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This is match from the semifinals of the French open. Thiem has once again proved that he is not just great talent but great competitor who gives up hardly. He already has won not one but two titles on clay this year(in Nice and Buenos Aires0 and holds record 25/5 w/l with a win against R.Nadal. In the H2H Djokovic is leading with 2-0but this will be their first meeting on clay. Djokovic is looking forward to win his maiden title here in Paris but he already shows signs of hesitation after drop a set against Bautista-Agut. In my opinion the match will be very close and Thiem will clinch a set at least.

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Struff will play at home at he is very dangerous opponent on Challenger level. The problem with him is that he has powerful game and goes for the winner every time no matter of his position on the court. He has good experience here in Furth and reached the final here in 2011. Kovalik is on his top ranking and the Slovakian found his game this year. He is very aggressive but knows how to handle with the long rallies and also has better game near the net. I think he is underrated from the bookmakers and I go for win of Kovalik.

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This is match from the first round of the Prostejov challenger. Dutra – Silva is in form and he is on his best ranking. He won the Bordeaux Challenger and played well in the first round of the French open against G.Simon. He is typical pusher and plays one handed backhand which is important due the fact that Bagnis is lefty. In the H2H Bagnis is leading with 4-2 with the last three matches between them were win for the Argentinean. Bagnis is in modest shape with just one win in the last five matches. On the other hand he won very easily against K.De Schepper and hold relative well against R.Nadal. In my opinion Bagnis should be a slight favorite due the H2H and the left hand and on the odds given I back Bagnis to win,

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Serena is looking forward for another title of the Grand Slam and if she is in mod she will be hard to be stopped. On the other hand Svitolina is the world No20 and she won all of her matches in straight sets including against A.Ivanovic in the previous round. Williams is 9/1 w/l in her last ten matches and won all of her wins in straight sets. In the H2H the result is 3-0 for Williams but this will be their first meeting on clay. I think due the bad weather and the starts stop game the Ukrainian stand good chance to clinch a set minimum.

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This is may be the most important match for Estrella in his career. He already won two titles, both of them in Quito. He is very motivated player with great experience and excellent footwork. In the H2H Estrella is leading with 2-0 with one match on clay and one on hard courts. Lopez is also very experienced player but he is depended from his serve, which is his main weapon. On the clay the surface absorb the paste of the serve of Lopez which always affect him mentally and Lopez is not from the most resistance one. Here I think Estrella may even win but I will stick with safer Asian handicap.

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Tomic is complete disaster on clay. I did go against him in the previous round but B.Baker did not believe that he could do something against the Australian. Now I think the Australian will be easily beaten. Coric likes the clay a lot and he is pretty solid in defence It will be hard for Tomic to win easy points from his serve as Coric has excellent return. They have met once but it was on hard courts and Tomic won easily with 2-0. I do not think that Tomic will have enough patient for the longer rallies and my call is win for Coric with at least seven games difference.

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This is match from the second round. In my opinion both players are in questionable form, but still the ranking of Sousa is significantly better. The Portuguese has great serve and win most of his points from his forehand. In the H2H Gulbis is leading with 2-0 but both matches were on hard courts. Now the surface will be clay where Sousa is feeling most comfortable. Gulbis is 10/13 w/l this season . He had some glimmers but overall he is pretty shaky. Sousa also does not impress but he reached the semifinals on ATP Nice just before Roland Garros and handled with rough opponent like D.Dzumhur in the previous round. Gulbis beat out of form A.Seppi in the first round but today I think Sousa will win.

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No matter that there is a Grand Slam I found a value on the Challenger level too. Golubev is more experienced than the Belgian on the clay, but he lost seven out of his last nine matches on clay and he finished last year with record 10/18 w/l on clay. Bemelmans is lefty with great serve and he plays on clay only when he has to. In the H2H record the result is 2-2 and I think Bemelmans should be slight favorite here not Golubev and I back the Belgian to win.

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I am surprised that Querrey is put in the position of complete favorite in this one. Querrey is a hitter with great serve and forehand but he does not like the red clay in Europe. He lost his last three matches 2-0 set and in this first meeting between those two players I think the younger Fratangelo stand decent chances. Faratangelo reached the final on the Bordeaux Challenger beating some decent players like Q.Halys, S.Darcis and M.Gonzalez. Earlier this year he managed to win a set form Djokovic and on the red clay I think he will win two sets at least.

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I am surprised from the represented odds. Bourgue gets a wild card here and he is no better than Samper-Montana overall. Both players are competing on Challenger level and both of them are clay court specialist. It is true that the French is in form this year but in the H2H record Samper – Montana is leading with 2-0 and the last match was in 2015. More important is that the Spaniard won three matches in the qualifications and beat tough opponent like K.Khachanov in the second round. In my opinion on odds higher than 2.00 this bet is a must.

