Katie Boulter will eye her maiden victory at Roland Garros.
The British No. 1 Katie Boulter will take on Carole Monnet in the opening round clash of the 2025 Roland Garros on Monday. Boulter bids to win her first ever singles match at the French Open and it will be her second appearance in the main draw. Carole Monnet, on the flip side, would look to cause an upset.
Katie Boulter’s season has been interrupted due to injury and she is looking to find a momentum on clay. The 28-year-old won her first career title on clay at the 125K Paris tournament earlier this month. Meanwhile, her Grand Slam form is not so good as she were knocked out in the first round of Roland Garros last year and will aim for maiden victory of the competition.
Her great hard-court form helped her to reach top 40 in the WTA rankings and she became the No. 1 British ace. Boulter is now world No. 38 with her national rivals, Emma Raducanu (43) and Sonay Kartal (53) close behind. Emma Raducanu can become British No. 1 if she had a longer run in Roland Garros. Boulter has a compiled 11-7 record this year, including 7-3 on clay.
Katie Boulter 🇬🇧 was practicing earlier at Roland Garros pic.twitter.com/yiuSwHEt8H
— Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) May 22, 2025
Carole Monnet is currently outside the top 200 in the WTA rankings and she faces her toughest opponent of Grand Slam career. The French wildcard secured three straight-set wins in the qualifying round to reach main draw. She has appeared in the main draw of the Roland Garros in 2022 and lost to Muchova. Carole has just a single career WTA main-draw win which came in 2024 in Budapest.
This will be the first time that Katie Boulter vs Carole Monnet will face off in the main tour. It’s already a special meeting for both stars as they locks horns in the Grand Slam’s opening round.
| Katie Boulter | Category | Carole Monnet |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 3 | WTA Singles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | WTA Doubles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | Masters-1000 Titles | 0 |
| 1 | WTA-500 Titles | 0 |
| 1R (Paris 2024) | Olympics Best Performance | – |
| No. 38 | Current World Ranking | No. 227 |
Katie Boulter is a far better player than Carole Monnet, specially for the matchup in Grand Slam. Monnet came through a 3-0 run in the qualifying round but it won’t be easy to tackle the British No. 1. Monnet hasn’t been tested against a top-50 player on clay which will be a highlighting point of this game. Boulter’s recent title triumph in Paris and her experience should help her win first Roland Garros match.
Prediction: Katie Boulter to win in straight sets
Katie Boulter: -333
Carole Monnet: +250
Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images
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