First round
Federer over Lajovic in 3, Lacko over Bonzi in 3
Karlovic over Youzhny in 4, L. Mayer over Struff in 4
Mannarino over Garin in 3, R. Harrison over Carballes Baena in 3
Garcia-Lopez over Elias in 3, Coric over Medvedev in 4
Querrey over Thompson in 3, Stakhovsky over Sousa in 5
Lorenzi over Djere in 4, Gasquet over Monfils in 5
Kohlschreiber over Donskoy in 4, Muller over Mmoh in 3
Seppi over Smith in 3, Anderson over Gombos in 3
Cilic over Nishioka in 3, Pella over Kubler in 4
McDonald over Berankis in 4, Jarry over Krajinovic in 3
Kudla over Pouille in 5, Novak over Polansky in 5
Millman over Travaglia in 3, Raonic over Broady in 3
Isner over Maden in 4, Johnson over Bemelmans in 4
Bedene over Norrie in 4, Carreno Busta over Albot in 5
Tsitsipas over Barrere in 3, Donaldson over Jaziri in 4
Fabbiano over Bhambri in 5, Dimitrov over Wawrinka in 3
Thiem over Baghdatis in 3, Khachanov over Ferrer in 3
Benneteau over Fucsovics in 5, Tiafoe over Verdasco in 5
Edmund over Bolt in 3, Sugita over Klahn in 3
Zeballos over Andreozzi in 4, Djokovic over Sandgren in 3
Kyrgios over Istomin in 3, Copil over Haase in 5
Tomic over Hurkacz in 4, Nishikori over C. Harrison in 3
Marterer over Dzumhur in 4, Gulbis over Clarke in 5
Fritz over Sonego in 4, A. Zverev over Duckworth in 3
Del Potro over Gojowyczk in 3, Lopez over Delbonis in 3
Murray over Paire in 4, Chardy over Shapovalov in 5
Sock over Berrettini in 5, Simon over Basilashvili in 5
Ramos-Vinolas over Robert in 4, Ebden over Goffin in 5
Schwartzman over Basic in 5, Vesely over F. Mayer in 3
Cuevas over Dolgopolov in 3, Fognini over Daniel in 3
De Minaur over Cecchinato in 4, M. Zverev over Herbert in 4
Kukushkin over Pospisil in 3, Nadal over Sela in 3
Second round
Federer over Lacko in 3
Karlovic over L. Mayer in 5
Mannarino over Harrison in 3
Coric over Garcia-Lopez in 3
Querrey over Stakhovsky in 4
Gasquet over Lorenzi in 3
Muller over Kohlschreiber in 5
Anderson over Seppi in 4
Cilic over Pella in 3
McDonald over Jarry in 5
Kudla over Novak in 3
Raonic over Millman in 3
Johnson over Isner in 4
Bedene over Carreno Busta in 4
Tsitsipas over Donaldson in 4
Dimitrov over Fabbiano in 3
Khachanov over Thiem in 4
Benneteau over Tiafoe in 4
Edmund over Sugita in 3
Djokovic over Zeballos in 3
Kyrgios over Copil in 3
Nishikori over Tomic over in 3
Marterer over Gulbis in 4
A. Zverev over Fritz in 3
Del Potro over Lopez in 4
Murray over Chardy in 4
Simon over Sock in 4
Ebden over Ramos-Vinolas in 4
Vesely over Schwartzman in 4
Fognini over Cuevas in 3
M. Zverev over De Minaur in 4
Nadal over Kukushkin in 3
Third round
Federer over Karlovic in 3
Mannarino over Coric in 5
Querrey over Gasquet in 4
Anderson over Muller in 4
Cilic over McDonald in 3
Raonic over Kudla in 4
Johnson over Bedene in 4
Tsitsipas over Dimitrov in 5
Khachanov over Benneteau in 4
Djokovic over Edmund in 4
Kyrgios over Nishikori in 4
A. Zverev over Marterer in 3
Del Potro over Murray in 4
Ebden over Simon in 5
Fognini over Vesely in 5
Nadal over M. Zverev in 4
Fourth round
Federer over Mannarino in 3
Anderson over Querrey in 5
Cilic over Raonic in 3
Johnson over Tsitsipas in 5
Djokovic over Khachanov in 4
Kyrgios over A. Zverev in 5
Del Potro over Ebden in 3
Nadal over Fognini in 3
Quarterfinals
Federer over Anderson in 4
Cilic over Johnson in 3
Djokovic over Kyrgios in 5
Del Potro over Nadal in 4
Semifinals
Federer over Cilic in 4
Djokovic over Del Potro in 5
Final
Federer over Djokovic in 4
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WHO YA GOT?
