Jasmine Paolini vs. Dayana Yastremska - French Open prediction, form, head-to-head

For the archetypal clip successful years, Jasmine Paolini and Dayana Yastremska volition look each different connected the singles tour, with the 2 ladies squaring disconnected successful the opening circular of the French Open connected Monday.

Paolini is coming disconnected a circular of 32 decision astatine the Italian Open versus Elise Mertens 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 3-6, portion her upcoming Ukrainian hostile captured the WTA Parma successful Italy past play implicit Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-3.

Match preview

Months into 2026, Paolini seems to inactive beryllium trying to find her form, failing to marque a heavy tally successful galore events connected the WTA tour.

The Italian has gone retired successful the circular of 32 of her erstwhile 4 tournaments, 4 of which were connected clay.

That said, she has made it beyond the opening circular successful 9 consecutive Grand Slam events, getting to circular 4 of the erstwhile French Open.

A finalist astatine this lawsuit 2 years ago, Paolini has lone gone retired astatine this signifier of the tourney erstwhile this decade, erstwhile Irinia-Camelia Begu bushed her 4-6 6-1 7-6 (10-5) successful 2022.

So acold successful 2026, she has converted 44.4% of her interruption points portion winning 44.3% of her instrumentality points crossed each surfaces for the year.

Meanwhile, she has won 64.2% of her work games this twelvemonth portion redeeming 58% of her interruption points frankincense far.

Entering this event, Dayana Yastremska should beryllium feeling a batch amended astir her crippled aft capturing her archetypal singles lawsuit of 2026.

Prior to her triumph astatine the Parma Ladies Open, she had mislaid her opening lucifer successful each of her erstwhile 2 singles events, some of which were connected clay.

Yastremska has exited successful the opening circular of her past 2 Grand Slam tournaments, losing to Elena-Gabriela Ruse successful consecutive sets astatine the Australian Open earlier this year.

After being knocked retired successful the archetypal circular of her archetypal 4 French Open tournaments, she has made it beyond that signifier connected 2 successive occasions.

While she is coming into this lawsuit connected a precocious note, Yastremska has often been her ain worst enemy, committing 123 treble faults this year.

She has been champion connected her archetypal serves, winning 60.3% of those, portion besides winning 61.2% of her work games wide successful 2026.

Head To Head

Slovenia Open (2021) - Round of 32: Paolini wins 7-6 4-1 walkover

Courmayer Open (2021) - Quarter-finals: Paolini wins 6-4 7-6

Linz Open (2021) - Round of 32: Paolini wins 6-4 3-6 6-2

Lyon Open (2022) - Quarter-finals: Yastremska wins 6-4 7-6

Wnners Open (2022) - Round of 32: Paolini wins 6-4 6-1

Florence Open (2023) - Round of 16: Paolini wins 7-5 4-6 6-3

Palmera Open (2023) - Round of 16: Paolini wins 2-6 6-4 6-2

Before having to forfeit the archetypal lucifer betwixt them successful Slovenia, Yastremska registered 7 treble faults, portion Paolini converted 7 break-point opportunities.

Later that twelvemonth astatine the Courmayeur Open, the Italian was the lone 1 to person a interruption point, which propelled her to triumph successful a comparatively adjacent lucifer statistically speaking.

When they faced disconnected the pursuing twelvemonth successful Yastremska’s existent residence of Lyon, the Ukrainian won 58% of her 2nd serves and converted 5 interruption points to triumph for the archetypal and lone clip successful this head-to-head series.

Their last gathering of 2022 saw Paolini seizure 81% of her archetypal serves portion failing to registry a azygous treble fault.

We say: Paolini to triumph successful 3 sets

This could beryllium a pugnacious trial for Paolini, who does not boast immense powerfulness successful the work department, but we judge her stamina and acquisition volition yet prevail.