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French Open Men’s Day 5 Predictions Including Arthur Rinderknech vs Matteo Berrettini

The stage is set for an exciting fifth day at the French Open with 16 intriguing matches scheduled across the grounds at Roland Garros. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the schedule, including Frances Tiafoe vs Hubert Hurkacz, Ben Shelton vs Raphael Collignon, and Jannik Sinner vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo. But who will secure their spot in the third round?

Tope: Arthur Rinderknech shook off an early scare to secure an opening-round win and he’ll fancy his chances again at home, where his serve can turn matches into quick-fire contests. But Matteo Berrettini brings a different level of firepower, having roared back from a set down against Fucsovics and finished like a man in full control. Their only previous meeting ended prematurely, so there’s unfinished business here, and with both men leaning heavily on service games, I’ll side with the man with the bigger serve.

Arthur Rinderknech vs Matteo Berrettini Preview & Prediction | 2026 French Open | Second Round

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The second-round of the French Open sees Arthur Rinderknech play Matteo Berrettini. 

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French Open R2 previews and predictions: Rinderknech vs. Berrettini, Shelton vs. Collignon

Second-round action at Roland Garros on Thursday brings Matteo Berrettini up against home crowd favorite Arthur Rinderknech. Ben Shelton faces Belgium’s Raphael Collignon in what could be a tricky afternoon for the American.

Matteo Berrettini is not the player you want to run into on clay in the second round, regardless of what the rankings say. The Italian comes in unseeded and ranked 107th, but his 70-28 career clay record means he’s a factor as long as he’s healthy. Against Marton Fucsovics in the first round, Berrettini was shaky out of the gate before winning three sets in a row as his serve and forehand found their groove. That pattern of warming up slowly and then taking over is vintage Berrettini. His best Roland Garros result was a quarterfinal run in 2021. The courts are playing faster than usual this week, with the heat drying the clay out — which benefits his natural aggression.

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