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Maria Sakkari vs. Elsa Jacquemot Preview, Prediction, and Betting Odds for French Open 2025 First Round

Can support from the Parisian crowd help Jacquemot advance?

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Continuing with first-round action on day 3 of the 2025 French Open, Maria Sakkari of Greece takes on a local talent in the form of Elsa Jacquemot. This will be an interesting match between the two, given that the pair has yet to experience their opponent’s game. The winner of this clash will book a second-round meeting against either Karolina Muchova or Alycia Parks, who are set to play later in the day.

Maria Sakkari vs Elsa Jacquemot Preview

Sakkari enters this year’s Roland Garros on the back of a 13-15 win-loss record with mixed performances throughout the year. Earlier in the year, she struggled to get past the initial rounds, however, she has picked up some momentum during the clay-court swing.

The Greek player has participated 8 times at the French Open before this year and has reached as far as the semi-final stage in 2021. 22-year-old Elsa Jacquemot is an upcoming French player who will have plenty of local support in her match today.

Maria Sakkari finding her form in Madrid, only dropping 3 games to Paolini 🤯#MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/4LIlYhdSXt
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) April 27, 2025

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Maria Sakkari vs Elsa Jacquemot Head-to-Head Record

Maria Sakkari and Elsa Jacquemot will be playing their first match against each other. Expect this encounter to start off on even footing initially as the pair judge the strengths and weaknesses of their opponent before a tactical battle ensues for the remainder of the match.

Maria Sakkari vs Elsa Jacquemot Career Comparison

At the moment, there is a stark difference between the two players. Sakkari is a well-established player on tour, while Jacquemot is still an upcoming 22-year-old. Sakkari has climbed as high as number 3 in the world, whereas Jacquemot has yet to enter the top 100.

Maria Sakkari	Category	Elsa Jacquemot
90	Ranking	138
479-318	Career W-L	178-158
13-15	YTD W-L	24-17
2	Career Titles	0
0	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	0

Maria Sakkari vs Elsa Jacquemot French Open 2025 Prediction

The edge in this match clearly lies with the Greek, who possesses more experience at the Grand Slam level as well as better consistency at the highest level. Jacquemot will be egged on by the Parisian crowd, but it is difficult to see her progress to the next round.

Prediction: Sakkari in straight sets

Maria Sakkari vs Elsa Jacquemot French Open 2025 Betting Odds

Maria Sakkari is a huge favorite to win this match. While her service games have been decent this year, she will need to improve her return games won, which are lingering at 31.2% on the year. Having said that, it is still much better than Jacquemot, who sits at a lowly 16.7%.

Maria Sakkari Win: 2/9

Elsa Jacquemot Win: 16/5

(According to BetMGM)

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