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S. Kraus vs C. Naef — Prediction & Analysis

French Open · WTA French Open - Quarter-finals · May 18, 2026 · 11:30 UTC

TennisEdge's AI model finds no betting value in S. Kraus vs C. Naef (French Open on 2026-05-18) — the market is efficient, with S. Kraus favoured at 1.25.

Surface clay Odds S. Kraus 1.25 · C. Naef 3.75

Verdict: no bet

The model found no value at current prices — the market has this one priced about right. That verdict is part of the public record too.
Profiles: S. Kraus · C. Naef · head-to-head record · French Open

Model probabilities

Independent estimates of who wins, each from a different method. The blend is what the bot prices against the market.

Method S. Kraus C. Naef
Elo
ratings-based, surface-weighted
80.3% 19.7%
Machine learning
29-feature gradient-boosted model
89.4% 10.6%
Serve / return
point-by-point simulation
49.2% 50.8%
Blend
what the bot actually prices off
73.0% 27.0%
Market implied
de-vigged from the opening odds
75.0% 25.0%

We publish how well these score against the closing market, including where they lose: how accurate are tennis predictions?

Elo ratings

PlayerSurfaceEloRecordMatches
S. Kraus clay1776 175–88263
C. Naef hard1674 103–42145

Our own ratings, computed from match results since 2018. Players with fewer than 5 rated matches are omitted rather than shown at a provisional starting value. Last updated July 14, 2026.

Head to head

S. Kraus leads 1–0 over 1 meeting. Full record.

DateEventSurfaceWinnerScore
May 18, 2026French OpenclayS. Kraus2 - 1

Recent form

S. Kraus

L A. Charaeva 2 - 1 July 22, 2026
W D. Semenistaja 1 - 2 July 21, 2026
W J. Grabher 0 - 2 July 19, 2026
W M. Bassols 1 - 2 July 18, 2026
W E. Andreeva 0 - 2 July 17, 2026

C. Naef

L J. Garland 1 - 2 June 23, 2026
L A. Krueger 2 - 0 June 14, 2026
W M. Stoiana 1 - 2 June 13, 2026
W H. Tan 2 - 0 June 12, 2026
W A. Urhobo 2 - 0 June 12, 2026

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Full analysis

Math-only prediction: no LLM calls used