2026 World Cup- Last 16 Knock Out Round (Saturday 4th July-Tuesday 7th July)

This is the time of any World Cup tournament when things move forward at a real pace and the Last 16 has pitted together some of the very best nations on the international stage.

With the Knock Out Bracket laid out, it does feel like France have benefited from some of the early upsets in the tournament, although they have yet to be really tested.

Spain versus Portugal looks to be the tie of the Last 16 Round, while all eyes in England are on the trip to the Azteca Stadium on Sunday night, which had been something they will have anticipated soon after the draw for the 2026 World Cup had been made.

It has been a solid tournament so far for the selections, but the challenges become tougher with teams much more evenly matched moved into the Last 16 and beyond.

Ties have been scheduled for four days beginning on Saturday, American Independence Day, and concluding with what looks to be an interesting fixture between Switzerland and Colombia on Tuesday.

This will lead to the first break of the tournament with Wednesday set for no action, but then the Quarter Final matches begin and those still involved will really be dreaming of picking up the World Cup on Sunday 19th July.

World Cup Last 16 Picks

Saturday 4th July

Canada vs Morocco Pick: At this stage of the World Cup, Canada are going to be feeling like they are playing with 'house money' having matched the ambitions that would have been set out before a ball had been kicked.

They made it out of the Group Stage and scored very late on to beat South Africa in the Last 32 and this should allow Canada to play with some freedom.

Unfortunately for them, they are also stepping up the level considerably when facing Morocco in the Last 16, although the latter did have to go through Extra Time and Penalties to see off the Netherlands in the last Round. In the hot and humid conditions of the United States, that could be a problem for Morocco, especially as that last Round fixture was played in Mexico where the intense conditions are not being managed by playing under a roof.

Morocco also played over twenty-four hours later than Canada, but they have all of the qualities needed to win this match and they are also a much more experienced squad.

The only criticism you could have of Morocco is that they do not score a lot of goals- they have begun games quite well and scored early against Brazil and Scotland, but Morocco have also shown they can maintain their belief very late on against Haiti and Netherlands. This is also a team that has defended pretty well and it is going to be very tough for Canada, although odds on quotes for a Morocco win look a touch on the short side.

However, four years ago, Morocco scored two early goals on their way to a win over Canada at the 2022 World Cup Finals and they have been the superior team in the competition. There has been a lot of determination shown by Canada and they will cause problems, which could see them manage at least nine shots against a Morocco team that can sometimes sit back and look to soak up the pressure.

A direct Canada approach can see the team in a position to try and test out their shooting boots and Canada have had at least twelve shots in every game at this tournament.

Paraguay vs France Pick: After beating one European giant in the Knock Out Rounds, Paraguay take aim at one of the favourites to win the World Cup and it would be a much bigger upset if they can take down France compared to beating Germany.

They rode their luck in that win over Germany- Paraguay almost blew the Penalty Shoot Out when in a commanding position, while an extremely controversial VAR intervention prevented Germany from taking the lead in Extra Time as the Paraguayans looked shattered.

It has been a few days of recovery for Paraguay, but this really doe feel like the end of the line.

France have been looking incredible in the final third and that threat has meant teams have been a little wary to get forward and test this vulnerable defence. That will change the longer we go into this World Cup tournament, but Paraguay may not have the energy nor the quality to really take the risks needed.

Instead they will likely set up deep and hope to frustrate the French, although that looks like it will be too great a challenge for them. The United States win over Paraguay was in the opening match of the tournament, but performances since have suggested this is a team that may have reached its ceiling in the 2026 World Cup and France should be a relatively comfortable winnerw when all is said and done.

MY PICKS: Canada Team Over 8.5 Shots @ 1.72 Bet365 (1 Unit)

France Win to Nil @ 1.77 Bet Victor (1 Unit)

Last 16: 

Last 32: 10-6, + 4.38 Units (16 Units Staked, + 27.38% Yield)

Group Stage MD 3: 11-11-1, - 1.29 Units (23 Units Staked, - 5.61% Yield)

Group Stage MD 2: 16-8, + 7.44 Units (24 Units Staked, + 31% Yield)

Group Stage MD 1: 12-12, - 0.30 Units (24 Units Staked, - 1.25% Yield)

Wimbledon Tennis Day 6 Picks 2026 (Saturday 4th July)

The second week of the 2026 Wimbledon tournament will be put together by the end of play on Saturday and once again there are some decent matches heading out onto the courts.

However, it has also been noted by those paying the big entry prices for Centre Court that there is an element of disappointment with the matches scheduled and there will always be frustration when you consider the pricing structure at this Grand Slam event.

