WTA French Open – Polina Kudermetova vs Jelena Ostapenko

WTA French Open – Polina Kudermetova vs Jelena Ostapenko

🧠 Form & Context

Jelena Ostapenko
🏆 RG Royalty: The 2017 champion is back in Paris. Strangely though, she hasn't passed the second round in six of the last seven appearances.
🎢 Peaks and pitfalls: Was a finalist in Doha and lifted the title in Stuttgart (her first clay crown since that famous 2017 win), but has also suffered early exits in several events this year.
🔥 High risk, high reward: Ostapenko is never consistent — but when she finds rhythm, she can blow opponents off any surface.

Polina Kudermetova
🌱 Still growing: Making her French Open debut, with two prior first-round exits at the Australian Open (2023, 2025).
📈 Flashes of promise: Reached the QF in Seoul and SF in Mérida last season; this year, she was runner-up in Brisbane and reached R3 at Indian Wells.
⚠️ Clay concerns: Enters Roland-Garros on a three-match clay losing streak, and still without a main draw WTA win on the surface in 2025.

🔍 Match Breakdown

🎯 Power vs. inexperience: Ostapenko’s aggressive, high-tempo game is punishing—especially against players with limited clay-court exposure.
🎭 Which Ostapenko shows up? She’s as capable of dismantling a top-10 seed as she is of imploding in round one. Her early RG record proves both extremes.
🪨 Heavy favorite—but with caution: If she avoids a slow start, this should be routine. But the ghosts of Roland-Garros past are never too far behind.

🔮 Prediction

Expect drama and big hitting in classic Ostapenko fashion—but unless she unravels, her recent title form and clay pedigree should carry her through.

Prediction: Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets — maybe with a few theatrical service games thrown in 🎭🔥