Sinner, Ben Shelton, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff taking the court. With so many players still left in the draws in what are still the very early stages of the tournament, there are tons of betting options. I have taken only 1 loss over the past 2 days of handicapping, so let’s keep the momentum going!
Here are my best bets for the Day 5 schedule.
Frances Tiafoe +1.5 sets over Hubert Hurkacz (-160)
Tiafoe is priced as the underdog in this matchup, but I’m not seeing it. The American has produced a history of success at majors, including a Roland Garros quarterfinal finish last year. Outside of Wimbledon, Hurkacz has really underwhelmed at Grand Slams on a consistent basis. The 29-year-old hasn’t been good anywhere in recent months, in fact. He is 9-10 overall in 2026 and is struggling down at #99 in the world. Tiafoe leads the head-to-head series 4-3 after winning his last 2 matches against the Pole. The world #22 has a great chance to win this one outright, so asking him to simply take 2 sets feels safe.
Parlay: Naomi Osaka ML over Donna Vekic and Learner Tien ML over Facundo Diaz Acosta (-120)
Osaka’s 2 clay-court losses this spring have come to Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek. Vekic certainly isn’t Sabalenka or Vekic — especially not on this surface, which is her worst. Count on Osaka improving to 3-0 in the H2H series. Meanwhile, in round 1 Tien faced an accomplished clay-court player but a much worse all-around player. To no surprise, the in-form left-hander had little trouble with Cristian Garin. The story is similar on Thursday, as Diaz Acosta has compiled some strong clay-court results over the years but is nothing close to the overall product that Tien brings to the table every day regardless of the surface or setting. The American is coming off a title in Geneva and should continue his hot streak.
Martin Landaluce ML over Vit Kopriva (+110)
Kopriva won their only previous encounter at the 2024 Madrid Challenger, but that was when Landaluce was just 18 years old. The Spaniard is an entirely different player at 20, and has already enjoyed some success on big stages. In fact, Landaluce has reached two Masters 1000 quarterfinals in 2026 (Miami and Rome). Kopriva is earning some decent wins every now and then this season, but he is too all over the place to be trusted. Despite his relative youth, Landaluce is the much more reliable performer.
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