Someone not from Europe, long overdue.
Hey Big Al — who is your pick for WTA Wimbles?
You are so good at both ATP and WTA every week in TDC. I suck at picking ATP on grass so bad, I think I just look for someone to copy here like YOU, Ricky, Benny….
Ta,but for Wimby,haven’t really got a clue who will win.Ill probably go with Petra,if she’s fit and well rested,hard to stop.
But then there’s others like Woz,Kerber all playing well,big question of course is Serena.
Interesting to see if we will have a first time Slam winner.
Bold prediction on Nole, Ricky. I feel like we might get a surprise finalist. Too bad for Cilic he’s in the same half as Federer. I’d have him in the final for sure.
Novak IS a surprise finalist……
Well, that’s sort of true. However, since he’s a past champion, that sort of eliminates him from the “surprise” category.
who’s the second “favorite” to reach the final from the bottom half?
The bottom half is full of people who could lose to Federer in the final. I think any of DelPo, Nadal, Kyrgios, and Djokovic could be that person.
yep
grr…
Great to see Cheryl here. Is this a guest appearance just for Wimby or can we look forward to regular contributions from her. Her witty, thoughtful blogs were what made TennisTalk such a fun forum.
Ed – I’ll be a regular contributor. And I’ll be resurrecting my blog, so everyone will have plenty of opportunities again to tell me I’m an idiot who knows nothing about tennis. hahahahahaha.
I’m happy to be back!
Thought I was seeing things when I saw ‘Cheryl Murray’! Welcome back.
haha
Cilic hasn’t even made the 3rd round let alone the semi-final! I was going to say you were over-estimating Cilic’s prospects but I decided to hold my horses.
If Novak makes the final…uh wow! I’d guess he wins the final.
i mean Kyrgios SHOULD make it. But I doubt he can get through 6 matches healthy.
Indeed why I can’t pick Kyrgios to the final. He’s tempting though – what if he won all his matches in 3 sets?
Same with Del Potro if he could make the final. To me if Rafa makes the QF, he will beat Delpo. But that’s actually my initial QF pick. Delpo over Rafa. Uh yeah….I don’t know about any of it. I should stay with WTA only.
It tempts me to take Federer out to Lajovic, from the way he played in Halle.
Saw the semis,and I can watch the final replay
That’s the second year in a row Woz did well for my Bracket.Obviously she likes it there.
The Wimby men’s is really hard to pick a winner .
Fed has looked shaky,nearly impossible for me not to pick him though!
Nah rc.
The roof will save The Annointed One.
Here we go with the conspiracy theories. Hey why play the tournament at all if it’s a foregone conclusion?
I say let the games begin and let’s see what happens!
meh.. Hawksley — Halle had the roof closed, didn’t they? Fed has to be a lot sharper to conquer Wimbledon again. But I took him to the quarters to be safe lol
Sorry rc but I don’t need to tell you that Halle and Wimby are not the same. Halle is a warm up and it’s not uncommon for Fed to lose a grass match before going on to win Wimby.
The roof will be closed in two weeks. NID.
LOL, thank-you Hawksley, I thought they were the same because my brainbucket is full of just marbles rattling around now 😀
I think fed to win is a solid dark horse pick. Shhhh…don’t tell anyone.
Oh dear Hawkie, honestly I do still get that Fed is the Favorite to win. Rafa is a distinct possibility. Even my pick of Novak or Delpo isn’t that off-beat.
