French Open Men's 2025 Prediction: 100/1 Tip for Men's Winner

The French Open begins in Paris this weekend and Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner dominate the market for the men's singles tournament at Roland Garros.

Both the men's and women's events start on Sunday, May 25th, and the tournament concludes with the men's final, which will take place two weeks later on Sunday, June 8th.

Defending champion Alcaraz is the headline act in the 128-man men's singles draw. He opens up his title defence against former world No.4 Kei Nishikori, who is a three-time quarter-finalist in Paris.

French Open Men's Tips

Carlos Alcaraz won the first of what could prove to be many French Open titles when he defeated Alexander Zverev in last season's final and the Spaniard is playing well enough to suggest he can produce a repeat performance.

Now a four-time Grand Slam champion having tasted Wimbledon success for a second time last summer following his Roland Garros triumph, Alcaraz returns to the French capital on a hot run of form on European clay.

The 22-year-old won his first Monte Carlo Masters in April, then he reached the Barcelona Open final, where his 7-6 6-2 defeat can at least be partly attributed to the injury which kept him out of the Madrid Open.

Alcaraz roared back in Rome, showing no signs of fitness problems to claim the Italian Open title with wins over several of his main French Open rivals including Great Britain's Jack Draper, Lorenzo Musetti and, crucially, world No.1 Sinner.

With a relatively kind draw from which to launch his title bid, Alcaraz looks a worthy favourite. If he meets Sinner in the final, he will be confident having won their last four meetings.

When he last stepped on to Court Philippe-Chatrier, Novak Djokovic was winning gold at the Olympics, beating Alcaraz in the final, so it would be wrong to rule out the legendary Serb at double-figure odds.

Time is catching up with Djokovic, but his single-minded mentality makes him a danger even if the body no longer consistently allows him to operate at the peak of his powers.

At 38, there is a chance he has nothing left to give over the longer best-of-five format, but he is a 24-time Grand Slam winner who reached a Masters 1000 final as recently as March.

Djokovic is drawn away from Alcaraz in the top half, while he cannot meet Sinner until the semi-finals. That could offer him a platform to launch a bold bid at Grand Slam No. 25.

For an each-way interest at a big price, take a chance on Francisco Cerundolo from the same quarter as Djokovic.

The Argentinian has reached the fourth round in the last two editions of the French and he has been a regular presence at the business end of tournaments on all surfaces this year.

A run to the Madrid Open semi-finals hinted at the 26-year-old's ability to perform well on the biggest stages, and he's worth a second look in a wide-open second quarter.

French Open Men's Odds