<h1>Alexander Zverev vs Jesper de Jong Betting Tips: Will Zverev Reign at Roland Garros?</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The losing French Open finalist in 2024, Alexander Zverev will be hoping to go one better this year.</p> <p>He meets the world number 88, Jesper De Jong, in the second round. So will Zverev prevail, or can his Dutch opponent cause an almighty upset on Thursday (19:00 pm AEST)?</p> <h2>Alexander Zverev: French Open So Far</h2> <p>With a final, three semi-finals and two quarter-finals to his name at Roland Garros – at the age of just 28, no less, the French Open has to go down as one of Zverev’s favourite tournaments on the calendar.</p> <p>The German enjoyed a comfortable enough first-round victory over Learner Tien, taking the spoils 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in just under two hours.</p> <h2>Jesper de Jong: French Open So Far</h2> <p>De Jong has never gone beyond the second round of a grand slam event. He’ll be hoping to make a slice of his own history here.</p> <p>But the Dutchman was made to work in his opening match by Francesco Passaro. The Italian led two sets to nil and had a chance to round out the win in a tiebreak in the fourth, but De Jong showed tremendous resilience and endurance to clinch a five-set victory.</p> <h2>Alexander Zverev vs Jesper de Jong: Head-to-Head</h2> <p>There’s been one previous edition of Zverev vs De Jong… the German running out the 6-2, 6-2 winner on home soil at the Hamburg Open last year.</p> <h2>Alexander Zverev vs Jesper de Jong Betting Odds</h2> <p>The <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/tennis/mens-french-open/alexander-zverev-v-jesper-de-jong-9254031">Alexander Zverev vs Jesper de Jong betting odds</a> come with no surprises attached, with the world number three made the overwhelming favourite at $1.04.</p> <p>De Jong, meanwhile, can be backed at $11.50.</p> <h2>Alexander Zverev vs Jesper de Jong Betting Picks</h2> <p>It took De Jong almost four hours to finally break the spirit of world number 139 Passaro, which would suggest that he’s got his work cut out against one of the best clay court players in the world in round two.</p> <p>The Dutchman largely campaigns on the ATP Challenger Tour, although a run as a lucky loser at the Italian Open in May saw him record one of the best wins of his career against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Rome.</p> <p>However, De Jong was soundly beaten 4-6 2-6 by Jannik Sinner there in just the Italian’s third game back following his doping ban, which shows the gulf in class.</p> <p>Zverev won the BMW Open in April, reached the quarter-finals in Rome, hammered De Jong in their last meeting and simply loves life at Roland Garros – it gets harder and harder to make a case for the Dutchman on Thursday.</p> <p>The German served beautifully in his open round victory over Tien, a player ranked 21 places higher than De Jong, and never looked in trouble.</p> <p>The only betting selection of value here is<strong> Zverev with a -8.5 game handicap</strong> at $1.96.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>*Odds correct at 11:00 am AEST 29/5/25</p>