Tennis Picks Today: 4 Best Bets & Predictions Ft. Emma Navarro Vs Victoria Mboko, Tommy Paul Vs Ignacio Buse | May 23, 2026
Aug 24, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Emma Navarro (USA) hits the ball to Yafan Wang (CHN) (not pictured) on day one of the 2025 US Open on day one of the 2025 U. S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
© Amber Searls-Imagn Images A series of finals action on the clay courts is all set for Saturday as America’s Emma Navarro is set to face off against Canada’s Victoria Mboko at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, while America’s Tommy Paul will go up against Peru’s Ignacio Buse for the Hamburg Open singles title. The Geneva Open has also reached its final stage, where Argentina’s Mariano Navone will face America’s Learner Tien on the center court. In Rabat, Morocco, Croatia’s Petra Marčinko will go up against Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina.
As the final clock ticks, here are our predictions of which player will emerge victorious and hold the respective trophies aloft: Top Tennis Picks and Best Bets Emma Navarro vs. Victoria Mboko: (Mboko -175) The final stage of the women’s singles bout in Strasbourg will witness the first-ever clash between Emma Navarro and Victoria Mboko, both of whom have made startling impacts on the red surface this season. While Navarro beat Ann Li 6-1, 6-3, Mboko defeated Jaqueline Cristian in a tightly contested semifinal bout 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2.
While Navarro is renowned for her exceptional footwork and her overall ability to dictate the match relying on rallies, Mboko comes in with raw power and strikes aggressively from the start without losing much stamina. If Mboko manages to remain strong from the start and outlasts Navarro’s defensive game, she could take a 3-set win. Tommy Paul vs.
Ignacio Buse: (Paul -165) For the ATP Hamburg title, Tommy Paul will face Ignacio Buse for the first time in their career. Paul has a strong win record on clay and has beaten Alex De Minaur 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinals, while Buse dominated his bout against Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-1 6-4. Paul comes with his elite counterattack game plan that he uses to drag the match to a reasonable length while using his forehand to hit the ball hard when it becomes difficult for his opponents to go back and counter them.