This is the hurry-up-and-wait portion of the professional tennis calendar, with the next Grand Slam event not starting until May 25th when the French Open gets underway.
Iga Swiatek joined a select company by winning the last 3 French Open women’s singles titles, while Carlos Alcaraz won the men’s title last year.
One way to bet on the French Open is to roll with the defending champions to win again, even if other players offer more value in the French Open odds.
Once the tournament begins, individual matchups will have tennis odds to bet on.
The tennis betting odds offer options to bet on the spread as well as the number of games won in a match.
An example is the Dubai Tennis Tournament when Elena Rybakina was priced at -1 to beat Mirra Andreeva outright in the semifinals. There were alternate odds with Andreeva at -105 at +0.5. Rybakina was at -125 on the moneyline compared to -105 for Andreeva with -120 odds for the match to go over 22 games and -110 to land under 22.
Other French Open bets to consider can be found in the futures odds, including the number of Grand Slam titles won in 2025 to take a look at.
Some might want to wait until the French Open draws are finalized before making their bets, while others will look to capitalize on enticing odds available right now at the BetUS sportsbook.
Defending Champs Top the List of French Open Contenders
Swiatek Going for a 4-Peat
Iga Swiatek has won the last 3 French Open women’s singles titles.
She lost just one set in the 2024 French Open draw and dropped a total of 11 games in her final four matches. Swiatek was extended to three sets in the 2023 final against Karolina Muchova.
In the Open era, no women’s player has won 4 consecutive French Open singles titles.
Monica Seles and Justine Henin each won 3 championships in a row. Henin retired and didn’t attempt to win the French Open as the three-time defending champion in 2008.
Seles was stabbed by a fan a month before the start of the 1993 French Open to deprive her of a chance at history.
Swiatek, who lost in the Australian Open semifinals, has -175 tennis betting odds to win at Roland Garros again.
Can Alcaraz Go Back-to-Back?
Carlos Alcaraz became the first player other than Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to win the French Open men’s singles title since 2015 when he outlasted Alexander Zverev in a five-set final.
Other than Nadal, the last back-to-back men’s singles champion at Roland Garros was Gustavo Kuerten in 2000 and 2001. Keep that in mind when it comes to French Open betting options.
Alcaraz lost just one set in his first five matches at the 2024 French Open before winning the final two sets to take out No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. He also dropped two of the first three sets in the title match against Zverev before turning it on by winning the final two sets 6-1, 6-2.
An anticipated matchup with Djokovic never materialized as a knee injury forced Djokovic to withdraw from his quarterfinal match with Casper Ruud.
Alcaraz is the favorite at +150 to win his second consecutive French Open men’s singles title.
Will the World No. 1 Win at Roland Garros?
Aryna Sabalenka has made it to the finals in five of her last eight Grand Slam singles tournaments. However, she has never made it past the semifinals at Roland Garros. She should be the No. 1 seed heading into the tournament. Will that translate into her first French Open title?
Sabalenka is priced at +400 to win at Roland Garros according to the French Open women’s odds. Elena Rybakina (+1200), Mirra Andreeva (+1400), and Qinwen Zheng (+1600) are other contenders to watch.
Will Sinner Be Welcomed By Roland Garros Fans?
There will be plenty of eyes on Jannik Sinner and not just because he is the No. 1 ranked player on the ATP Tour.
Sinner is serving a three-month ban for testing positive for banned substances.
His story that the positive test was a result of transfer from the person giving him massages feels a little bit like the tennis version of the dog ate my homework.
The fact that he was able to avoid a longer ban and his time away from tour did not include being forced to miss a Grand Slam did not sit well with some of the other players, with Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios among those who vented on social media.
Sinner might be a little rusty, but he is still the No. 2 men’s favorite at +250 to win the tournament for those looking to take part in French Open betting.
One Last Hurrah For Djokovic?
Djokovic played in seven French Open men’s singles finals from 2012 to 2023. He won the title in 2016, 2021, and 2023. His main nemesis at Roland Garros was Rafael Nadal, perhaps the best clay-court player in tennis history. Nadal is retired, so perhaps Djokovic can make a run at title No. 4.
He is at +450 in the French Open odds.
What About the Americans?
Coco Gauff has made it to at least the quarterfinals in each of her last four trips to Roland Garros, with an appearance in the 2022 final. After falling in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, can she become the first American woman in 10 years to win the French Open women’s singles title?
Gauff is the No. 3 favorite at +700 in the French Open women’s odds.
The next American is reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys at +2500, followed by Jessica Pegula (+3300) and Danielle Collins (+8000).
The last U.S.-born player to reach the French Open men’s singles final was Andre Agassi when he won the title in 1999.
No U.S. player has reached the men’s quarterfinals at Roland Garros since Agassi in 2003.
Will that change in 2025?
Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul are among a group of players tied for 17th at +10000 in the odds of winning the French Open, followed by Ben Shelton at +15000.
