Second-round competition at the French Open gets underway on Wednesday, with Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek back on the court. I am 6-3 for the tournament so far following a perfect 3-0 effort with my Tuesday picks.
Let’s take a look at the best bets to be made on the Day 4 schedule.
Parlay: Sorana Cirstea ML over Eva Lys and Hailey Baptiste ML over Xinyu Wang (-120)
Cirstea is 28-8 this season and her only clay-court losses have come to Coco Gauff (twice) and Mirra Andreeva. The Romanian beat Lys in round one of the Australian Open earlier this year and they have only gone in different directions since that result. Lys has struggled physically and owns just a 4-8 record in 2026. Meanwhile, Baptiste has a new lease on life after saving multiple match points in round one against former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova. The American also has a win over Aryna Sabalenka during this clay-court swing, so confidence is sky high.
Federico Cina ML over Jesper de Jong (+118)
Cina was part of a parlay winner for me in round one and I’m heading right back to the well on Wednesday. The 19-year-old needed five sets to take down Reilly Opelka, but a matchup with Opelka is not exactly a physically demanding proposition. De Jong’s four-set victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Swiss’ final match at Roland Garros was a much tougher set from both a physical and mental standpoint. Don’t forget that JDJ needed a lucky-loser spot just to get into the main draw. Cina is the better player right now — certainly on clay — and has great value as an underdog.
Pablo Carreno Busta -1.5 sets over Thanasi Kokkinakis (-140)
Fading Kokkinakis on Monday did not work out. Full credit to the Aussie in his gutsy five-set win over Terence Atmane. That was just Kokkinakis’ third match since mid-January amidst yet more injury problems. Now he has only one day off in between matches to get his borderline broken body ready for more tennis. Carreno Busta, on the other hand, cruised past No. 12 seed Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-3. Even if everything was equal physically, PCB would still have the edge on clay. This is a two-time French Open quarterfinalist we are talking about. All things considered, the smart money is on Kokkinakis being cooked.
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