Despite those criticisms, it should be a good day of action as the Third Round is concluded.

Alex De Minaur - 6.5 games v Zachary Svajda: Seven times Alex De Minaur has played in a Grand Slam Quarter Final and he is yet to breakthrough and reach a maiden Semi Final, but he may not have a better chance than at Wimbledon in 2026.

Like many players out of Australia, Alex De Minaur is comfortable on the grass courts and his Quarter of the 2026 draw has already lost the one and only player Ranked higher than himself. Of course that does increase the pressure on a player, especially one that has been desperate to make that breakthrough at Grand Slam level, but Alex De Minaur has strolled through the opening two matches at the tournament and will be earning plenty of support from those in the crowd who will be aware of his connections with British player Katie Boulter.

The first set of the tournament was a tough one, but the scheduling may be to blame after Alex De Minaur entered the court moments after Boulter had been beaten.

However, he has not looked back since that moment and all six sets that have been played in this Grand Slam have been won, while the last five of those have been in largely controlled manner.

Next up is the World Number 66 in Zachary Svajda who reached a career best World Ranking mark after the French Open was completed, but who is still learning his trade on the grass. The American had played five grass court matches in warm up tournaments before Wimbledon begun, but Zachary Svajda had lost three of those in straight sets and there would have not been a huge amount of expectation on his shoulders.

That being said, credit has to be given to Zachary Svajda who upset Kamil Majchrzak in the Second Round having rallied from 2-1 behind in sets to win. It will certainly help that the Second Round win did not hit three hours on the clock so there is no concern about the fitness levels after playing all five sets in this format, but this is another step up in level and that is the bigger test for the lower Ranked player.

Zachary Svajda did win the ATP title in Newport, which is played on the grass in the week after Wimbledon, and he had success at Challenger level last year on this surface, but he did not beat anyone Ranked higher than Number 96 in 2025.

His wins in this tournament are more impressive, but it should be noted that Zachary Svajda has struggled in the step up and that could be the case against a confident grass court player in Alex De Minaur.

The form ahead of this Grand Slam was strong enough to retain confidence in the World Number 6 and Alex De Minaur may be able to extend enough rallies to wear down Zachary Svajda over the course of a couple of hours, which should lead to a cover of this Handicap mark set.

Grigor Dimitrov-Matteo Berrettini over 41.5 games: Two veterans of the Tour are looking for one more big run at Wimbledon and time is perhaps running out for both Grigor Dimitrov and Matteo Berrettini.

Injuries have been a big factor in closing the window, but both are prying it open in 2026 and these two are a former Semi Finalist (Dimitrov) and former Finalist (Berrettini) at Wimbledon and that has to be respected. Grass remains one of the outliers in terms of surface compared with the hard courts and clay courts and this is a Grand Slam that always feels like a limited number of potential winners when the tournament begins.

Both Grigor Dimitrov and Matteo Berrettini will believe they are potential winners, even if there are a few names that will be higher on the list. They have both eliminated top 20 Seeds in the Second Round to open up this section and there is no doubt that Grigor Dimitrov and Matteo Berrettini have the confident serving that could take them very deep into this event, especially from the open looking bottom half of the draw.

Serving well is key to the outcome of this good looking Third Round match.

Neither player is the most convincing returner on the Tour, but that does place extra pressure on making sure the serving deliveries are up to full standard and it was the key when Matteo Berrettini last played, and beat, Grigor Dimitrov on the Tour on the hard courts of Vienna back in 2019.

Plenty has changed for both players since then, but the serve remains a key element to the tennis being played and that is expected to be the case on Saturday.

Grigor Dimitrov has only dropped one set in the tournament, while Matteo Berrettini has needed four sets in both the First and Second Round wins.

The expectation here is that we will need tie-breakers to separate them in at least two of the sets that will be needed to be played, while the two players are operating at a level where they will believe they can edge past the other. If there was a gun to the head to pick a winner, the lean would have to be with Matteo Berrettini and that serve, but Grigor Dimitrov is more than capable of rolling through the service games too and any four set match would likely give them enough room to surpass this total games line, while a fifth set should see the total fly past the number that has been set.

Alexander Zverev - 6.5 games v Marcos Giron: After battling through the First Round, Alexander Zverev made much more comfortable work of the Second Round victory over Valentin Royer and the confidence is clearly soaring. Winning his first Grand Slam title will have done Alexander Zverev the world of good and he stated that there is a possibility for him to win Wimbledon, which should not be a surprise for the Number 2 Seed and a player on the other side of the draw to main rivals Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic.

Overlooking any opponent and thinking about the Final would be a mistake, but Alexander Zverev is going to be pretty happy with this Third Round match.

