First round
Djokovic over Kohlschreiber in 3, Kudla over Jaziri in 3
Mayer over Gulbis in 3, Hurkacz over Lajovic in 5
Auger-Aliassime over Pospisil in 3, Dimitrov over Moutet in 5
Granollers over Sonego in 5, Monfils over Humbert in 3
Medvedev over Lorenzi in 3, Popyrin over Carreno Busta in 5
Chardy over Klizan in 3, Goffin over Klahn in 3
Edmund over Munar in 3, Verdasco over Majchrzak in 5
Karlovic over Arnaboldi in 4, Tsitsipas over Fabbiano in 3
Anderson over Herbert in 4, Nishioka over Tipsarevic in 5
Jarry over Seppi in 4, Copil over Pella in 5
Wawrinka over Bemelmans in 3, Opelka over Stebe in 3
Haase over Kovalik in 4, Raonic over Gunneswaran in 3
Khachanov over Kwon in 3, Lopez over Giron in 3
Darcis over M. Zverev in 3, Bautista Agut over Gojowyczk in 3
Paire over Londero in 3, Kecmanovic over Carballes Baena in 4
Cuevas over Dzumhur in 5, A. Zverev over Vesely in 3
Thiem over Querrey in 3, Garin over Rublev in 3
Millman over Dellien in 3, Djere over Andreozzi in 3
Simon over Caruso in 3, Uchiyama over Sandgren in 5
Novak over Fucsovics in 5, Fognini over Tiafoe in 4
Mannarino over Cilic in 5, Sousa over Jubb in 3
Evans over Delbonis in 3, Basilashvili over Ward in 4
Shapovalov over Berankis in 3, Tsonga over Tomic in 3
Kyrgios over Thompson in 3, Nadal over Sugita in 3
Nishikori over Monteiro in 4, Norrie over Istomin in 3
Johnson over Ramos-Vinolas in 3, De Minaur over Cecchinato in 3
Struff over Albot in 4, Fritz over Berdych in 4
Kukushkin over Andujar in 4, Isner over Ruud in 4
Berrettini over Bedene in 3, Schnur over Baghdatis in 4
Krajinovic over Koepfer in 3, Schwartzman over Ebden in 4
Pouille over Gasquet in 4, Bublik over Barrere in 5
Rubin over Clarke in 4, Federer over Harris in 3
Second round
Djokovic over Kudla in 3
Mayer over Hurkacz in 5
Dimitrov over Auger-Aliassime in 5
Monfils over Granollers in 3
Medvedev over Popyrin in 4
Goffin over Chardy in 3
Edmund over Verdasco in 4
Tsitsipas over Karlovic in 3
Anderson over Nishioka in 3
Jarry over Copil in 4
Wawrinka over Opelka in 3
Raonic over Haase in 3
Khachanov over Lopez in 5
Bautista Agut over Darcis in 3
Paire over Kecmanovic in 4
Zverev over Cuevas in 3
Thiem over Garin in 4
Millman over Djere in 4
Simon over Uchiyama in 3
Fognini over Novak in 3
Mannarino over Sousa in 4
Evans over Basilashvili in 4
Tsonga over Shapovalov in 4
Nadal over Kyrgios in 3
Nishikori over Norrie in 3
De Minaur over Johnson in 5
Struff over Fritz in 4
Isner over Kukushkin in 3
Berrettini over Schnur in 3
Schwartzman over Krajinovic in 5
Pouille over Bublik in 4
Federer over Rubin in 3
Third round
Djokovic over Mayer in 3
Monfils over Dimitrov in 4
Medvedev over Goffin in 4
Tsitsipas over Edmund in 3
Jarry over Anderson in 5
Wawrinka over Raonic in 5
Bautista Agut over Khachanov in 4
Zverev over Paire in 5
Thiem over Millman in 5
Simon over Fognini in 5
Mannarino over Evans in 5
Nadal over Tsonga in 3
Nishikori over De Minaur in 3
Struff over Isner in 4
Berrettini over Schwartzman in 3
Federer over Pouille in 3
Fourth round
Djokovic over Monfils in 3
Medvedev over Tsitsipas in 5
Wawrinka over Jarry in 4
Bautista Agut over Zverev in 5
Thiem over Simon in 4
Nadal over Mannarino in 3
Struff over Nishikori in 4
Federer over Berrettini in 4
Quarterfinals
Djokovic over Medvedev in 3
Wawrinka over Bautista Agut in 5
Nadal over Thiem in 3
Federer over Struff in 3
Semifinals
Djokovic over Wawrinka in 4
Nadal over Federer in 4
Final
Djokovic over Nadal in 4
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who ya got?
