Simona Halep vs Alison Riske Tennis Prediction

Halep has a 2-0 lead over Riske from the past meetings, including a 6-3 6-0 win in their only clay clash (2015 Rome). This is the first time Riske is facing a reigning world #1. Since getting upset by Shelby Rogers at 2017 Australian Open, Halep has gone 9-1 against Americans.

Simona Halep News

A year ago, Simona Halep led her second French Open final by 6-3 3-0 with a game point against Jelena Ostapenko. However, in a stunning around, she went on to lost the slam in three-sets. She returns to the tournament as the world #1 but having lost another slam final in Australia.
Halep, who needs to reach semifinal or better this fortnight to have a chance of holding onto the top-ranking, played her last tournament at Rome, losing the final to Svitolina for the second year in a row. It was preceded by a quarterfinal loss to Pliskova at Madrid, where she was the two-time defending champion.

Alison Riske News

Alison Riske made her French Open main draw debut in 2014 when she defeated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni to reach the second round. However, since then, the American has made three more main draw appearances here but lost all in the first round.
Last week, the 2014 Tianjin champion had a chance to win her second career title, when she advanced into the final of Nuremberg by defeating Putintseva, Cirstea, and Flipkens. But, she suffered her fifth consecutive final loss at the hands of Johanna Larsson.

Tennis Prediction: Simona Halep 2-0
Odds: 1.40