Elena Rybakina vs Julia Riera Preview & Prediction | 2025 French Open | First Round

Elena Rybakina faces Julia Riera in the French Open first round.

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Venue: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Surface: Outdoor clay

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Elena Rybakina vs Julia Riera prediction

Elena Rybakina will hope her clay game has come to fruition just in time for Roland Garros.

The Kazakhstani will have been disappointed not to make much impact in Madrid or Rome, but an impressive charge in Strasbourg puts her in good stead heading to the second major of the year. 

First up, it’s a David versus Goliath clash with Argentine qualifier Julia Riera after former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic withdrew following the draw. 

The Swiss is back inside the world’s top 40 and enjoyed a deep run in Madrid, although she did retire from an opening round loss in Rome that has ultimately led to her missing Roland-Garros.

It presents 12th seed Rybakina with a completely different proposition against the world number 204 who is a clay specialist at lower level events.

If Rybakina is firing on all cylinders on serve she will be tough to handle and it could come down to how many games the 22-year-old South American can muster. 

Elena Rybakina vs Julia Riera tip: Elena Rybakina to win