Qinwen Zheng vs Alize Cornet Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | First Round

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Popular cult hero Alize Cornet will say farewell to Roland-Garros this fortnight and she is well capable of causing some drama on her way out.

START DATE/TIME: Tuesday 28th May 2024, UK – not before 11:00 / US EST – not before 06:00 / US PST – not before 03:00

VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France

SURFACE: Outdoor clay

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel

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QINWEN ZHENG VS ALIZE CORNET PREDICTION

Former world number 11 Alize Cornet will no doubt be handed a big court and a peak time in what is set to be her final match as a professional tennis player. The 34-year-old finally reached her first quarter-final at a Grand Slam, at the sixth time of asking, at the Australian Open in 2022 and she went on to famously snap Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon later that summer.

A popular home hero in these parts, Cornet will be sure to go out with a bang in this tough draw against world number eight Qinwen Zheng but she looks to have just missed the window for an upset.

21-year-old Zheng changed the course of her promising career by finishing runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open in January but she struggled to recalibrate until a deep run to the last eight at the Italian Open last time out. The Chinese number one is a handful on clay, reaching the last 16 on her debut here two years ago via a victory over Cornet in the third round, and she leads the Frenchwoman 2-0 with two straight-sets victories on clay. Back Zheng to win in two.

QINWEN ZHENG VS ALIZE CORNET TIP: QINWEN ZHENG TO WIN 2-0