French Open women’s singles tips, predictions, bet builder, schedule, prize money and where to watch
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during the 2024 French Open
The second grand slam of the year is upon us as the world’s best players head to Paris for the 2025 edition of the French Open.
Can Iga Swiatek shake off her poor form to claim a fourth straight Roland Garros crown? Will Aryna Sabalenka live up to the favourite tag? Can one of the dark horses steal the show?
There are so many questions to answer as we head towards potentially the most open women’s French Open tournament in years.
Poland’s Swiatek channelled her inner Rafael Nadal in recent years, winning four of the previous five editions.
However, with the former world number one enduring a poor year, there is hope for the rest of the line-up – most notably the bookies favourite Sabalenka.
The current top seed boasts a 31-5 record this season as she heads to Paris looking for her maiden French Open crown.
Last year’s finalist Jasmine Paolini, second seed Coco Gauff and Australian Open champion Madison Keys are also among top contenders ahead of a promising tournament.
French Open women’s outright odds (top six)
Aryna Sabalenka – 9/4
Iga Swiatek – 11/8
Mirra Andreeva – 6/1
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Coco Gauff – 5/1
Jasmine Paolini – 16/1
Qinwen Zheng – 16/1
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(All odds are correct at time of article publication)
Swiatek’s dominant reign coming to an end?
For the first time in four years, Swiatek arrives in Paris without the weight of a favourites tag on her shoulders.
The Pole failed to claim a clay-court title ahead of the slam, she has slipped in the world rankings down to fifth and is struggling to find her best form.
In the last few weeks, Swiatek was dumped out in the third round of the Italian Open, was thrashed 6-1 6-1 by Coco Gauff in Madrid and only won one match at the Stuttgart Open last month.
However, just because Swiatek is out of form doesn’t mean she can be easily dismissed. On the contrary.
Clay-court king Nadal proved you don’t need to win tune-up tournaments to claim a French Open title – doing so in 2015 and 2022.
Swiatek’s muscle memory might kick into gear should the Pole make a positive start in the French capital.
The big problem for the 23-year-old is the draw. Swiatek could meet Jelena Ostapenko or Elena Rybakina as early as the fourth round. The Pole has never beaten Ostapenko and suffered four defeats to Rybakina.
Even if she does progress, she could bump into last year’s finalist Paolini who is out for revenge.
Sabalenka rightful favourite?
Aryna Sabalenka missed out on her third straight Australian Open title at the start of the season, but she will be looking to set the record straight in Paris as she targets Roland Garros glory.
The Belarusian has never triumphed in Paris, with her best run taking her to a semi-final back in 2023. This year is arguably her best ever chance of going all the way in the French Open.
There are some concerns, with Sabalenka going out in the Italian Open quarter-final and enduring a one-sided defeat to Jelena Ostapenko in Stuttgart.
However, the Belarusian did triumph in Madrid and is looking strong for the French Open.
Can Paolini challenge again?
Jasmine Paolini came out of nowhere last year and stormed to back-to-back grand slam finals at the French Open and Wimbledon.
While her final defeat at SW19 was a tight three-set contest, her Roland Garros effort ended in a pure one-sided thrashing as Swiatek powered to a 6-2 6-1 win.
Paolini proved that 2024 wasn’t just a fluke by going on a number of impressive tournament runs this year as well.
The 29-year-old reached semi-finals in Miami and Stuttgart before going all the way and claiming the Italian Open title.
Paolini beat Gauff in straight sets – a statement making victory just before the start of the French Open. Momentum is a big part of sport and it’s fair to say that Paolini has plenty of it.
French Open women’s singles tips
Nap – Aryna Sabalenka – 9/4
Dark horse – Jasmine Paolini – 16/1
Good luck and please gamble responsibly.
(All odds are correct at time of article publication)
French Open prize money
Winner - €2,550,000
Finalist - €1,275,000
Semi-finalist - €690,000
Quarter-finalist - €440,000
Round-of-16 - €265,000
Round-of-32 - €168,000
Round-of-64 - €117,000
Round-of-128 - €78,000
French Open where to watch
Fans in the United Kingdom can follow the action live on TNT Sports and Discovery +. Coverage in France will be provided by France TV and Amazon Prime. The rest of Europe can enjoy the action on Eurosport.
TNT Sports, HBO Max and truTV share the coverage of Roland-Garros matches in the USA, with Canadian supporters able to watch on TSN and RDS.
French Open singles schedule:
May 25-27: Men's and women's singles first round
May 28-29: Men's and women's singles second round
May 30-31: Men's and women's singles third round
June 1-2: Men's and women's singles fourth round
June 3-4: Men's and women's singles quarter-finals
June 5: Women's singles semi-finals
June 6: Men's singles semi-finals
June 7: Women's singles final
June 8: Men's singles final
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