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Gasquet is leading with 3-0 in the H2H and he is playing solid on the French open after he reached the R16 three times in the last four years. He is in good form with two losses from K.Nishikori in the last six matches and won the other four. Bellucci is great clay court player but the lack of plan B is the main reason for him not to be more successful. He has good serve and very powerful serve and he is a lefty. I think for a set or maybe too at least the Brazilian will be competitive and will force 36 games here.

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De Schepper may have better match practice with three wins in the qualifications, but I simply could not trust him on clay. He holds 84/79 w/l on clay and he has pass the first round just once and it was because A.Montanes retired. Bagnis is also lefty with good serve but he loves to play on clay and only this year he is with record 28/9 w/l. He may be in poor shape lately with three losses in a row, but this is a Grand Slam and I think the Argentinean will not miss a solid check against player who does not really perform well on the clay.

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Robert is a player that handles equally well on all surfaces but prefers the clay most. He has good serve and very good strokes from back of the court. He is a veteran with huge amount of experience and on the French open he has a win against Berdych under his belt. In the H2H the results is 3-1 in favour of Anderson. The powerful South African is not bad at all on clay and especially on the Roland Garros, where he reached twice to the third round and twice to the R16 in the last four years. I think in the first round Anderson will struggle against tricky opponent and my call is for over 39.00 games.

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In the H2H record the Spaniard is leading with 4-0. The Slovakian is in poor shape with 3/13 w/l this year but she is not that bad. Schmiedlova likes the clay most and the long rallies from the back of the court in which she is most competitive. Muguruza is powerful player and she also likes the clay. In the same time the world No4 in often involving in troubles against lower ranked opponents. The last meeting between them was on the 01.05.2016 in Madrid on clay again and we saw 20 games – 6-2;7-5, so I think 18 games are quite good choice for this one.

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I am tempted to go for money line, but prefer to stick with the strategy. Klizan is clay court specialist who is very aggressive and therefore he has success on the faster surface too. He has a good serve and blistering forehand. This year he clinched his first ATP500 title in Rotterdam. The absence of match practice since the ATP Indian wells in march is the main reason for those odds. This will be the first match between them and the first match for Klizan on his beloved clay. Daniel is good clay court player and talented one, but his lack of experience I think will be the key factor and I back Klizan to win two sets at least.

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Mayer likes to play on clay at most but he is far from reliable this season. He is holding record 10/11 w/l overall this year and has lost four of his last five matches. In the H2H the result is 2-1 for Chardy. The French also likes to play on clay but he is more al l around court player. He played well in Rome on his last event before the Roland Garros, where he beat R.Bautista – Agut and D.Dzumhur. He is playing at home and last year he equals his best here with reaching the R16. Both players have big serve and their best stroke is the forehand. Mayer modest form and the fact that he never been past the third round are the reasons to back Chardy to win.

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Both players are in form and both of them are n their top ranking. Carreno – Busta is playing more aggressive and because of that he improved his game a lot. On the other hand his opponent Delbonis clinched a title on the clay(in Morocco) and beat Andy Murray in Indian Wells. In the H2H record Delbonis is leading with 4-0 and all of the matches were held on clay with one in 2016 and two in 2015. I think the match could be tight but the confidence of Delbonis due the H2H will win the match for him.

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Djere is very progressive player from Serbia. He likes to play on the clay and holds record 18/6 w/l this year. He is having strong shots from back of the courts with good serve. He won the only previous meeting between them. In the H2H record the result is 1-0 for Djere and the match was on clay. Thompson is talented player who also got good shots from the back of the courts but he does not have big experience on the red clay in Europe and lost his last two matches in straight sets. Djere has better match practice with three wins in the qualifications and I think he will not miss the chance to clinch the win in this one.

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I will push once again from Baker no matter that he disappointed me last time out. He is player with good memories from his Juniors years on the clay on the French open, where he reached the final. Baker had near to perfect draw and he will meet Tomic. The Australian is leading with 1-0 in the H2H, but he lost five matches in a row, retiring twice. Tomic does not like the clay and no matter that he is No22 in the world he is holding career record 17/42 w/l on the clay. I think the American will push as hard as he can and will win two sets at least.

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Kudla is a player who spends most of his time on the Challenger level mostly in USA. He is higher in the ranking than Lajovic, but his greatest success is on the hard courts. He got nice match practice on the red clay in Europe as he played on ATP1000 in Madrid and Rome and played excellent against D.Ferrer in Madrid. Still he lost his last two matches and he has never pass the first round here. Lajovic is very determined player and he is most successful and experienced on the red clay in Europe. He played very strong on the Roland Garros in the last couple of years. In 2014 he reached R16 where lost to R.Nadal and last year reaches second round and lost to S.Wawrinka(both years was eliminated from the future champion). The match may go close but I think the Serbian will find a way to prevail.