Tennis predictions, May 17, 2026: Trungelliti vs. Navone, Sakkari vs. Stearns

A spot in the next round is at stake on Sunday, when Marco Trungelliti goes up against Mariano Navone in the Geneva round of 32. Marco Trungelliti limps in on a 3-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Mariano Navone comes in at 7 wins from the last ten.

Mariano Navone has had the better of this rivalry, winning 1 of 1 against Marco Trungelliti. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Navone — worth more than the overall number this week.

Hold strength tells the story — 67.7% versus 62.7% on first-serve points in Trungelliti's favor. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Trungelliti is exactly that — a lean.

Sunday's Strasbourg round of 32 pits Maria Sakkari against Peyton Stearns on clay. Maria Sakkari comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Peyton Stearns comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

Peyton Stearns has had the better of this rivalry, winning 1 of 1 against Maria Sakkari. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Stearns — worth more than the overall number this week.

Sakkari's 64.4% behind the first serve (against 60.6% for Stearns) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Little separates them; Sakkari gets the nod on the finest of margins.

It all comes down to Sunday at Strasbourg, where Anastasia Zakharova faces Daria Kasatkina for the trophy. Daria Kasatkina has dropped 3 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten. Anastasia Zakharova comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.

There's a wide gap in our ratings on clay, and our number follows from it. Little separates them; Kasatkina gets the nod on the finest of margins.

Sunday brings the Rabat final: Elina Avanesyan against Fiona Ferro. Fiona Ferro comes in at 4 wins from the last ten. Elina Avanesyan has won 3 of the last 10.

The ledger favors Elina Avanesyan, 1-0 across their 1 meetings with Fiona Ferro. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Avanesyan — worth more than the overall number this week.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Ferro is exactly that — a lean.