Predicted Winners in BOLD

COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)

[2] Naomi OSAKA (JPN) vs. Patricia Maria TIG (ROU) – I don’t think Osaka makes it to week two, but she should win a round or two.

[15] Victoria AZARENKA (BLR) vs. Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) – Two major winners facing off in the 1st round should be a treat for fans.

COURT SUZANNE-LENGLEN

[11] Petra KVITOVA (CZE) vs. [Q] Greet MINNEN (BEL) – Kvitova has a solid draw.

[3] Aryna SABALENKA (BLR) vs. [Q] Ana KONJUH (CRO) 

COURT SIMONNE-MATHIEU

Danka KOVINIC (MNE) vs. [WC] Clara BUREL (FRA) 

[23] Madison KEYS (USA) vs. [WC] Océane DODIN (FRA) – This could be tricky.

COURT 14

[26] Angelique KERBER (GER) vs. [Q] Anna KALININA (RUS) – Kerber may have one last run, but I don’t think it will come on red clay.

[21] Elena RYBAKINA (RUS) vs. [WC] Elsa JACQUEMOT (FRA) 

COURT 7

Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (AUS) vs. Kateryna KOZLOVA (UKR) 

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) vs. [WC] Diane PARRY (FRA) 

COURT 6

[33] Paula BADOSA (ESP) vs. Lauren DAVIS (USA)

Nao HIBINO (JPN) vs. Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB)

COURT 8

Ana BOGDAN (ROU) vs. [LL] Elisabetta COCCIARETTO (ITA)

Leylah FERNANDEZ (CAN) vs. Anastasia POTAPOVA (RUS)

COURT 9

[PR] Elena VESNINA (RUS) vs. [LL] Olga GOVORTSOVA [BLR)

[29] Veronika KUDERMETOVA (RUS) vs. Amanda ANISIMOVA (USA)

COURT 12

Danielle COLLINS (USA) vs. [Q] Xiyu Wang (CHN) 

[31] Anastasia .PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) vs. Christina McHale (USA) – I love McHale’s grit, but this is not a good match-up.

COURT 13

Clara TAUSON (DEN) vs. [Q] Ekaterina GORGODZE (GEO) – I have to pick at least one qualifier to take being match tough into the second or third round.

Maria BOUZKOVA (CZE) vs. Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE)