SportsLine tennis expert Blake Von Hagen reveals his top French Open 2025 picks for Thursday's second-round matches at Roland Garros

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus returns the ball to Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur is backdropped by spectators’ hats as he returns the ball to France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard,

Leaning into the microphone, he sang the familiar-sounding refrain often belted out by crowds at Roland-Garros.

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.

Clearly hampered by a bad left knee, two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud dropped 13 of the last 14 games and lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to Nuno Borges in the second round at Roland-Garros on Wednesday,

The French Open's packed schedule led to some of the top players in the world playing on the smallest courts at Roland Garros.