Federer easy win tournament
Surprised Ricky you picked Rafa to reach the final. I thought you will bump him out in second round :-(..however Rafa getting through till qtrs all in straights is too good to be true
Some of you are very funny
The seeding system has been in place for how long?
So why the complaints all of a sudden
Im really surprised at Rafa fans
They are really funny
Yeah, imagine if Fed got Nick second round. Then there would be silence. Luck of the draw guys. Anderson is the four seed for crying out loud why don’t you complain about that? 😂 Actually I think that’s awesome though good for the big guy
I think both of you on the wrong thread, this is for tournament predictions!
Where’s the complaints here? I didnt read any.
He was referring to complaints on the other thread. By the way I’m mostly clowning around here, I understand the frustration with Rafa’s draw. He got really unlucky this tournament.
He deserves a bit of luck, this time , with no roof issue.
Federer due some luck as well, maybe there’ll be a roof to close this time if weather is really bad as it was at RG.
I like Anderson a lot too – he’s definitely a good guy and a hard worker, but he really has not earned that #4 spot, as you know, which means Theim, another good guy/hard worker got shafted. It’s another instance of why Wimbledon’s seeding system does not work. Oddly, it wasn’t Rafa’s #3 seed per se that hurt him, it was seriously bad luck with the draw.
I doubt Stan could go as far as the SF. If Rafa could beat Fed in the SF, I think he’ll beat Djoko in the final.
If there’s a Fedal SF, and Rafa could win, that means he’s playing well. Rafa had all his chances in the fifth set in last year’s SF; if only its played outdoors, I bet Djoko won’t be able to save so many BPs, because Djoko’s serves could be affected by the wind in outdoor conditions.
Unless it’s raining during the final, I think playing in outdoor conditions, Rafa can beat Djoko.
Absolutely agree with lucky. If rafa gets to the final he will beat Nole. Provided they don’t have to play indoors that is.
But Nadal might have to beat Fed indoors first, even outdoors wont be easy
What a difference playing indoors makes to predictions
I think Khachanov or Raonic could be in the SF in that quarter, not Stan. Or, Sasha Zverev!? Who knows!
Thrilled Ricky has rafa beating kygrios in 3!
If I were to choose Rafa’ s draw I would say: anyone but that crazy talented brat Kyrgios…huh… 🙁
But, Rafa is filled with confidence..,and healthy…and playing well, so why not? He will fight till the end!
Vamos Champ!
Felix Auger Aliassime wins from Dimitrov. Raonic from Warinka en Zverev wins not in 3 sets from Vesely.
And Querrey will make it Thiem difficult!
GOAT…w/Dtrov and Thiem also going far…..and Wka.
Nadal has just about the most difficult GS draw I’ve ever seen. Fed and Novak, pretty easy, and I expect to see them in the final.
Rafa lost both his exhibition matches. What do we read into that ? How was he last year, did he lose then too ?
I think weather is good till Thursday is what I read .Amy ?
He also lost both last year, to Pouille and Gasquet? I think. Anyway, Rafa didn’t want to push himself too hard in exho matches, had to be careful not to get injured on slippery grass.
I think he’ll play better at Wimbledon real matches.
Most weather forecasts here have mostly sunny dry conditions for the whole fortnight sanju! Perfect for Rafa if he can get into the second week!
The only obvious query is I doubt Nadal will beat Fed on grass. In 2008, Nadal was young and played one of the best matches of his career and Federer was struggling with Nadal’s forehand to his backhand. Federer’s ability to deal with that has improved remarkably over the past few years, so much so he now has a dominant record over Nadal on anything other than clay.
Nadal lost in that marathon final last year so it should be interesting.
All of it happened in 2017..has it happened after that…lot was made of how feds improved bh will counter even Rafa on clay .we saw how that panned out .he lost in straights …fed may very well beat Rafa but it’s wrong to go just by 2017 results…if Rafa reaches semis he will be raring to go n don’t forget it’s all mental here..fed will be one with pressure as it’s his turf n Rafa is chasing his slam record ..the intangibles will play a big role..
I agree with Sanju.
Fed’s BH was good in 2017, I haven’t seen that BH since. On grass, Rafa won’t be attacking Fed’s BH anyway, but would be hitting to both wings. Rafa’s BH is very impressive these days, that may help him a bit.