Tubs, out of shape Jack Sock, not that would be shocking 😀
Now that would be shocking…is what I meant to say.
I know you do rc. And Rafa and Nole are virtually tied for second betting favourite.
I have a feeling that Herbert will win. 🙂
Hawkeye had mentioned that Cilic, Coric , all big servers would be on Rafa’s side. But the shameless guy comes back and posts garbage again. I wonder how sick one could be.
who cares where Coric is? He isn’t one of the top 10 threats to Rafa at Wimbledon.
Ricky, who are the top 10 threats to Rafa at Wimbledon this year?
Polansky, Gombos, Clarke, Fabbiano, Bhambri, Hurkacz, Klahn, Broady, Barrerer, and Elias
Don’t forget Herbert Ricky.
fedexol is obsessed with me from something I posted over a week ago!!!
Warning: please read directions before taking fedexol.
#f1attered
#humb1e
I took Raonic over Zverev. Really tough call on the Cilic vs Raonic matchup though, so basically if Cilic does win that then I think he goes on to win it all.
how is Raonic’s shoulder?
Hey RC!…My post can get IN to WTA page…I don’t know why???
What, MA? You can’t even post on WTA page? Is that what you are saying?
Yes j!…For whatever reason,my post can’t get through on WTA page!….And i didn’t even give u any links!!..Urgh!!….REALLY STRANGE!!
But,i can post on any thread on TG other than WTA!…How’s weird is that??
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Very bold pick on nole! Given his recent inability to win crucial tiebrea ks that seems a bit unlikely.
Rafa always has a match where he gets especially nervous as per the Diego one….as he sees it as a crucial stepping stone to success. I kind of feel that if rafa gets to the quarters he beats Delpo..But maybe that is the match he wants too much to win and chokes?
With rafa i am most worried about the first four rounds. Zverev beat Murray at the ao and his game is made for grass…
amy,
I think if Rafa gets to the quarterfinals to meet Delpo, he will beat him. That will mean he’s playing well and Rafa is dangerous when he gets to the second week of a slam.
As for Novak, I am surprised at him being picked to get to the final. Based on his performance at Queens? A slam is a whole different thing. I think it’s too soon but we shall see.
I think Nole is rediscovering
his real game …But wimby feels too soon for him to make the final. Uso seems more likely.
Also it took peak Nole five incredibly gruelling sets to beat Delpo a few years ago when Delpo was on one leg! And the wimby crowd loves Delpo so you would kind of think he could beat Nole when he isn’t in top form.
I think Cilic is the only one able to trouble Fed before the final.
On the other half, Novak/Kyrgios/Nadal/Zverev can make it to the final. I pick Kyrgios.
I pick Sergiy Stakhovsky to make it to the final.
likely
The final of qualifying, maybe.
Fed has to get past Stakhovsky and Donsky to make the QF.
Ta,but for Wimby,haven’t really got a clue who will win.Ill probably go with Petra,if she’s fit and well rested,hard to stop.
But then there’s others like Woz,Kerber all playing well,big question of course is Serena.
Interesting to see if we will have a first time Slam winner.
That was to RC
Ta back Big Al. You miss the Eastbourne WTA final? That was so good.
Nadal won’t win. The year he won he was about 10kgs heavier and had youth on his side He also had great belief in his strategy at a time when he’s nemesis was struggling against this strategy. Im looking forward to see who will give the ego-maniac a spanking this year.
Fed shouldnt win because he’s results in Halle suggest he’s not sharp and age is catching up with him but where is the competition. By the end of week 2 Fed will have gained confidence because there’s no one that can really threaten him throughout the tournament.
Lajovic or Coric might beat Fed in the early rounds. If he gets through those 2 then he will be confidence before he meets the typical cats that cave in mentally against him (i.e. Anderson, Cilic). then the final, he’ll be as sharp as he’s ever been, maybe a notch below last year but it will be good enough to claim another title.
Jim Courier says AT 1:53 PM: “Im looking forward to see who will give the ego-maniac a spanking this year.”
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Hmm. I wonder why Fedfans don’t notice their comrades’ attitude towards Rafa.
