The Olympic women’s tennis tournament will be held at Roland Garros during the Paris Olympics. Holding this event at the home of the French Open will create an unbelievable backdrop for the tournament. However, it could also create an anticlimactic result on the women’s side. Continue reading for our analysis of the women’s tennis tournament in the Paris Olympics and our tennis betting picks for the outright winner market.
Olympic Women’s Tennis Betting Odds
| Athlete | Gold Medal Odds |
| Iga Swiatek | -200 |
| Coco Gauff | +500 |
| Elena Rybakina | +900 |
| Naomi Osaka | +1600 |
| Qinwen Zheng | +1800 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | +2500 |
| Danielle Collins | +2500 |
| Maria Sakkari | +3000 |
| Jasmine Paolini | +3000 |
| Elina Svitolina | +3000 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | +3000 |
| All Other Players (Listed Individually) | +4000 |
Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook
It is not a surprise that Iga Swiatek of Poland is listed as the favorite to win the Olympic women’s tennis tournament at -200. What is surprising is that Swiatek is not a heavier favorite going into the event. She has won four of the last five French Open titles at this venue. Unless Swiatek comes into this event and simply does not take it as seriously as she takes the major tournament held at this same place, she should be one of the last women standing on the red clay in Paris.
American Coco Gauff is second to Swiatek on the list of favorites at this tournament. Gauff has made deep runs at Roland Garros on numerous occasions in her young tennis career. But her struggles against Swiatek at this venue could make it hard to justify her at her current price, even if Americans will flock to her. And Naomi Osaka, fresh off of nearly upsetting Swiatek at the French Open, is also in gold medal contention according to oddsmakers.
Olympic Women’s Tennis Major Storylines
The draw for this tournament will be a huge storyline going into the event as it could decide who comes out on top. If Osaka can avoid Swiatek in the early rounds, she could build some momentum that could translate to a deep run in the Olympic women’s tennis event. Any player who is drawn on the opposite side of the bracket from Swiatek will consider themselves fortunate and contenders to reach the final.
But the ultimate storyline going into this tournament is Swiatek and whether she can continue her dominance on the Parisian clay. While the Polish superstar has yet to reach Rafael Nadal levels of dominance at Roland Garros, she is getting closer to that point with each passing year, and it will take a spectacular performance for anyone to take her down at this event.
Olympic Women’s Tennis Medal Contenders
Outside of the clear favorite in Swiatek, who will win a medal at this year’s Olympic women’s tennis tournament is anyone’s guess. Gauff has to like her chances if she can stay away from Swiatek until the final. Meanwhile, Osaka and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan will also see themselves as players who could crash the gold medal party in Paris.
Don’t be surprised to see a name like Jelena Ostapenko on the podium at this tournament either. The Latvian, who has earned a fan in Lil Wayne recently, certainly has the weaponry to make a run here if she can avoid piling up the unforced errors. The same can be said for Danielle Collins of the United States, minus the Lil Wayne fandom, of course.
Women’s Tennis Betting Prediction: Iga Swiatek (-200)
There are no sure things in tennis, especially in the women’s game where holding serve can be a real adventure for everyone involved. But the closest thing there is to a sure thing in the sport right now is Iga Swiatek coming out on top on the clay at Roland Garros. We will back her to get the job done in the Olympics here, adding a gold medal to her French Open title from earlier in the 2024 season.
