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A Friday Surprise

Editor’s note: The Draw Special was recorded & released on 5/22.
![]() | SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT Andy and Jon Wertheim are breaking down the brackets, sizing up the seeds, and throwing out bold predictions—complete with a royal coronation of this year’s Clay King and Queen. Andy reveals who has the ‘most brutal draw’ in the tournament—can anyone beat the ‘Avengers’?—and nothing will prepare you for this Roddick Freak-Out. Plus: JW teaches us some Italian & drops a whole lot of movie references—everything you need to know ahead of the French Open is here! |
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We all know who the favorites are—can they be stopped? Will we get the ‘Ant-Man’ matchup in the Fourth Round? Can the ‘Transformer’ return to form? Told you, lots of movie references in this breakdown.
Andy and Jon dissect the men’s draw where one prediction made the whole Served team lose their minds.
If those two have it their way: this will be a memorable French Open.

‘JonGPT’ kept the movie quotes and words of ‘wisdom’ flowing during the women’s draw reveal—mixed between plenty of healthy disagreements.
Can Swiatek conquer the Roland-Garros gauntlet and claim a fourth straight title? Or is this Sabalenka‘s tournament to lose?
Plus, Andy and JW debate key second-week matchups—and explain why it’s time for this American player to step up and start cooking.

Some Must-Watch Opening Round Matches:
Carlos Alcaraz meets former World No. 4 Kei Nishikori in a first-round matchup loaded with intrigue.
Alexander Zverev draws American lefty Learner Tien, who stunned the then-World No. 2 earlier this year in Acapulco.
No. 30 Hubert Hurkacz faces 18-year-old Brazilian rising star João Fonseca—a match that sparked debate between Andy and JW…
Women’s Draw:
No. 10 seed Paula Badosa vs. former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka meet for the first time in Paris.
No. 12 Elena Rybakina takes on Belinda Bencic in one of the most compelling first-round clashes.
And before that match, check out Love All: With Kim Clijsters, where Bencic shared her 2025 goals before clay season.


Which great will go further in the 2025 French Open Draw? |
🏆THE RESULTS ARE IN…🏆
…to the May 20, 2025 Newsletter Poll Question: Which ‘not-so-dark-horse” will win the French Open?

49% of you picked Jack Draper as the ‘not-so-dark-horse’ to win the French Open at Roland Garros.

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