Roland Garros Expert Tips and Best Bets | June 6

It’s been an enthralling French Open, with walkovers and upsets rife on both sides of the draw. On Saturday, the women’s side of things will all come to an end when Mirra Andreeva takes on Maja Chwalinska, with the winner earning their first ever Grand Slam title. Take a look at our best bets for the game below.

For the sake of neutral supporters hopefully this bet is wrong, but for a Grand Slam final there is no denying that this is a relatively lopsided matchup. Andreeva is a top-10 player in the world and has made the final eight at this event now in three years running. Chwalinksa, meanwhile, has never been past the 2nd round of a Grand Slam. Her run to this final has been an absolute fairytale and she has been terrific throughout, but the reality is she’s yet to face a top-20 player. Andreeva comfortably fits within that category, and should prove too good on the biggest stage.

Chwalinska has been excellent throughout the course of this tournament, but a powerful serve is not exactly the reason why. She’s served well and won a high percentage of points on first serves, but aces have been very few and far between. In fact, in five of her six matches, Chwalinska hasn’t had a single ace, which makes the roughly $1.50 on offer with betting sites look very juicy. Andreeva, meanwhile, is a great returner and has barely been aced all tournament – incredibly, she’s conceded only two in her six matches at Roland Garros. It’s hard to see Chwalinska picking one up in this match, particularly if it only goes for two sets.

If this one is over in just two sets like I expect, the nearly even money on offer with betting apps for under 19.5 games looks like a really solid bet. This equates to a 6-4 6-3 scoreline – that would give exactly 19 games. If it goes to three sets then we would be in trouble – that would require some very lopsided sets – but if Andreeva can get the job done reasonably quickly then this match will likely be staying under 20 games. This is a nice value bet to round out our card, and the women’s French Open.