Ricky, who are your picks now that Coric is out of Wimbledon? Berretini is now in Coric’s spot (can face Fed in 4R) and Struff is now in Berretini’s old spot vs Albot
At least we know that rafa will play on the first day if he is on Fed’s side of the draw!😉
OK scratch that. Nole will play first day as defending champion.
Sanju rafa lost both exhos last year so it doesn’t mean much. He is still transitioning from clay to grass….
Full picks will be up soon. If they don’t go through I’ll email them your way Ricky
Semi-finalists
Federer
Raonic
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Tsonga
I have not looked at the draw closely yet but WHAT
Ha ha yes!this is a joke surely?!
This was tongue in cheek. Im not making any full tournament predictions except that I dont think Nadal will beat Fed.
picks updated following Coric withdrawal
Why do you have rafa beating kygrios in straights Ricky? Would be good to know your reasoning and might cheer us up!
I agree w u 90% , my good Ricky. The only difference is that I think Nadal won’t reach SF, he will be beaten bt either Kyrgios or Shapovalov. Novak will beat Roger in 3 sets in the final. Great stuff, my good Ricky.
Shapo no chance
I think most Rafa fans here (along with Ricky) are forgetting two things. First, last year was an anomaly for Nadal on grass for the last 6-7 years. Getting out of the first week at Wimby is no guarantee for him even apart from his murderous draw.
Second, it’s been a long time since Rafa has been healthy off clay. His knee may have been bothering him during the first part of the clay season this year. Nadal has a habit of peaking just in time for RG but then getting injured soon after. No one should be surprised if that happens this year, and I think it’s very unlikely Nadal will see the second week here.
Predicting being sure about fed beating Rafa in French on strength of bigger racquet n improvement by was not enough n continuously predicting against Rafa all clay did not suffice that you again came to run down Rafa at the first oppty..further more almost wishing he gets injured in the disguise of reciting his past injuries ..get over your Rafa hate joesmith..I wonder what will happen to you the day Rafa crosses 20..
👍 Good one there Sanju!
Rafa said it himself that he wasn’t injured and didn’t play with injury during the clay season, and true enough he got better and better and won his 9th Rome title and 12th FO.
If he’s carrying some injury, how then could he win the FO! It really didn’t make sense.
Rafa is fit and healthy now for the Wimbledon, it’s just that he’s a bit rusty. Whether he’s good enough to win the title, we’ll have to wait and see how things unfold.
The sheer hypocrisy makes me livid lucky. Fed even at 50 will win everything but Rafa is not good to win anything and is always expected to lose. I know I fear Rafa losing n go nervous but I atleast don’t claim to be experts like these people do with penchant for finer details and nuances.I am waiting for the day Rafa touches 20 and I sincerely hope that day comes.
I’m so glad Rafa proves these naysayers wrong time and again!
Also, its almost like they’re wishing for Rafa to get injured all the time!
Rafa, despite playing only nine events last season could still end up in top two, and winning a slam plus three Masters. If he’s fit and healthy and is able to play more than 9 events, who knows, he may be challenging for the YE no. 1 ranking!
Of course, as Rafa gets older, he may play fewer events to cut down the wear and tear and to prevent or at least get fewer injuries, but when he’s fit and healthy, he’s able to challenge for big titles, that’s how good he is!
Lucky, Rafa has a long history, as you know, of getting injured off clay. Look at the year and a half. How many non-clay tournaments has he completed?
Sanju, I don’t wish for Nadal to get injured; that’s ridiculous. I’m just being realistic based on his recent record.Moreover, I guarantee that if he loses early at wimby, his fans here will be looking for any sign that he wasn’t full strength. You guys hate the suggestion that Nadal might not be 100%…until he loses. Then it’s pretty much taken for granted that he must have been.
Come on Joe, Rafa said he’s fit and healthy, so if he loses, it’s because he’s not good enough on grass! In fact, you’re the one who keep saying Rafa is injured. We his fans didn’t say that he’s injured!
Rafa, like most players, will always say he’s fit and healthy as long as he intends to play. Why would he give his opponents an advantage by saying otherwise?
I have no idea why Nadal’s health on clay is so different from what it is off clay, but there is undeniably a difference, and has been so virtually his entire career. The last year and a half, as I’ve said, has been particularly bad. Why think things will suddenly change when he’s 33? It makes no sense.
All I’m saying is that no one should be surprised if an injury, minor or serious, contributes to an early Nadal exist at Wimbledon. Just think of Uncle Toni’s words from a few months ago: Rafa is not a tennis player, he’s an injured person who plays tennis. He would know better than anyone.
