Elina Svitolina vs Karolína Plíšková 5/27/24 WTA French Open Tennis Picks and Predictions

The French Open has begun at Roland Garros. In the opening round of the tournament, Elina Svitolina from Ukraine is set to play against Karolína Plíšková from Czechia. 

It has been a tough few months for Karolína Plíšková as the Czech tennis superstar has only won 1 match since the start of the Indian Wells Masters. Karolína Plíšková has fallen away greatly over the past few years and is currently ranked outside of the top 30 in the WTA rankings. The French Open has been a good tournament in the past for Karolína Plíšková as she made the semifinals in 2017. This is a tough opening round fixture for Karolína Plíšková but she will be hoping she can regain some form and cause an upset. 

On the other side of the coin, Elina Svitolina enters this match as the number 15 seed at the WTA French Open. Svitolina has been playing well recently as she has made numerous third round appearances. Elina Svitolina played well at the Australian Open earlier in the season where she made the fourth round before withdrawing due to injury. Elina Svitolina has made the quarterfinals of the French Open on 4 occasions with the most recent appearance taking place last season. Elina Svitolina is a hugely experienced and accomplished player and will be hoping that she can make a big impact in this tournament. This is a trickly opening round fixture but Svitolina will be backing her ability to win. 

Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova have played each other 9 times in the past with Pliskova winning on 5 occasions while Svitolina has won 4 times. The most recent head-to-head match was in 2019 at the WTA Finals where Elina Svitolina won in straight sets.