French Open Odds 2023: Alcaraz & Rybakina Primed For First Roland-Garros Titles

Sports Lens

01 June 2023

With the final second round matches taking place throughout Thursday, we are taking a deep dive into the latest outright French Open odds for both the men’s and women’s singles.

French Open Odds 2023

Women’s Singles

Attempting to decipher the women’s singles winner this year is proving to be a troublesome task for the tour’s keen observers, with three standout competitors dominating 2023 so far.

Iga Świątek inevitably heads into the tournament with the shortest price and all the leading claims after winning here last year, and at just 21-year-old, she boasts two French Open titles and three grand slams in total.

The Poland native relishes the chance to compete on clay, and holds a staggering 12-2 record on this surface so far this year. The 13-time tour winner does however carry the unfortunate burden of being the defending champion – no one has successfully defended their French Open title since Justine Henin in 2007.

The only active women’s player to have won three grand slams, she is already among elite company and her first round romping against Cristina Busça sent a stern warning of her intentions in Paris.

While it may be foolish to bet against her given her iron-clad record on clay, it also may be preferable to look further down the outright market in search of better value picks, and bettors are certainly not spoilt for choice.

The most notable of which being Elena Rybakina, who has coincidentally won two of her last three meetings with Świątek, and the leading pair may be on a collision course before the final.

The Kazakhstani exploded into grand slam contention last year after winning Wimbledon, and has since gone on to prove her worth on the tour. She also has a particular flair on clay with a 7-2 record this year, which includes a title winning campaign in Rome.

Elsewhere, Aryna Sabalenka is actually just ahead of Rybakina in the markets – she recently won on clay in Madrid and also lifted her first grand slam trophy at the Australian Open earlier this year, but this tournament has historically been the bane of majors career.

In every single grand slam bar the French Open she has reached the last four, but Roland-Garros has proven to be a frustrating venue for the Belorussian having never made it past the third round.

French Open Women’s Singles Odds

Iga Świątek – 8/11
Aryna Sabalenka – 7/2
Elena Rybakina – 5/1
Ons Jabeur – 20/1
Jessica Pegula – 22/1
Daria Kasatkina – 22/1
Karolina Muchova – 33/1
Cocoa Gauff – 33/1

Men’s Singles

With no Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros, the rest of the field are breathing a sigh of relief with the Spaniard having won five of the last six editions.

His compatriot Carlos Alcaraz made light work of first round opponent Flavio Cobolli to win in straight sets and get his French Open bid well and truly underway.

Despite turning just 20 years of age at the beginning of May, he is the bookmaker’s favourite after dominating the tour for the past two years.

After claiming his first grand slam at the US Open last year, it feels more of a question of ‘how many more’ rather than ‘if.’ He combines all the athleticism of Novak, the determination and grit of Rafa, and the power and precision of Rodger.

A truly terrifying prospect for the rest of the tour, he can absolutely back up his leading claims here and it is hard to pinpoint a weakness in his game. He is yet to hit his best form on clay this year and yet, he still has two titles under his belt. He also crashed out early in Rome which should have given him optimal time to prepare physically and mentally.

Novak Djokovic will be hoping to delay the next generation of tennis from taking over for at least another year. Historically this has been his least fruitful grand slam having only won twice, but he is forgiven while Rafael Nadal still walks the Earth.

The Serbian sailed through his first round match but has won just six of his past 10 matches. You would be crazy to bet against him though, as was evident with his Wimbledon triumph last year, followed by another Australian Open in January to move level as the all time grand slam leader with Nadal (22).

Elsewhere, Holger Rune’s rapidly ascending career has every chance of moving up another gear, and the third-favourite was handed a fortunate walkover after Gael Monfils pulled out of the second round with a wrist injury. At just 20, his best grand slam finish came here last year where he fell to defeat against another of this year’s favourites Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals.

Italian Jannik Sinner is also primed for a first ever major after a spectacular rise to prominence in recent years, while second seed Daniil Medvedev’s shock first round exit to 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild has made the pathway to the final that little bit clearer.