Joe, it’s only in 2018 that he had his multiple injuries. In 2017 he was alright until he played one too many – played Laver Cup and then after one week, he played Beijing and Shanghai B2B, that’s the start of his series of injury problems. In 2017, he played 18 events including the Laver Cup before playing and withdrawing from WTF after one match.
Imo, had he played one or two fewer events that year, he would be fine through 2018 if he played just 15 events maximum in 2018. He had too short a time at end 2017 to fully recover from his injury, hence he wasn’t ready to play any warm up event before the AO in 2018 and we knew what happened at the AO then.
Joe, where did we say Rafa was injured when he lost at MC? Did we say he’s injured when he lost at Barcelona? And did we say that he’s injured when he lost at Madrid? NO!
All we heard was you kept telling us that he’s injured! And that’s despite we telling you Rafa said he’s fit and healthy, and he’s only mentally not there.
How can you now accuse us of saying Rafa is not at 100% when he loses??
Did you not say you feared he might retire because of his injuries after loss at MC?
And, on grass every year, he lost because he couldnt bend his sore knees enough, but we didn’t hear that last year, only about the roof.
And I don’t know why you’re even mentioning RG in this discussion on Wimbledon, the Brown match was highly entertaining because it was so different, net rushing ,dreadlocks and all.
Big Al, all I said was ‘if Rafa couldn’t win anymore, he might call it quit’. After all the injuries that he had, it might come a point that it’s too much for him to overcome, that’s something mental.
Joe was the one who said Rafa was injured, I argued that Rafa wasn’t injured, just lacking in practices and training on clay because of his injury at IW.
Rafa’s knees on grass? I thought I have already talked about that, if not on this thread then it’s on the other Wimbledon related thread? Care to read about that if you’re really interested??
And who are you to say we can only talk about Wimbledon or grass? Who do you think you are??
While you’re just the reverse! Nadal is injured until he loses, after which he’s clearly healthy as a horse.
For me, Rafa is injured if he pulls out of a tournament or retires during a match. Or if he does not play for weeks/months after a loss. Or if he has surgery. I suppose he could be like Roger and get injured while attending to household chores after a loss…but he isn’t.
👍 Ramara!
Note that I’m not claiming that Nadal is currently injured. I’m speculating, based on ample recent evidence, that he may incur an injury in the near future on grass or HC, i.e., now that the clay season is over. He is undeniably much more susceptible to injury off clay than on, a trend that only seems to be accelerating with age.
Joe, Rafa is fit and healthy now, there’s no reason to say that he would suddenly get injured, unless he hurt himself during his matches here at Wimbledon.
He’s alright throughout the clay season, just like he was throughout the clay season in 2017 and 2018, and also during the grass season in 2017 and 2018. There’s no reason to think that he’ll suddenly become injured. It’s only on the HCs that his knees hurt because of the surface. Notice that he always had his injuries during the HC seasons, esp after his knee fat pad inflammation in 2012. (In 2014 AO; in 2017 during Shanghai; in 2018 at AO and USO, 2019 during IW. His 2016 injury was due to his wrist issue, not his knees).
Pffftttt. Imagine my astonishment. You’re like a stopped clock, Joe. I suppose you will be right sooner or later…
I think you could be right!
I shall be silent as a grave on my ATP picks.
And I am awaiting your picks, Benny.
Sorry I’m so late RC!! Have been busy but will have them up within the hour
While I find it hard to imagine Rafa only only 1 single set en route to the Final, I think think Ricky’s pick of a Nadal-Djokovic Final is solid. There’s no question that a Fedal SF would be a toss-up. Picking either way in that match would be logical. Up until last year, I would have given Fed the advantage over Rafa at Wimbledon every year since 2013. However, Father Time cannot be ignored anymore. While he has continued to serve well and be very efficient at the net, pretty much every other aspect of Fed’s game, including the mental part, has noticeably and naturally declined. It’s not to any fault of his- it’s just what happens when player get old. Sure, he obviously managed to play at a very high level for someone in their mid-to-late 30’s, but every player has a certain point where they just have to decline. Honestly, I think a big part of Fed’s success between age 35 and 37 may have been helped by the long injury lay-off he had in 2016. At his age, there is just no denying that having that long for your body to recover helps massively.
It is unfair to athletes if we expect them to somehow be different from every other human being in the history of sports. Fed has been able to play at a pretty high level so late into his career largely because his biggest strengths happen to be things that take the longest to decline. It’s been amazing that he has been to do what he has done in the last couple years with his serve and aggression. But there comes a time when the other aspects of the game naturally decline too much for it to be made up for with the ultra-aggression.
