Daily French Open tips: Serena, Kerber and Berdych fancied to win

American makes long-awaited Slam return

It’s day three of the French Open and the Coral News Team are on hand to try and pick out a few aces.

Plenty of big names are in action this afternoon, including the completion of Rafael Nadal’s first round clash, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic.

But with that quartet heavily favoured to win, today’s tennis tips lie elsewhere. Starting with the return of a certain 23-time Slam champion…

Serena Williams to beat Kristyna Pliskova – 1/2

It’s rare you’ll see Serena chalked up at 1/2 to win a match. But this is Williams’ first Slam appearance since the 2017 Australian Open.

The American returned in March but wasn’t quite ready, winning two of her four matches.

The French Open is her weakest event too, but despite all that, she should still have enough quality in hand to see off world number 70 Kristyna Pliskova.

Julia Goerges v Dominika Cibulkova – Over 2.5 Sets – 6/5

Julia Georges sits some 21 places higher than her first round opponent Dominika Cibulkova.

But that belies the fact that Cibulkova was as high as fourth just 15 months ago. The Slovakian hasn’t been at her best so far this season, but an excellent run to the final in Strasbourg suggests she’s turned a corner.

Georges has reached two finals in 2018 however, so this one is poised to go all the way.