ATP/WTA Tennis Predictions
The Final Grand Slam Of The Year
The US Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological order, are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.
Our Picks:
Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz, 1.15am GMT
Sinner Win @11/8
Both Players To Win a Set @4/7
These two friends and fellow Next Next Gen members—Alcaraz is 19, Sinner 21—have met three times at the ATP level.
Alcaraz won their first match, in two close sets, on indoor hard courts in Paris last fall. That was during the Spaniard’s meteoric rise up the rankings, a period that would last until the following May, when he beat Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Alexander Zverev to win his second Masters 1000 title in Madrid. For the previous two years, Sinner had been the most praised and anticipated player of his age cohort, but Alcaraz blew right past him.
For a while, anyway. Tennis careers are marathons, and Sinner has caught up since. He beat Alcaraz in the round of 16 at Wimbledon in four sets. More surprisingly, he was able to do the same thing on clay in the Umag final a couple weeks later. Sinner ran away with the last two sets of that one, 6-1, 6-1. So while Alcaraz is ranked nine spots higher than Sinner (No. 4 to No. 13), Sinner may have an edge mentally, and in terms of their specific matchup.
Iga Swiatek vs Jessica Pegula, Midnight GMT
Swiatek Win @4/7
Iga Swiatek 2-1 @3/1
Swiatek and Pegula have already played two significant matches in 2022, a semifinal in Miami and a quarterfinal at Roland Garros. Swiatek won them both in straight sets, and annoyed the American by slowing down play and disrupting her rhythm.
If Pegula is looking for a silver lining in their record, she can point to her win over Swiatek on hard courts at the Citi Open in 2019. She can also point to the fact that Swiatek isn’t quite the unstoppable force she was when they met earlier this year. In her last match, the world No. 1 was pushed around for a set by Jule Niemeier before taking control in the third.
We always put selections in an Accumulator for high odds and take value on singles.
*Picks and Odds correct at time of posting, matches are mixed between Men’s and Women’s ties. Good Luck!*
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