To me, it is plain to see how Fed has been affected by his physical declining in the last year or so. He has gotten more frustrated and pissed off on the court more in the last year or so than I had ever seen him. And I think a big part of it is that he just is not able to do what he was always able to do previously. He just does not have the same raw athleticism and power from the back of the court anymore. And it has visibly frustrated him in recent times. That is taking a big toll on him mentally as well.
He was comparatively well-rested and fresh for about a year after he came back from his injury lay-off. But pretty much since the start of 2018, he has clearly not been the same guy.
His serve, net game, overall aggressiveness, and tennis IQ have allowed him to still be a top-3 player in the world. But I’m afraid for him that he just cannot realistically beat guys like Rafa and Novak at the majors at this point. If he were going to do it, it would most likely be at Wimbledon, where he can be the least affected by his age and physical decline. It would be foolish for people completely write him off at Wimbledon and think that he just wouldn’t even have a shot against Rafa or Novak. By the truth is that Rafa and Novak just have to have at least a slight edge over Fed at this stage in the game. While those two guys will also naturally start to have the same age issues as Fed sometime in a few years, they are not there yet. In terms of precedent, Fed should long retired by now, let alone still going deep in big tournaments. What he is still doing is amazing, but we need to keep it in perspective. The disadvantages he now has are too much to just brush aside. I think Ricky picking Rafa to be in the Final is a fine pick. Rafa’s performance at Wimbledon last year should be evidence of that.
Kevin, thanks for this typically comprehensive preview. As usual lately, it seems to me, you are badly wrong about many things, particularly Fed. You don’t seem to be able to let go of your “aging Fed” theme. Where is the evidence from this year? Lost at the AO, yes, to an inspired Tsitsipas. But other than that, I fail to see it. Maybe the loss in the IW final? I say Thiem deserves credit for coming back and playing a great match. You say that Fed’s serve/volley is the one thing that has not diminished, but the serve was the biggest thing that let him down at RG against Nadal. He mostly held his own from the baseline, including on the BH, frequently making Nadal hit ridiculous winners to take the point.
No question that Fed would be a solid favorite over Nadal here in the SF, but imo it is very unlikely that Rafa will make it that far. You seem to have drank the Kool-aid with the rest of the Rafa fans based on last year’s anomalous result. I think Nadal will really struggle on the slick grass in the first week, particularly with no tournament preparation. A loss to Kyrgios in R2 is likely.
Wait, Fed isn’t aging? Does he have staff do that for him? Wish I could!
Touche, Ramara. I should have referred to Kevin’s “aging Fed in decline” theme.
Kevin, I do agree about Fed’s game is in the decline (maybe with the exception of his serve and his aggression).
I watched his matches at Halle, and I’ve to say I wasn’t impressed. Against Tsonga, whom himself hadn’t done anything of note lately, Fed struggled to put him away and barely scraped through. Against Agut, who wasn’t known to be great on grass, Fed had to go three sets to beat him.
He was making more errors than usual, and that was after his SF run at the FO! Fed at the FO had it easy during the first few rounds, and I feel that had Stan being a bit fresher ie without going the distance against Tsitsipas before meeting Fed, Stan could win the QF against Fed.
Maybe Fed too needs to get used to playing on grass after playing on clay, despite grass being his fave surface. Unless he could win his matches in straight sets, BO5 matches may not favor him these days, once the match goes beyond three sets, esp when this year, he has already played 11 matches during the clay season, adding to his work load.
Same old crap from the Fed fan. For myself, I don’t see Wawrinka getting to the semis. Rafa has a tough draw for sure. As always getting through the first week is crucial. The grass will be slippery, but if Rafa can get through the early rounds, then he could be dangerous. He is healthy, despite this nonsense about his knee still being injured at the beginning of the clay season. More revisionist history from a Fed fan. It’s getting really old.
I think Rafa has a good shot to get through to the semifinals. It would be something if he and Fed meet at Wimbledon again.
Fed fans seem to be nervous about Rafa being the closest he has ever been to Fed’s slam record. Tsk, tsk!
Hi nny! I don’t know slick the grass is going to be as it was 35degrees in London yesterday and although the temperature has dropped it’s still hot and is going to be in the low to mid 20s with a good deal of sun.
amy,
Maybe the conditions will be better for Rafa if the dryness keeps the grass from being slippery.
Thanks for the update!
