French Open Predictions: Tennis best bets for Tuesday, May 26

The 2026 French Open (also known as Roland Garros) is officially underway at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. We’ve broken down the day’s best tennis betting picks, digging into matchup tactics, surface tendencies, and current form to find the sharpest edges on the board. Whether you’re betting the moneyline, game spread, set spread, or total, our 2026 French Open best bets are designed to help you profit. I’m dropping some of my favorite plays for Tuesday, May 26 below, but make sure you also monitor the picks page. I usually have a few more picks over there, plus I occasionally add plays based on how lines are moving. That’s also where Gill Alexander posts his bets.

Matteo Arnaldi vs. Tallon Griekspoor

This has been a rough season for Arnaldi, who is 2-7 at the ATP level and is now down at No. 104 in the rankings. However, Arnaldi did win a Challenger in Cagliari a couple of weeks ago, beating proven ATP talents like Nuno Borges and Hubert Hurkacz along the way. The Italian also beat Alex de Minaur in Rome, and he also pushed Rafael Jodar in a tight three-set loss. Arnaldi is just starting to look more comfortable out there, and I like his chances of beating Griekspoor in a best-of-five clay-court battle.

Griekspoor has a massive serve, can be a solid serve-and-volley player, and he also crushes the ball from the back of the court. However, Griekspoor is also having himself a rough season, as he’s 8-13 on the year. This is also his worst surface when looking at winning percentage, as he has only won 46.0% of his ATP-level clay-court matches. And that really shouldn’t be surprising considering the way this surface can neutralize power.

Looking at this match, I think Arnaldi’s ability to move along the baseline will be big. He’s just much better at extending points and finding ways to come out on top in longer rallies. Arnaldi also packs some power himself, with his big, heavy forehand being a major weapon. With Arnaldi having the ability to hit big, but also being capable of hitting with more topspin, I believe the oddsmakers have this right in favoring him over the better ranked player. There’s just more he can do on a tennis court, and variety is rewarded on clay.

Bet: Arnaldi ML (-133 – 1.5 units)

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Alexandre Muller vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

Tsitsipas is in the middle of the worst full season of his career. He’s just 15-13 since the start of 2026, giving him a winning percentage of 53.6%. That’s the lowest winning percentage he has had since he broke onto the scene in 2017. Tsitsipas’ returning is just disastrous right now. His break percentage is all the way down at 14.7%. He’s also not as dominant on serve, plus his baseline game leaves a lot to be desired. All of that makes it somewhat hard to envision him winning in straight sets on Tuesday.

Muller might not be the most talented player in the world, but he has a solid all-court game and he’s one hell of a competitor. Muller can hit his spots with the ball on his racquet, he can put points away at the net, and he can move Tsitsipas around the court, making the Greek player earn everything. Well, over the course of a best-of-five match, I see Tsitsipas slipping up at some point — especially with the French crowd pulling for Muller.

Bet: Muller To Win A Set (-128)

Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Elsa Jacquemot

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Jacquemot will also have the crowd pulling for her, but that could add some pressure for a player that has been very cold lately. Jacquemot has lost six consecutive matches heading into this one, and she’s just 4-13 on clay in her career. Jacquemot is just an aggressive player that thrives in quicker conditions. In slower conditions, her power game doesn’t translate very well, and she can be a bit wild when trying to hit through the court. All of that makes Fruhvirtova a live underdog.

Fruhvirtova has always had the talent to be a high-level player, but it’s just taking her time to put it together. Still, the Czech hits with depth, which could put Jacquemot on her back foot and lead to some wild misses. That said, Fruhvirtova can make this a match by just making a lot of balls.

Fruhvirtova is also in better form coming into the match. She won three matches in qualifying, allowing her to get used to the playing conditions. That should be an advantage.

Bet: Fruhvirtova ML (+110)