"The others, I don't see": Former Wimbledon winner makes interesting prediction about Taylor Fritz for French Open

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli makes an interesting prediction about America’s Taylor Fritz for the upcoming French Open 2025. The second Grand Slam of the year is set to begin in less than two weeks where players from all over the world are participating to showcase their talent and secure the ultimate prize.

Former world number seven Bartoli has recently spoken to Grandes Gueules du Sport on RMC where she made an interesting prediction about American tennis star Fritz. According to the 2013 Wimbledon winner, the 2024 US Open runner-up is the only player out of the current top-eight who is likely to miss a spot in the quarterfinals at the Roland Garros.

"What is certain is that if we take the top eight seeds at Roland-Garros, so in order Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev, Fritz, Draper, Djokovic, Ruud and Musetti, the only player who could possibly not be present in the quarter-finals is Fritz,” she said. “The others, I don't see, given the tennis they are currently capable of playing, how they could not be at the quarter-finals. And I won't even mention Cerundolo, Tsitsipas, Rune, Tommy Paul... There are still plenty of players."

Fritz is going through a decent season this year, where he has played 24 matches and won 16 of them. His best performance this year came while playing at the Miami Open, where he was knocked out after losing in the semifinal to the Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik with a score of 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. Fritz’s most recent appearance was at the Rome Open, where he suffered a defeat in the round of 64 to fellow American Marcos Giron with a score of 7-6, 7-6.

The San Diego-born does not have a great record while playing at the Roland Garros. It is the only Grand Slam where he has never managed to cement a spot in the quarterfinal or beyond. Fritz’s best outing while playing at the French Open came in 2024 where he was knocked out after losing in the fourth round to Norway’s Casper Ruud with a score of 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.