😀
Looking forward to talking with you nny!!☺ Vamos Rafa!!
amy,
Yes! It should be fun!
😀
Exactly NNY, it’s always the same old crap from the same person. Fed is always the favourite over Rafa until he actually loses the match! Even on clay, he has more chances of beating Rafa than Rafa having chances to beat Fed on grass, despite Rafa’s overwhelming H2H on clay (13-2) vs 1-2 on grass.
14 2 now right on clay ?
And someone said on some thread that fed holds rafas number outside clay..not true it’s 10 13 which is not definition of holding anyone’s number
Yeah, being 11-9 on HCs and 2-1 on grass is hardly having somebody’s number. Fed is 5-1 vs Rafa on indoor HCs, while Rafa is 8-6 vs Fed on outdoor HCs, it’s only when they play indoors that Fed has a big edge over Rafa, not when they play outdoors.
The form Fed showed at Halle this year and the fact he won it as opposed to the form he showed last year suggests he’s on target to going very close like any other year. You have to remember the bookies have better information than nearly anyone. I’m sure they are well aware of Fed’s current performance and possible cognitive decline compared to previous years and where Nadal is right now in terms of his chances.
The bookmakers have priced Fed as 3.90 and Nadal at 7s. I think that’s about right and where they are in terms of their chances at his point in time.
Auger-Aliassime is probably best value at 24s. He is capable of causing a big upset or two and doesn’t care who’s at the other end of the court unlike a Cilic that just rolls over when he sees the top 3.
Just took a closer look at your picks.
Struff and Wawrinka won’t make the 1/4s. Grass is both their weakest surface.
How can you say that about Struff?
But he has to get past Fritz .
Isner could be the dark horse in week two,but again he could go out first round .
I went in and changed a lot of picks in my ATP bracket! I don’t know which way to go with so many, Big Al. I have not picked well in the brackets for a long time. But my final picks remain the same.
Feeling much better about WTA bracket. We’ll see how that goes 🤦♀️
So many returning from poor form/injury . Im doing the mens right now , as usual I spend far less time on the womens , but I also feel better about it, and some interesting picks.
There will be some underdog/up-and-comer that lifts on this surface to beat them.
Wawrinka will lose to Opelka or Raonic.
Struff will lose to Albot or Fritz/Berdych. He definately wont get past Isner if he makes it that far.
Seriously, this love affair with Struff must end. Yes, he got a couple of nice wins during the clay season but I think its time to let it go.
Initially I had Albot over Struff. Albot can run and run and I like him more than Struff. But I caved to peer pressure and the oddsmakers. I left Isner over Struff.
Fritz over Berdych doesn’t feel right but I left it – Fritz did win Eastbourne but Sam Querrey did not impress. Querrey could on a good day can beat Thiem. But I went with Thiem.
Wawrinka? I don’t know. Hard to trust Opelka or Raonic too.
Struff took care of Albot at the French
can’t see Albot turning the tide on grass of all surfaces
Don’t use Albot for redemption and to divert from the key point.
Stuff won’t make the 1/4s.
I think you’re picks are close to the money. Opelka will be a real test for Wawrinka. Opelka was flying before the clay season and he wasn’t too bad on the dirt either so I would not be surprised if he beat Wawrinka convincingly now that he is on arguably his best surface.
Opelka beat Isner at the Australian Open, Struff in Miami and lost 76 67 76 to Medvedev. That kind of form spells trouble for Wawrinka on grass.
grass is not Opelka’s best surface
nah, this is the year of Struff
Struff’s got the right stuff?
hahaha Struff had the stuff during clay season. But I have not seen him winning on grass. Struff went out early in both Stuttgart and Halle.
Not yet in terms of results but it will be. His game is more suited to it than any other surface.
well it better be within the next 24 hours if he wants to be successful at Wimbledon!
Correct!
About to analyze this draw and finally make my picks. Let’s go Wimbledon!!
