Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Daniel Altmaier Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - Altmaier targets fourth Roland Garros top 10 scalp

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Last updated: Tue. 26 May 2026 01:45

Andrew Hendrie 26 May 2026

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Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Daniel Altmaier predictions for Tuesday's French Open R1
Auger-Aliassime remains vulnerable in slam R1s
Altmaier a proven giant-killer at Roland Garros - backed for fourth top 10 scalp
The match is scheduled to start around 2.00am AEST on Wednesday May 27

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Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Daniel Altmaier Tips, Prediction & Live Stream

Felix Auger-Aliassime is in danger of another early Grand Slam exit as the fourth seed prepares to face dangerous clay courter Daniel Altmaier in the first round of Roland Garros on Tuesday.

Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Daniel Altmaier Tips, Prediction & Live Stream
Auger-Aliassime vs Altmaier Stats & Trends
Auger-Aliassime vs Altmaier Head To Head
Felix Auger-Aliassime Form Analysis
Daniel Altmaier Form Analysis
Auger-Aliassime vs Altmaier Live Stream

Arguably the match of the day and definite upset potential here. Auger-Aliassime, for his lofty ranking, is a shocking 14-13 in Grand Slam first round matches and that record falls to 2-4 at the French Open, with three of those defeats coming to players outside the top 50.

Meanwhile, Altmaier is a beast on these Roland Garros courts, registering three top 10 wins at the tournament - including one over Jannik Sinner - and reaching the R16 on two occasions. The German earned another top 10 scalp on clay over Ben Shelton in Hamburg last week and really couldn't be better positioned to land another upset here.

Auger-Aliassime has won just four matches this clay swing and is always nervous and tense in these slam openers. Going to empty the tank on Altmaier here - backing the German to win the first set, cover a +5.5 line and win outright in a match that features Over 36.5 total games.

Auger-Aliassime vs Altmaier Stats & Trends

Auger-Aliassime is 14-13 in Grand Slam R1 matches
Auger-Aliassime is 2-4 in French Open R1 matches
Auger-Aliassime has only seen straight sets in four of his 27 previous Grand Slam R1 matches
Altmaier has a 5-5 record vs top 10 players on clay
Altmaier has three top 10 wins at Roland Garros throughout his career
Altmaier has won the first set vs Auger-Aliassime in three of their four previous meetings

Auger-Aliassime vs Altmaier Head To Head

Level at 2-2 and 1-1 on clay. Altmaier won the first two meetings, with FAA prevailing in the last two.

Year	Winner	Event	Round	Surface	Score
2025	Felix Auger-Aliassime	ATP Masters 1000 Paris	Round of 16	Indoor Hard	3-6 6-3 6-2
2025	Felix Auger-Aliassime	Hamburg Open	Round of 32	Outdoor Clay	6-3 6-3
2025	Daniel Altmaier	ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo	Round of 64	Outdoor Clay	7-6(5) 6-3
2024	Daniel Altmaier	Auckland Open	Round of 16	Outdoor Hard	7-6(9) 7-5

Felix Auger-Aliassime Form Analysis

2026 Record: 19-10
French Open Record: 6-6
Current Ranking: No. 6
Career-High Ranking: No. 5 (Nov 2025)

Auger-Aliassime put together a fantastic second half of 2025 to surge to his career-high ranking of No. 5.

However, the Canadian has failed to build on that momentum - and save for some decent showings indoors - it's been a poor 2026.

Auger-Aliassime hasn't advanced past the R16 in five of his last six tournaments and only managed four wins on European clay heading into Roland Garros.

The 25-year-old's last three defeats have come against players outside the top 40, going down to Alexander Blockx in Madrid, Mariano Navone in Rome and Aleksandar Kovacevic last week in Hamburg.

Daniel Altmaier Form Analysis

2026 Record: 6-14
French Open Record: 9-5
Current Ranking: No. 57
Career-High Ranking: No. 44 (Jan 2026)

With a little more consistency, Altmaier could certainly be a top 30 player - but he just finds it hard to put sustained quality weeks together on tour.

Altmaier was terrible to start 2026, losing his opening eight matches in straight sets. Indeed, the German didn't taste a tour-level victory until the clay swing, but he's since managed to win 11 of his 21 matches at all levels, restoring some form and confidence.

The 28-year-old made the quarter-finals of Bucharest and Hamburg, conquering Ben Shelton in the latter before going down to eventual runner-up Tommy Paul.

Altmaier has an outstanding record for someone of his ranking at Roland Garros, winning nine of his 14 matches, twice reaching the R16 - including last year, where he beat fourth seed Taylor Fritz in the opening round.