French Open day four match predictions & tennis betting tips: Shapovalov can ease through

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Where to watch the French Open

Live on Eurosport 1 & 2 & Discovery+ from 10am Wednesday

Best bets

Denis Shapovalov to beat Frances Tiafoe
2pts 4-6 bet365

Pavel Kotov to beat Stan Wawrinka
1pt 4-5 bet365

Bianca Andreescu to beat Anna Kalinskaya
1pt 13-10 bet365

French Open day four preview 

It is time for the second round at this year's French Open and the headline match on Wednesday comes in the women's draw as top seed Iga Swiatek clashes with Naomi Osaka, who is still finding her feet on the WTA tour after returning at the start of the year.

In the men's competition, meanwhile, Jannik Sinner is up against veteran Richard Gasquet, while Daniel Altmaier locks horns with Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Denis Shapovalov vs Frances Tiafoe predictions

France Tiafoe made hard work of his Roland Garros opener against Mattia Bellucci, prevailing in five sets having trailed 2-1, and he could struggle to tame Denis Shapovalov.

That performance from 25th seed Tiafoe followed underwhelming showings at the Italian Open and Lyon Open, and the French Open remains his weakest Grand Slam - he reached the third round for the first time last year.

It was more straightforward for Shapovalov in the first round as he dismantled Frenchman Luca Van Assche 6-3 6-4 6-4 and the Canadian also holds a lead in the pair's head-to-head meetings.

This will be their first meeting on clay but Shapovalov has won four of their last five encounters and can come out on top again.

Pavel Kotov vs Stan Wawrinka predictions

Stan Wawrinka defeated 2016 runner-up Andy Murray in the first round of the French Open but that is not the achievement it once was and the Swiss is worth taking on against Pavel Kotov.

Prior to Sunday's match, Wawrinka was uninspiring at Challenger events in Aix-en-Provence and Bordeaux, winning just one of his three matches.

Kotov is enjoying a decent clay-court campaign and carved out a run to the quarter-finals of the Lyon Open before taking down 32nd seed Cameron Norrie in the first round of the French Open on Monday.

Anna Kalinskaya vs Bianca Andreescu predictions

Bianca Andreescu had been out of action for ten months due to a stress fracture in her back but she blew away the cobwebs with a 7-5 6-1 win over Sara Sorribes Tormo on her return in the first round of the French Open.

Andreescu wrapped up the win in just 94 minutes and her mental resilience and problem-solving were as effective as ever.

She achieved her best performance at the French Open when making the third round last year and can match that feat by beating Anna Kalinskaya, who has lost two of her last three matches.

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