{"id":349456,"date":"2025-05-28T16:14:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=349456"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:11:54","slug":"french-open-second-round-picks-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/french-open-second-round-picks-and-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open second-round picks on Canadians Diallo, Shapovalov:\u00a0Back underdog Diallo for second straight match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two Canadians have the chance to punch their ticket to the round of 32 at Roland-Garros on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Gabriel Diallo turned heads as a sizeable underdog in the first round when he disposed of his top-20-ranked opponent in straight sets. Denis Shapovalov also advanced to the second round and is the favourite over a young competitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my top French Open picks for the Canadian men’s tennis matches on May 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

French Open picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Best bet: Diallo to win (+130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diallo plays in another Grand Slam major but didn’t have to qualify this time around, giving him more energy heading into the French Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He used that to his advantage and stormed out of the gate with a straight-set win over No. 18-ranked Francisco Cerundolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victory was extra impressive considering the Argentine is a clay specialist with a 274-119 record on the surface (19-9 in 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I think Diallo can keep rolling against his second-round opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tallon Griekspoor is having a good season (21-12) but continues to be a decent clay player at best. His 10-6 record in 2025 doesn’t seem bad, but he has a 2-5 mark on the surface against top 50 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two he beat (Marcos Giron, Miomir Kecmanovic) are both under .500 on clay in 2025 with a combined 9-14 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll happily back the in-form underdog in this match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Diallo is finding his footing on clay courts. He’s 6-3 since the start of the Madrid Open with notable wins over Grigor Dimitrov, Cameron Norrie and most recently Cerundolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full French Open betting markets<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fade Shapovalov in the second round<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Filip Misolic +1.5 sets vs. Shapovalov (-134):<\/strong> Shapovalov looked like a promising young player on clay back in 2015 when he recorded a 28-6 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, he is 38-41 on the surface. His success came in the Challenger Series, and he clearly hasn’t been the same at the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s been a decade, and the Canadian still struggles on clay as indicated by his 2-4 record in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His Thursday opponent is new on the scene but has been successful this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Misolic is 32-12 and, more importantly, 22-7 on clay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • While most of that work was done in the Challenger Series, the 23-year-old has been at the French Open before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Last year, Misolic made his Grand Slam debut at Roland-Garros and advanced through three qualifiers and the first round before running into Cerundolo in the second round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        As mentioned earlier, Cerundolo is a tough opponent who’s a top player on clay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The same can’t be said about Shapovalov, who’s bound to struggle vs. an opponent on their preferred playing surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Misolic has played 230 of his 304 matches on clay, holding a 155-75 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        French Open picks made at 4:10 p.m. on 05\/28\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Two Canadians have the chance to punch their ticket to the round of 32 at Roland-Garros on Wednesday. The pregame narrative: Gabriel Diallo turned heads as a sizeable underdog in the first round when he disposed of his top-20-ranked opponent in straight sets. Denis Shapovalov also advanced to the second round and is the favourite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":349375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,71],"tags":[129],"class_list":["post-349456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-tennis","tag-tennis-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrench Open picks: Second-round predictions & best bets | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our French Open picks for the second round. 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