French Open Mens - Day 6
- Dave Pilgrim
- Jun 1, 2017
- 1 min read
We're not a week old yet, and already Roland Garros has created enough upsets and questions to keep us going for weeks.

One man we believe can answer those questions however is Pablo Carreno Busta when he faces Grigor Dimitrov. This is a classic surface match up between a superior player and a surface specialist who can use his skills to create an upset.
Dimitrov has risen to 13th in the world - not bad for a player who is just 18-17 against top 100 players in the past four years on clay.
Carreno Busta has a 12-8 record against players ranked 10-50 over the past two seasons, versus a 3-5 record for Dimitrov, and therein lies the threat. (cay stats)
With the courts playing about average for a clay event, this looks a great scalp for the taking for Carreno Bust, so we'll be taking the 5/4 generally available.
Carreno Busta to win at 5/4
Lucas Pouille is rapidly emerging onto the ATP scene, and what better way to announce you arrival than in a Grand Slam in front of your own fans.
Pouille won the Budapest Open in warm up for this event and we correctly predicted his dominance in round two when he destroyed Thomaz Belluci.
Albot Ramos-Vinolas is another proposition entirely, but chinks are appearing in the Spaniards armour, and we reckon a shock is on the cards.
Ramos' loss to John Isner in Rome was our first concern, and then losing to Andrey Kuznetsov confirmed the doubts. This is a player who is at threat, and the 5/6 on Pouille looks worth taking.
Pouille to beat Ramos-Vinolas at 5/6






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