Monday's French Open first round pits Marton Fucsovics against Matteo Berrettini on clay. Matteo Berrettini is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (5 of the last 10). Marton Fucsovics limps in on a 3-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10.
Matteo Berrettini leads the head-to-head 3-1, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Berrettini — worth more than the overall number this week.
The serve is where this match separates: Berrettini has been winning 75.1% of first-serve points to Fucsovics's 70.9%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Anything other than a Berrettini win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.