Nah, he’s not a Fed fan or a tennis fan for that matter. He’s just a troll.
Boring.
😴
Lol
Maybe Cilic will learn from last year and actually turn up this time. He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed but might just learn his lesson from last year.
Edmund will beat Kyrgios. Kyrios is a myth.
Murray will beat Nadal if they meet.
Murray will then beat Edmund over 5 sets.
Murray or Edmund could win the final.
Ive got a very strong feeling Fed, Nadal and Djokovic won’t win it.
Murray, Edmund or Cilic might.
Yeah you are again back with your “accurate” predictions.
LOL.
So many “objective” fedfanboys so upset with Rafa for casting so much closeted self doubt about Federer as GOAT.
Such hilarious hypocrisy.
Talk about not being the sharpest tool in the shed! From the person who predicted Zverev winning RG! You heard it here first!
Now it starts again! I guess it’s good for a laugh!
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And Cecchinato beating thiem! And Marterer beating rafa!
Endless garbage!!
amy,
Yes more great predictions! LOL! I guess we will be treated to more nonsensical predictions for Wimbledon!
😳
Nny
😁😁
Too true!!!
It does seem far-fetched – either of those players beating Rafa! All I know is that I promised people on TX that I would enter the TX tourneytopia ATP bracket and really regret it.
This might be the first time in a long time that I don’t want to do any bracket — I do it weekly and it comes down to biggest GS, imo, and I’m burnt-out. But I did set up a WTA Tournytopia bracket if anyone is interested. It going to be between me and Farah Diba, perhaps another regular WTA bracketeer from TX.
https://www.tourneytopia.com/RacquetBracketWimbledonWTA/jalep2018/default.aspx
Where’s a Michael Stich, Richard Krajicek or Goran Ivanisevic when you need one? There’s very few with a potentially big game to cause a boilover.
The only ones capable I think are Murray, Edmund or Cilic. The opportunity is definately there for one of these players to create a memorable and historic Wimbledon.
It would be ironic and a bitter pill for Andy to swallow if he were to meet and lose to Edmund. It could happen obviously but I doubt that it will.
Hmmm…rafa is playing a lot of in form players early on.
Kukushkin beat Edmund in Eastbourne and zverev won his final!! That makes them very dangerous early on when rafa has no grass court preparation!I
These early matches are the ones we should be worried about!
Novak is not making the final.
Nadal is probably not making it past R3; Could see him falling to Checcinato.
Fed’s chances of making it to the final are maybe 50%; Cilic or even Coric could beat him unless he improves significantly upon his Halle form. I think age has caught up with him.
Murray may surprise, but not past R4.
Decent chance that Wimbledon will have a 1st time GS champ this year. Most likely Zverev, Kyrgios, or Coric.
haha
Which prediction caused the largest laugh?
there was only one laugh (Cecchinato)
Ha ha! On Zverev, Kyrgios and Coric. Also Cecchinato.
To me Fed would have a hard time in R4 probably going the distance and then loses to Querrey or Anderson in the QF. Kyrgios and Sasha will kill each other and then loses to Djoko in the QF.
Rafa, if he gets past Mischa (no Cecchinato as he’ll lose to Mischa) will reach the SF to meet Djoko. So much hype about Delpo in the QF but Delpo injured himself and didn’t play any warm up event on grass. Perhaps it’s Goffin or even Feli making the QF in that section of the draw.
I feel Cilic will take Fed to 5 sets this year if they meet again. The occasion got to him in last years final and he let the blister drain away a lot of his self-belief. It must have been hurting, but I think he checked out way too quickly. He got back on track after a slow start in the Aus open final, and nearly reeled Fed in before buckling in set 5, possibly with some final nerves. Think he’ll go all out in the semis, not too different from the US Open semi when he demolished Fed.
Hard to call right now, but I think Djokovic is a very very good call and my pick to reach the finals and if he does, I actually think he’ll win Wimbledon. He inexplicably caved in to Cilic at Queens when seemingly in control but his game looked very good and his belief will only increase if he gets to the final.
