Each day of the tournament, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the French Open.
Kyrgios is 11 years younger, seven inches taller and ranked 15 spots higher than Kohlschreiber. Even if clay isn’t his favorite surface, his superior power and fresher legs—and his serve, of course—make him the favorite in this match, with one caveat: his hip. He hurt it in Madrid, and it kept him out of Rome. The Aussie and the German have never played.
Winner: Kyrgios
How have these two 30-something veterans, two of the sport’s all-time acrobats, avoided each other for so long? The 17th-ranked Monfils and the 75th-ranked Brown will meet for the first time in the late match on Lenglen on Tuesday. These two will always opt for the spectacular when the normal would do, but Monfils is better at both.
Winner: Monfils