R1:
Djokovic over Kohlschreiber in 3
Kudla over Jaziri in 3
Mayer over Gulbis in 4
Hurkacz over Lajovic in 4
Auger-Aliassime over Pospisil in 3
Dimitrov over Moutet in 3
Granollers over Sonego in 5
Monfils over Humbert in 4
Medvedev over Lorenzi in 3
Popyrin over Carreno Busta in 5
Chardy over Klizan in 3
Goffin over Klahn in 3
Edmund over Munar in 3
Verdasco over Majchrzak in 4
Karlovic over Arnaboldi in 4
Tsitsipas over Fabbiano in 3
Herbert over Anderson in 5
Nishioka over Tipsarevic in 5
Jarry over Seppi in 5
Copil over Pella in 4
Wawrinka over Bemelmans in 3
Opelka over Stebe in 3
Haase over Kovalik in 3
Raonic over Gunneswaran in 3
Khachanov over Kwon in 4
Lopez over Giron in 4
M. Zverev over Darcis in 5
Bautista Agut over Gojowczyk in 3
Paire over Londero in 5
Kecmanovic over Carballes Baena in 4
Dzumhur over Cuevas in 3
A. Zverev over Vesely in 3
Querrey over Thiem in 4
Garin over Rublev in 4
Millman over Dellien in 3
Djere over Andreozzi in 5
Simon over Caruso in 4
Sandgren over Uchiyama in 4
Novak over Fucsovics in 5
Fognini over Tiafoe in 5
Cilic over Mannarino in 4
Sousa over Jubb in 3
Evans over Delbonis in 3
Ward over Basilashvili in 5
Shapovalov over Berankis in 3
Tsonga over Tomic in 3
Kyrgios over Thompson in 3
Nadal over Sugita in 3
Nishikori over Monteiro in 3
Norrie over Istomin in 4
Johnson over Ramos-Vinolas in 3
De Minaur over Cecchinato in 4
Struff over Albot in 4
Fritz over Berdych in 3
Kukushkin over Andujar in 3
Isner over Ruud in 3
Berrettini over Bedene in 4
Baghdatis over Schnur in 4
Koepfer over Krajinovic in 5
Schwartzman over Ebden in 5
Pouille over Gasquet in 4
Barrere over Bublik in 5
Rubin over Clarke in 4
Federer over Harris
Second round:
Djoker over Kudla in 3
Hurkacz over Mayer in 4
Dimitrov over Auger-Aliassime in 5
Monfils over Granollers in 3
Medvedev over Popyrin in 4
Goffin over Chardy in 4
Edmund over Verdasco in 5
Tsitsipas over Karlovic in 5
Herbert over Nishioka in 4
Jarry over Copil in 5
Wawrinka over Opelka in 4
Raonic over Haase in 3
Khachanov over Lopez in 4
Bautista Agut over M. Zverev in 3
Kecmanovic over Paire in 4
A. Zverev over Dzumhur in 4
Query over Garin in 3
Millman over Djere in 4
Simon over Sandgren in 3
Novak over Fognini in 5
Cilic over Sousa in 3
Evans over Ward in 4
Tsonga over Shapovalov in 4
Kyrgios over Nadal in 4
Nishikori over Norrie in 4
Johnson over De Minaur in 5
Fritz over Struff in 4
Isner over Kukushkin in 3
Berrettini over Baghdatis in 3
Koepfer over Schwartzman in 4
Pouille over Barrere in 3
Federer over Rubin in 3
Third round:
Djokovic over Hurkacz in 3
Dimitrov over Monfils in 4
Goffin over Medvedev in 4
Tsitsipas over Edmund in 4
Herbert over Jarry in 4
Wawrinka over Raonic in 5
Bautista Agut over Khachanov in 4
A. Zverev over Kecmanovic in 4
Querrey over Millman in 4
Simon over Novak in 3
Evans over Cilic in 5
Tsonga over Kyrgios in 5
Nishikori over Johnson in 4
Isner over Fritz in 5
Berrettini over Koepfer in 4
Federer over Pouille in 3
R16:
Djokovic over Dimitrov in 4
Goffin over Tsitsipas in 4
Wawrinka over Herbert in 4
Zverev over RBA in 5
Simon over Querrey in 5
Tsonga over Evans in 4
Nishikori over Isner in 5
Federer over Berrettini in 3
QF:
Djokovic over Goffin in 4
Wawrinka over Zverev in 5
Tsonga over Simon in 5
Federer over Nishikori in 3
SF:
Djokovic over Wawrinka in 4
Federer over Tsonga in 4
Final:
Djokovic over Federer in 5
Anderson thrashed Herbert. Damnit Ben
Time to redo your picks! Thing about rust, it does flake off.
Tsitsi and Zverev both in big trouble.
Am watching Osaka struggle…
Are they ever! FAA through in 4, but NextGen’s big guns are going to have to win in 5 if they’re going to win.
Osaka also in deep doo doo, down a set and a break.
Osaka on way out. Backhand completely imploded.
