The second of tennis' Grand Slam events gets underway on May 25 with the start of the French Open. The clay-court tournament is one where a slower surface speed puts an emphasis on the ability to win extended rallies and play off the baseline rather than relying on a dominant serve.

Fonseca became the talk of the tennis world in the beginning stages of 2025. The teenager from Brazil won his maiden ATP title in front of a raucous crowd in Rio de Janeiro in February and, immediately, there was talk about his chances of being an upstart at Roland Garros.

This has resulted in some betting sites cutting his French Open odds to 16/1, although others still need convincing and make him 33/1 to win his first slam. The only problem is Draper is not alone in having done well on clay recently,