His opponent is 32 year old American Marcos Giron who was once the World Number 37, but who has dropped down to World Number 92 right now. The two wins in this draw will have just reversed that trend, but there is no doubt that Marcos Giron may have seen that his best tennis behind him, while he has lost all four previous matches against Alexander Zverev, including a big loss in Halle on the grass courts just thirteen months ago.

These two have also met at Wimbledon two years ago in the Second Round and Alexander Zverev won very convincingly in that one too and so he will be feeling pretty confident about his chances of progressing.

Marcos Giron had a 3-5 record on the grass courts before Wimbledon began, but he has placed two solid victories on the board and that has to be respected. He also held 84% of service games played in those warm up tournaments, but there is a pressure on the 32 year old to not only serve well, but find a way to threaten the Alexander Zverev serve which has been operating at a high level in recent weeks.

In Halle last month, Alexander Zverev was winning 76% of his service points played, although he is another player that has not always gotten to grips with the return of serve on this surface. That was evident in the win over Alexander Blockx in the First Round, but the Number 2 Seed looked much more comfortable in the Second Round and the head to head with Marcos Giron simply cannot be ignored.

Not only has Alexander Zverev broken in 38% of return games against Marcos Giron overall, but that number is stunningly up at 50% in the two grass court matches, which underlines the one sided nature of the final scoreboard.

While it is unlikely to be as easy as that again, Alexander Zverev does have all of the qualities needed to make sure he makes serene progress into the second week at this Grand Slam and he can cover this Handicap that has been set for the Third Round match.

MY PICKS: Alex De Minaur - 6.5 Games @ 1.95 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Grigor Dimitrov-Matteo Berrettini Over 41.5 Games @ 1.87 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Alexander Zverev - 6.5 Games @ 2.00 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Zizou Bergs-Arthur Fery Over 39.5 Games @ 2.00 William Hill (2 Units)

Emma Navarro @ 2.10 William Hill (2 Units)

Elena Rybakina - 4.5 Games @ 1.83 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Wimbledon Update: 26-23, - 5.58 Units (96 Units Staked, - 5.81% Yield)

Wimbledon Tennis Day 5 Picks 2026 (Friday 3rd July)

The opening three days of the 2026 Wimbledon tournament were difficult for the Picks, but the Day 4 selections provided something of a bounce back, although with plenty of work still to do.

Two Rounds have been completed and the test for the players is going to increase significantly over the coming days as the heat begins to pick up in London and that means those who have been involved in tough opening matches could be lacking some energy.

Focus is going to be key as the tournament concludes the first week of the tournament over the next two days- Middle Sunday is no longer a tradition here so the Fourth Round will begin on that day rather than the Manic Monday that used to be arguably the best day in the sport.

Most of the top names have managed to work their way through the opening couple of matches, but the level of competition will ramp up from the Third Round.

There are some good matches scheduled on Friday when the Third Round begins, but we are now down to using four courts as the number of Singles matches are reduced across both Men's and Women's tournaments.

Hopefully that also means the momentum from Day 4 can kick the Tennis Picks forward on Day 5 when it all goes again.

Joao Fonseca - 1.5 sets v Roman Safiullon: The first big breakthrough at Grand Slam level was made at the last Major when Joao Fonseca reached the French Open Quarter Final and he is one win away from reaching the second week at Wimbledon for the first time. The teenager has a big reputation, but it should be remembered he is relatively inexperienced, despite being high enough in the World Rankings to earn a Seed, and Joao Fonseca is continuing to learn a little more with each tournament played.

He does not have an extensive resume on the grass courts, but Joao Fonseca has made casual work of the first two opponents in the draw and has yet to drop a set. The wins over Roberto Bautista Agut and Jesper de Jong both deserve respect for the manner in which they were put together, while Joao Fonseca has already matched the run to the Third Round here that was achieved last year.

Taking advantage of the draw was key for Joao Fonseca was beaten in the Third Round by a Qualifier Ranked outside of the top 100, but one who had been much higher in the Rankings previously before injuries saw Nicolas Jarry drop down.

A similar challenge has cropped up for Joao Fonseca in 2026 as he takes on a Qualifier in Roman Safiullon who is the World Number 132, but who had been inside the top 40 in January 2024.

Five sets had been needed for Roman Safiullon to come through the Third Qualifying Round and he has needed four hours in each of the opening two wins in the main draw, which have both ended in final set tie-breakers. One of those was an upset over Andrey Rublev, but it should be noted the amount of work that Roman Safiullon has had to put into the tournament already and you do have to wonder if he will have the energy required to see off a talent like Fonseca.

