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Match Details
Fixture: (12) Frances Tiafoe vs Filip Krajinovic
Tournament: French Open 2023
Round: First round (Round of 128)
Venue: Paris, France
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor clay
Prize money: €49,600,000
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel, NBC Sports, Peacock TV | Canada - TSN | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Ten
Frances Tiafoe vs Filip Krajinovic preview
Twelfth seed Frances Tiafoe gets his French Open campaign up and running against Serbia's Filip Krajinovic.
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World No. 12 Tiafoe is 21-8 on the season, coming off third-round appearances in Rome and Madrid. The 25-year-old did win his only title of the year on clay (Houston), suggesting that he can be successful in the sport's slowest surface.
Tiafoe made a rousing start to the year, winning his first seven matches. That includes five wins in Team USA's victorious campaign at the inaugural United Cup Down Under. After reaching the Dallas and Acapulco quarterfinals, he made the last four at Indian Wells.
The American then won only the second singles title of his career on the clay of Houston, but he hasn't quite found the same success on European clay. Tiafoe, in fact, has a less than flattering 1-7 record at French Open - with his lone win coming last year - after six straight first-round defeats.
Meanwhile, the 92nd-ranked Krajinovic dropped to 3-11 on the season after losing in the opening round in Geneva. The 2017 Paris Masters finalist is 0-4 on European clay on the ATP Tour this season and hasn't won in eight matches since winning his opening round in Montpellier in February.
Krajinovic has a slightly better Roland-Garros record than Tiafoe (5-6), making the third round last year.
Frances Tiafoe vs Filip Krajinovic head-to-head
Tiafoe has won only one of his three matches with Krajinovic, who has won the pair's two meetings on clay, including their last one in the Rome opening round last year.
Frances Tiafoe vs Filip Krajinovic odds
(All odds as per BETMGM)
Frances Tiafoe vs Filip Krajinovic prediction
Both Tiafoe and Krajinovic are quintessential baseliners and have similar playing styles. Both serve big, hit powerfully off either flank, and move well.
However, the American takes the edge because of his superior experience and consistency. Interestingly, both players have pretty similar - and losing - claycourt records. While Tiafoe is 27-33 on the surface, Krajinovic is 33-41.
However, considering the present wretched form of Krajinovic, who hasn't won in nearly three months, Tiafoe should have no problems moving to the next round.
Pick: Tiafoe in straight sets
