Sinner enters as -350 favorite

Jannik Sinner arrived at Roland Garros with the shortest men’s price on the board and the cleanest recent clay record in the field. CBS Sports listed the Italian at -350 to win the 2026 French Open in pre-tournament markets published Saturday, putting him well ahead of Alexander Zverev at 11-1 and Novak Djokovic at 12-1. CBS Sports said Sinner is 17-0 on clay this season and does not have to navigate a draw that includes Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending French Open champion. Alcaraz is out with a wrist injury, according to CBS Sports and BBC Sport. Roland Garros said main-draw play begins Sunday, May 24, and runs through June 7 in Paris. (cbssports.com) The tournament’s official site has posted the full schedule and draw for the 2026 edition. ### How unusual is a -350 price before the first ball is struck? (cbssports.com) A -350 line implies a market that sees one player as the clear pre-tournament leader. CBS Sports described Sinner as a “heavy” favorite, with the next two listed contenders priced in double digits rather than close to even money. (rolandgarros.com) BBC Sport framed the men’s event as the biggest test yet of whether anyone in the post-Rafael Nadal era can stop Sinner in Paris. BBC tied that view directly to Alcaraz’s absence rather than to any formal tournament statement about inevitability. ### What is driving Sinner’s price? (cbssports.com) CBS Sports pointed first to results. The outlet said Sinner is unbeaten on clay in 2026 at 17-0 entering the tournament. CBS Sports’ draw preview added that Sinner has won 29 consecutive matches overall and has already collected titles this season at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome. (cbssports.com) That run gives him recent wins on both hard courts and clay before the year’s second Grand Slam. (cbssports.com) ### Why does Alcaraz’s absence matter so much? Carlos Alcaraz has been the player most closely tied to Sinner in recent French Open conversations. CBS Sports called Alcaraz Sinner’s “nemesis” and noted he won the previous two French Open men’s titles before withdrawing from this year’s event and Wimbledon with a wrist injury. (cbssports.com) CBS Sports’ betting preview said Sinner “does not have to contend” with Alcaraz in Paris this year. That removes the defending champion from the bracket before play begins and leaves the market to reprice the rest of the field behind Sinner. ### Who is behind Sinner in the market? (cbssports.com) Alexander Zverev was listed by CBS Sports at 11-1 and Novak Djokovic at 12-1 behind Sinner. Those were the next-shortest men’s prices cited in the outlet’s pre-tournament odds story. CBS Sports’ separate betting preview also described Sinner as the “overwhelming favorite” entering the event. (cbssports.com) On the women’s side, that same preview said defending champion Coco Gauff opens her title defense in a draw that also includes Aryna Sabalenka in her half. ### When does Sinner’s campaign start? Roland Garros said the 2026 tournament schedule begins Sunday, May 24, with daily order of play and results available on the official site. The draw page and schedule page are already live. (cbssports.com) Paris now hosts the next step. Sinner enters the fortnight as the market favorite, and the tournament’s official schedule will track when his first-round match is placed on court. (rolandgarros.com)