Roman Safiullon has always served pretty well on the grass, but the return game has held him back and that is going to be an issue in a match like this one.

The heat is picking up in London, which brings another challenge for the lower Ranked player to face having invested so much to reach the Third Round of this Grand Slam.

Joao Fonseca should have plenty of respect for the upset that Roman Safiullon has already had in the draw to knock out one Seed, but the former should be much fitter when this Third Round match gets underway and that should see the teenager find a way to get through without the need for Roman Safiullon to be involved in another final set decider.

Hubert Hurkacz-Tommy Paul over 40.5 games: Barring a change in mind regarding his retirement, the answer to who beat Roger Federer in his final Grand Slam match will be Hubert Hurkacz, who upset the dominant Wimbledon Champion in a match right here in SW19 in 2021.

Hubert Hurkacz reached the Semi Final that year where he was beaten by Matteo Berrettini, but he was surprisingly beaten early in 2022 and 2024 and the best run the Pole has had at Wimbledon since 2021 is a single appearance in the Fourth Round. For a player with the serve that he possesses, Hubert Hurkacz will feel he should have had more success at Wimbledon and he remains dangerous.

Injuries have meant Hubert Hurkacz entered the main draw as the World Number 96 and so the two wins on the board feel important to just reverse a trend that saw him slipping out of the top 100. That would have meant having to go through Qualifiers for the biggest events on the Tour and it may have been a challenge for a 29 year old to want to dig in and go again.

Hubert Hurkacz has beaten both Casper Ruud and Sebastian Ofner without dropping a set, but he will be the first to admit that this Third Round match represents a significant step up in class.

In warm up events, Hubert Hurkacz was beaten in the First Round in Hertogenbosch and Second Round in Halle and now has to take on the Queen's Club Runner Up in Tommy Paul.

The American comes into the Wimbledon tournament as the Number 21 Seed, but Tommy Paul has not really ripped things up in SW19 as you may have thought. He does have one Quarter Final under his belt, but Paul won Queen's Club last year and was beaten in the Second Round at Wimbledon a couple of weeks later and so there will be a feeling that he has not achieved as much as he perhaps should have in this Grand Slam.

Tommy Paul is another player who has yet to drop a set in the tournament and he is a win or two away from cracking back into the top 20 of the World Rankings and having a real lift ahead of the US Open, which begins in late August. Much like Hubert Hurkacz, the Tommy Paul numbers show a player who has long been comfortable on the grass courts and so this has the makings of a competitive match.

Whoever serves closest to their best will win and conditions in London should see both rolling through those service games against largely limited returners.

Out of the two, the clear edge is with Tommy Paul as far as the returning goes, but Hubert Hurkacz will feel he can get into tie-breakers and then it just takes one or two good returns to win a set.

In the previous matches on the Tour against one another, Tommy Paul has shown that superior returning to hold a 3-1 advantage, although the two hard court matches have been split (the other two have been on clay). They are meeting for the first time on the grass, but the feeling is that Tommy Paul is playing at a higher level and should eventually come through.

However, Hubert Hurkacz can use the hotter conditions to make sure he is serving with effectiveness to at least win a set and there is every chance the players can combine for enough service games to eventually surpass this total line set.

Daniil Medvedev - 5.5 games v Jan-Lennard Struff: Playing back to back five setters with the last of those carrying into another day is far from ideal for 36 year old Jan-Lennard Struff and he is going to have to find some serious energy ahead of this Third Round match. The only positive is that he will not have been taxed in many long rallies in a Second Round match that featured well over 80 Aces between himself and Brandon Nakashima, but that does mean having to battle through some tough moments that can both tax a player mentally and physically.

Jan-Lennard Struff will use all of his experience to try and prepare for this Third Round match as well as he can, while he is well aware of the qualities of Daniil Medvedev, which should mean plenty of clarity as to what he must do to make this competitive.

Serving well is the absolute key and it has been the Struff serve that has helped him move through the opening two Rounds in the main draw. It is a weapon that can make things that much easier for the German, but Jan-Lennard Struff has twice tried to take down Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon before and lost in very similar fashions both times.

In 2021, Jan-Lennard Struff had beaten Daniil Medvedev on the grass courts of Halle, but lost in the First Round at Wimbledon to the same opponent after being outplayed in the first two sets, rallied to win the third set 6-4 and then losing in a fourth set tie-breaker.

That players met at Wimbledon again in 2024, but this time in the Third Round, and Daniil Medvedev outplayed Jan-Lennard Struff in the opening two sets, dropped the third 6-4, and then came through in a fourth set tie-breaker.