Fed over Cilic in 5 (with a lot of bias)
Djok over Nadal in 5
Djok over Fed in 5
If Fed has to beat Cilic in five, he would not last five sets against Djoko; it would be Djoko in straight or four sets in the final, imo.
I doubt Djokovic is good for the final anyway. I wouldn’t mind seeing it, but I don’t think he’s there yet. People raved about that Cecchinato match at RG, and there were some great moments in it. However if you look at the quality of Djokovic’s tennis in the big points, it wasn’t great. He looked nervous and he played a bit safe. Right now he’s heading in the right direction, but going into Wimbledon I think he’s playing maybe 80-85% of his best game. That’s good enough to beat most players, but he has a tough quarter. Maybe he won’t have to play Kyrgios, it wouldn’t surprise me given NK’s inconsistency and his own draw. But if he does I’d probably back Nick.
yeah, as well as Cecch played, he is still Cecch. A good performance by Djokovic would have ousted the Italian without too much trouble.
It really depends on Fed’s form. At Stuttgart and the first round at Halle, he looked like he was playing at quite a high level. He said himself that he felt more comfortable playing on the (relatively faster) Halle grass after the first match there, so I’m not sure what happened after that.
Certainly if Fed can find the form he displayed last year and early grass this year, he’s the favourite. I just have a feeling that age has finally caught up with him. I’d love to be wrong.
Fed wasn’t particularly good on grass last summer, either. Everyone else was just beyond atrocious.
👍Ricky!
Agree with Ricky on the rest of the field. Fed should capitalize on another weak field.
Also, Wimby will close roof to keep grass green and slick like they did for Roger last year. Roof was closed at AO final for Fed (even though conditions in earlier matches like Monfils were much worse).
Not as much of a favourite as last year but Federer should win again this year with all of the same old favouritism and bias he continues to receive.
False, and in any case would also apply to Nadal and RG field. Imo, field was fine, but Nadal and Fed were arguably at their best ever last year.
Fed 2017 beats Novak at wimby in 2014 and 2015 (Fed 2015 should have done so anyway). Confidence gained from beating Rafa at AO 2017 and getting over slam hump at the same time is the difference.
Nadal 2017 beats Novak 2016 on clay and probably anyone (2008 version and Wawrinka 2015 possibly excepted).
Cheryl
That’s great news. Welcome back 💌
I think I’ll start a ‘Ricky predictions reliability index’.
Rafa can lose to anyone in Wimby if he does not improve his serve and return game. His second round opponent beat Edmund
Murray has withdrawn saying a Bo5 tournament is not good at this stage of his recovery.
!@#$ Andy 🙁 Get Stronger soon, Andy!
Who is next to pull out?
Why does Andy wait until the draw comes out? He did this at the USO last year. He had to know that he was not ready to compete at a slam after being out for a year.
this one is unerstandable. the US Open was unacceptable.
Sorry about Murray, he must be feeling very bad.
On another note, Spain is out of the World Cup now, so Rafa can concentrate fully on his Wimbledon without having the World Cup as a distraction.
And he gets a day to absorb this shock.
he’s probably feeling fine. just made an incredibly smart decision.
as i predicted!
Loving that Spain, Portugal, Argentina out of WC. Now just need to see France knocked out. Go minnows!
no
Joe Smith JULY 1, 2018 AT 8:09 PM,
Loving that Switzerland is out of WC.
Why?
Grass longer than usual. Wonder why, and who that might possibly help?
If Rafa says it’s longer, then it’s longer. Expect a closed roof in one of the semis and the final.
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/07/two-time-champ-nadal-says-grass-longer-usual-wimbledon/74924/
Hawks I’m digging the new username #HawkbertWillWin
Thanks Benny. It’s implied. I didn’t want to be so obvious and overstated. Have to give My fans some credit after all. Not here to spoon feed y’all.
I’d like to wish your guy the best of luck but I’m not as fair a fan as you! 🙂
#Kiddings
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Benoit Paire is the happiest guy at Wimbledon right now. He went from the home favorite past champ to lucky loser Jason Jung, who hasn’t played in the main draw of a slam before.