Tennis
2026-05-28 - Julia Grabher vs Amanda Anisimova
A Sports Betting Pick by FirstDown
Tennis : French Open Second Round
Thursday 28th May 2026 - Scheduled 1:30pm
12:30pm (British Time)
Preview
Reaching the Final at Wimbledon and the US Open is obviously going to give any player a huge amount of confidence, but that also brings pressure and Amanda Anisimova has a lot of Ranking Points to defend in the second half of the season. That makes her recent injury a blow, but the World Number 6 feels like the wrist is about as healthy as it can be and Amanda Anisimova blew past her First Round opponent for the loss of four games.
Missing the entirety of the clay court season is far from ideal for a player who reached the Semi Final in Paris back in 2019, but Amanda Anisimova eased concerns about the injury and admitted that she was just being cautious to ensure she could compete at the French Open.
The early stages of the First Round win did see Amanda Anisimova struggle to find her feet, but she was rolling by the end of the contest and now faces another player Ranked outside of the top 100 in the Second Round on Thursday.
The 29 year old Julia Grabher is the World Number 121 and she is almost three years removed from her best ever career mark of just outside the top 50, which was set in June 2023.
Beating a Qualifier in the First Round will have given Julia Grabher some important Ranking Points, but it should be noted that she has only played two top 100 Ranked opponents this season the clay courts and lost both. In reality, Grabher was not very competitive in either of those defeats in Linz and Madrid and that has been the case in recent seasons on this surface as she has suffered nine losses in her last eleven clay court matches against top 100 Ranked opponents.
Those have come across a three year period and Julia Grabher is going to need to serve well to contain an aggressive Amanda Anisimova who will want to get on top of rallies.
Pressure is likely to be ramped up if Julia Grabher cannot improve her returning level against the better players on the Tour and this could be a French Open Second Round match that plays out very similarly for Amanda Anisimova as the First Round match did.
Namely that means it could be competitive early as Amanda Anisimova grows into the contest, but by the end the American should be clearly demonstrating she is the better player.
Amanda Anisimova has little in terms of clay court action this season, but she was very good last year and the opening Round win should give her the confidence to cover in the Second Round against another opponent Anisimova has the power to overwhelm.
Prediction
Lay the games with the former Semi Finalist at Roland Garros as Amanda Anisimova looks to back up her opening win with another in the French Open Second Round.
The Pick :
Julia Grabher 0-2 Amanda Anisimova
