French Open predictions & prop bets featuring Alcaraz, Zverev & Stephens

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With qualifying in the books, we finally have the draw for the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros. Unfortunately for most fans, we won’t see 14-time champion Rafael Nadal go for his 23rd Grand Slam title due to his hip flexor injury. However, the 2023 French Open odds will still be stacked with the top players, including world #1 Carlos Alcaraz.

The youngster will be looking to capture his second Grand Slam, and our experts have provided their top plays for Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Sloane Stephens using the latest 2023 French Open odds at Caesars Sportsbook.

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With Nadal out of the field, it’s no surprise to see Alcaraz as the favorite based on the 2023 French Open odds. Not only is he the current world #1, but he also grew up idolizing Nadal and modeled his game after him, specifically on clay. As a Spanish native, he grew up on the clay courts.

When Nadal wasn’t winning the French Open, Novak Djokovic was either in the finals against him or winning it himself most of the time. So, it’s also no surprise that he’s the only other player with a price shorter than +1000 in the 2023 French Open odds. With that in mind, it’s very difficult to argue for the value in their prices, especially when we predict that this is still the most wide open the French Open has been in 18 years when Nadal won his first.

With our 2023 French Open prediction being that it’s a wide-open tournament, our experts have instead chosen to go the route of prop bets for some of the players that are rather intriguing. Of course, we couldn’t leave the world #1 off that list and Alexander Zverev is another guy that has serious potential. As for the women’s side of things, we also have a play on Sloane Stephens.

The 2023 French Open odds speak for themselves when it comes to Alcaraz. The 20-year-old broke onto the scene last year with his US Open win and has never looked back. Those who follow the sport closely saw him on the rise but winning his first Grand Slam at age 19 is impressive nonetheless, especially on the hard courts in New York.

Of course, he still thrives on the clay, winning in both Barcelona and Buenos Aires already this year. In fact, that was his second straight win in Barcelona, which he won in 2022 just before his ATP Masters 1000 win in Madrid, another home country tournament for him. While he obviously won’t be in Spain for the 2023 French Open, we’re still expecting a strong showing from him.

Based on the French Open odds, our favorite way to approach Alcaraz is to reach the semifinals, where he’ll likely have to face Djokovic.

A player further down the list in the 2023 French Open odds is a player who has been ranked as high as #2 in the world - Alexander Zverev. He’s had to fight through injuries, leading him to miss tournaments and ultimately drop him to #27 in the world, but he’s more than capable of proving doubters wrong.

With his six-foot-six frame and huge range, he’s a great all-around player in terms of the hard courts and the clay. In fact, he won the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid on clay the year prior to Alcaraz. That was his second win there to go along with his win in Geneva on clay in 2019. That’s where he’s warming up for the 2023 French Open in the week leading up to the event.

It’s certainly more of a longshot play, but with the current French Open odds at Caesars Sportsbooklisting him at +3100 to win, there is great value in that play.

On the American and women’s side of things, Sloane Stephens is generally a fan favorite. Despite that, when it comes to the clay, she’s not generally a betting favorite. That’s demonstrated in the 2023 French Open odds at Caesars Sportsbook listing her as a +14000 longshot to win the tournament.

However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t any approach to her performance. While Stephens thrives on the hard courts, the Florida native is still ranked #35 in the world for a reason. She also warmed up for the French Open at the L’Open 35 De Saint Malo in France at the start of May and took home the title.

Expecting her to beat out the favorite, Iga Swiatek doesn’t seem likely, but to reach the quarterfinals is something she is more than capable of.

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