Oh my Gosh! Tsitsipas has to save a MP to win the fourth set! I can’t watch his match (not shown here), just looking at the score. Why he couldn’t break Fabbiano’s serve? Is Fabbiano serving that well despite his size? Tstisipas doesn’t seem to have any advantage despite his own good serve.
two MPs
I’m not surprised by this.Fabbiano playing well lately,Tsitsi still smarting after his beating by FAA and hasn’t looked confident lately.
Sasha’s poor form continues, losing in the first round of Wimbledon; he’s going from bad to worse. I really don’t know what happened to him.
I hope Tsitsipas wins in five sets now, after saving MP in the fourth set TB. Come on Tsitsipas!
Tsitsi should win now but not very convincing. Zverev out which isn’t really a surprise.I do wish the commies would stop calling him the young Prince when he plays more like the head butler at slams.
As I’ve mentioned before, Tsitsipas really needs to improve his ROS! His ROS really leaves much to be desired! He can’t even break Fabbiano’s serve despite having some BP chances in the fifth set. Now he loses his own serve! Are we seeing another upset here?
He’s out! So much for the young guns…
I finally get to watch the fifth set of Tsitsipas match here. So Tsitsipas is out too, in R1, so much for him leading the charge of the young gen at the slams!
See, it’s better for him to stop talking so much and concentrates on improving his game! His ROS really sucks, totally clueless out there when returning Fabbiano’s serve!
Please for goodness sake go an improve the ROS, none of these youngsters are good returner of serves; they concentrate so much on the serve, wanting to be attacking players and win points quickly, that they fail to realise the importance of ROS. If you have good ROS, you may win your match a bit quicker by breaking your opponent’s serve rather than having to go to TBs all the time to win the match.
It’s also that Tsitsi lacks the killer instinct. Look at how against Stan at RG he couldn’t convert a vast amount of break points.
Good point re the ROS. Is it a rare talent in the young ‘uns? I’d think experience/age would be a huge benefit. So much of ROS is reading/anticipating the serve. Djokovic was very good quite young, wasn’t he? Maybe Andy too? Not something I’ve really thought about.
I think Rafa too has good ROS from young. I think to be a good counterpuncher, you need to have good ROS for a start. If I’m not wrong, Ferrer and Simon too are good returners of serves though not of the caliber of Djoko, Murray and Rafa.
Fed’s ROS is also good but not as good as those three guys. Fed relies more on his serves rather than his ROS when playing against big serving guys like Karlovic or Isner for examples, often winning in TB sets.
Hahahah Zverev and Tsitsipas both lose this is crazy. The fan in me loves these upsets but my bracket does not. Ok looks like I’m watching as a fan now because my bracket’s got no shot. This is part of why I love Wimbledon lol. #GoFedandStan
SF:
Wawrinka beats Djokovic
Federer beats Cilic
F:
[1] Federer beats Wawrika
SF:
Wawrinka beats Djokovic
Federer beats Cilic
F:
Federer beats Wawrika
And what happen to Dimi? He won the first two sets, lost the third and now is about to lose the fourth set. Why is he always like that – starts well and then struggles mid way and many times loses in the end. Why must lose this way so often – wins the first two sets, loses the next two sets and then fights hard in the final set and then loses! Very bad habit, getting more and more like a Cilic.
Dimi is 0-4 now in the fifth set; looks like the pattern continues, he’s losing the match from two sets up, he’s not getting anywhere playing like this. He needs help!
This is why I never participate in whole tournament draws. Who can pick everything? Tbh, I expected Djokovic might have a bit more trouble than he did. He has to be happy that two of his biggest young challengers are gone.
What has wawrinka done on grass till date that many have boarded that train ?
Absolutely nothing – no reason to pick Stan other than he’s Stan. I used to think he was decent on grass back in like 2009. I just liked him better than the other choices in his draw — so I took him deep. Probably too deep. But I don’t trust Raonic or Cilic anymore.
Glad I didn’t pick Stefanos or Sascha too deep but still they did hurt my bracket picking them to both make it three three rounds. It will be a long time before I give either so many match wins in a GS bracket again! They all go in the Dimitrov bin until further notice. Monfils also cost me a couple rounds this time.
Federer over Kyrgios in 4.
Have to study draw- but I think this will occur.
Fourth round
Djokovic over Monfils in 3
Medvedev over Tsitsipas in 5
Wawrinka over Jarry in 4
Bautista Agut over Zverev in 5
Thiem over Simon in 4
Nadal over Mannarino in 3
Struff over Nishikori in 4
Federer over Berrettini in 4
Where’s Struff and Wawrinka?