Day 2 of women’s singles at the French Open features 24 first-round matches. The world’s best will compete to advance at the second Major of the year.
Swiatek vs Jones
Iga Swiatek is scheduled to face Emerson Jones.
Other Day 2 Matches
Leylah Fernandez will play Alycia Parks. Elina Svitolina is set to face Anna Bondar. Amanda Anisimova will play Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah. Elena Rybakina is scheduled to face Veronika Erjavec. Jasmine Paolini will play Dayana Yastremska.
Cristian vs Rakhimova Prediction
Kamilla Rakhimova has historically enjoyed a good record in match-ups using her baseline aggressiveness. However, she enters this match on a four-match losing streak and is short on confidence. Jaqueline Cristian may benefit if she manages to be consistent from the baseline and minimise her errors.
Three predictions suggest Cristian will win in 3 sets. Rakhimova has been solid this spring but struggles to string wins together against competitive opposition. Cristian is a clay-court regular who is comfortable in this environment and competes well at this level. Her movement and reliability from the baseline should edge a tight match.
Cristian is capable of dominating against most WTA players outside the Top 20 on clay with her forehand. Rakhimova always tries to frustrate the rhythm of her opponents and be solid. It is not thought that will be enough against Cristian.
Samsonova vs Teichmann Prediction
The question in every match is whether Liudmila Samsonova can keep her winners-to-unforced-errors ratio stable enough to not self-destruct. In this match-up, Jil Teichmann’s lefty angles and court craft on a slower court might make things tricky for the Russian. However, her overall ball quality is just too superior not to win it.
Two predictions suggest Samsonova will win in 2 sets. Samsonova reached the fourth round here last year and comes in ranked 21 in the world. Teichmann’s left-handed game can be tricky on clay, but she has been working her way back from injury setbacks and is not at her peak. Samsonova’s power and consistency from the baseline should be enough to see her through.
Samsonova, by her standards, has performed poorly during the clay-court swing, winning just three matches in five tournaments. That means any player in the draw can have belief that toppling her is possible. Overall, Samsonova’s greater natural talent is backed to be enough, but anything is possible with her right now.
Kaitlin Quevedo fought through three consecutive three-set matches in qualifying, using her physicality and willingness to grind out points on clay to reach the main draw. Now against Leolia Jeanjean, who is a willing defender herself, she might have to be more aggressive. Doing that might increase her error count, which, combined with fatigue and