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2027 French Open
The French Open gets underway in May of 2027, where Alexander Zverev will be looking to defend his title on the men's side. Zverev became the first German man to lift the trophy since Henner Henkel won it in 1937.
On the women's side of the tournament, Mirra Andreeva won her first-ever French Open, beating Maja Chwalińska in straight sets in the final to land her first-ever Grand Slam title.
We have not seen a homegrown player in the men's final since Henri Leconte's defeat in 1988, and on the women's side, it's been since Mary Pierce's defeat in 2005.
In this blog, we will be looking at some statistics for the tournament. We also have a 2027 French Open Preview blog packed full of information, which you will find useful.
Below, we are going to look at how underdogs fare as the rounds go on, when it is worth backing them and which correct set scores appear most during the tournament.
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Early Rounds Favs vs Dogs
How often does an underdog win in the early rounds of the French Open?
Like at the other grand slam tournaments, the underdogs seem to open better on the women's side of the draw, with 29% of them being successful compared to the 24% on the men's side.
- Men's 1st Round Underdog: 153-627 (24.40%)
- Women's 1st Round Underdog: 181-628 (28.82%)
In terms of the opening three rounds, the underdog win percentage is consistent on both the ATP and WTA sides of things.
Later Rounds Favs vs Dogs
When does the underdog record improve during the French Open?
You would think that as the tournament goes on, the lower-ranked players get knocked out, so matches become more balanced. However, on the men's side, the underdogs never really get a look in. From R4 onwards, the success rate of the favourite is 84%, 78%, 82% & 90%!
On the women's side, it does get more competitive; round 4 to the semi-finals are the closest rounds, with on average 36.50% of the underdog's winnings, which is a big increase from 26.25% over the opening three rounds.
French Open Correct Set Betting
What is the most common winning set score at the French Open?
This will differ on both sides, with the men's being best of five and the women's being best of three, and there does seem to be more clear-cut matches on the women's side.
A 2-0 win over the last ten years has occurred in 68.20% of the matches (843), whilst a 2-1 win has made up the other 31.80% of the matches (393). The round which has produced the most whitewashes has been the Semi-Finals, with 70%.
On the men's side, a whitewash happens much less often, with just 48.29% (592) of the wins being 3-0, with the R4 matches having the biggest percentage of matches finishing 3-0, with 55% of them.
The other matches have seen 31.73% of them finishing with a 3-1 score (389), and the remaining 19.98% have been closer with 3-2 scores (245).
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