WTA French Open – Anna Kalinskaya vs Marie Bouzkova

WTA French Open – Anna Kalinskaya vs Marie Bouzkova

🧠 Form & Context

Anna Kalinskaya
📈 Clay uptick: Earned her first top-3 win on clay by defeating Pegula en route to the quarterfinals in Strasbourg before withdrawing due to injury.
🧱 Solid clay swing: Also made the QF in Charleston and R3 in Madrid—markedly better than her early-season hard-court form.
🎯 Slam struggles: Just 5–10 in Grand Slam main draws; her only French Open win came last year (R1 vs. Clara Burel).
💥 Power baseline game: Plays with pace and aggression, but prone to inconsistency and physical setbacks.

Marie Bouzkova
🩹 Injury-riddled: Missed multiple events and retired from her Strasbourg R2 match due to a leg issue.
📉 Streaky 2025: Went winless at Indian Wells and Miami, but rebounded with a QF in Bogotá and R3 in Rome.
🏛️ Defending points: Reached the third round at Roland-Garros in 2024—her best Slam result outside of the US Open.
🛡️ Counterpuncher: Comfortable in extended rallies but lacks the firepower to control points against aggressive opponents.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Both players arrive in Paris nursing injury concerns, but Kalinskaya’s recent form and confidence—especially the win over Pegula—give her the edge if she's physically ready. Her aggressive, flat-hitting baseline game can rush Bouzkova and prevent the Czech from getting into her grinding rhythm.

Bouzkova leads the head-to-head 2–1 and has the deeper French Open record, but she’s at her best when fully mobile and healthy. If her leg injury lingers, she may not be able to defend well enough to weather Kalinskaya’s first-strike tennis.

🔮 Prediction

This could be a tight, seesaw affair if both are patchy or tentative early. However, Kalinskaya’s shot-making and recent quality wins suggest she’s ready to battle—even if she drops a set along the way.

Prediction: Anna Kalinskaya in three sets — surviving physical questions and outpacing Bouzkova in the key moments 🎾🇷🇺