Daniil Medvedev recorded two wins over Jan-Lennard Struff on the hard courts in 2025 and in the career meetings, it has been the former who has tended to get a much better read on the return of serve and that has ultimately led to a lot more wins than defeats.

In this tournament, Daniil Medvedev has played one sloppy set, but largely been in control of both matches and he is quietly going about his business. A couple of decent, if unspectacular, runs in warm up events will have just reminded Daniil Medvedev of his ability to compete on the grass courts and he should have much more energy for much longer compared with the World Number 74.

Serving well will just keep the pressure on Jan-Lennard Struff and Daniil Medvedev may do enough to cover this handicap mark as he would have done with the scoreline produced in the two wins over this opponent at this Grand Slam event. It may take a bit of time to really take control if Jan-Lennard Struff is able to come out with some energy, but Daniil Medvedev looks to be playing at a level that can continue his dominance of this opponent.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - 5.5 games v Marton Fucsovics: Winning the Boys Title at Wimbledon does not always mean that those names will go onto the senior Tour and have the same success at this Grand Slam in the Men's event.

For every Pat Cash, Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer, there are a host of names who have won the Boys Title without having a big impact at the main Wimbledon tournament.

Two of those former Boys Champions are facing one another in the Third Round in 2026 and it is a big match for both Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Marton Fucsovics- between these players, there has only been one previous appearance in the second week at Wimbledon and that was in 2021 when Marton Fucsovics went on to reach the Quarter Final.

The record here will disappointment both players, but it does feel like Fucsovics has missed his opportunities to better that Quarter Final run, while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina arrived at Wimbledon as a grass court title winner in Mallorca. It is a reminder of his ability on the surface and the Spaniard has made easy work of the first two matches as he has pushed through without dropping a set.

Marton Fucsovics had little success in warm up tournaments for Wimbledon, but he has benefited form injury issues for his previous two opponents to reach the Third Round again. His First Round match only made it through four games of the second set, while Learner Tien was having a host of issues in the Second Round as he fell in four sets and that does mean there is a bit more uncertainty surrounding the current level being produced by Marton Fucsovics.

He is going to need to find another level to beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who will feel that the Marton Fucsovics serve is vulnerable having allowed 18 Break Point chances in the win over Learner Tien. A healthier Tien might have won that match and Davidovich Fokina is unlikely to let Marton Fucsovics off the hook in this Third Round match.

Pressure can do a funny thing to players and there is pressure on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who has only reached the Quarter Final at Grand Slam level once before and who has not made the second week in 17 of the last 19 Majors he has competed in. The World Number 23 will expect to win this match and so will have to deal with the emotions around it, but Davidovich Fokina can do what is required to eventually pull through and cover this potentially awkward looking line on the way into the Fourth Round.

MY PICKS: Joao Fonseca - 1.5 Sets @ 1.70 William Hill (2 Units)

Hubert Hurkacz-Tommy Paul Over 40.5 Games @ 1.85 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Daniil Medvedev - 5.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet365 (2 Units)

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - 5.5 Games @ 1.95 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Jessica Pegula - 5.5 Games @ 1.87 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Naomi Osaka - 4.5 Games @ 1.70 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Coco Gauff - 5.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet365 (2 Units)

Karolina Muchova - 5.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet365 (2 Units)

Aryna Sabalenka - 4.5 Games @ 1.91 William Hill (2 Units)

Wimbledon Update: 21-19, - 5.92 Units (78 Units Staked, - 7.59% Yield)

Wimbledon Tennis Day 4 Picks 2026 (Thursday 2nd July)

The tournament continues at Wimbledon with the conclusion of the Second Round at this Grand Slam event on Thursday.

With other big sporting events scheduled to be played over this coming month, Wimbledon is perhaps struggling to earn the early headlines that they would usually expect. Unfortunately it is a year when a major international football tournament is also being played, which makes things tougher for this event to pick up the headlines, while this weekend we have the British Grand Prix and soon fans will be thinking about the latest edition of The Open.

Things should change as we get deeper into the third Slam of the season.

Most of the big names are ticking through the draw, which is going to set up headline-grabbing contests later in the tournament and the Third Round has already begun to take shape.

Heat is going to be the biggest challenge for the players from Friday through to the end of the 2026 Wimbledon tournament, and it may need the roof for assistance, but for now that is an issue that will have to be dealt with over the weekend and Thursday should still be comfortable enough for players involved.

Alex De Minaur - 5.5 games v Adrian Mannarino: There has always been a huge amount of comfort for Adrian Mannarino when he has played on the grass courts and the recently turned 38 year old has used the experience to help him get the better of younger opponents.

These days Adrian Mannarino is the World Number 40, but that is also a testament to the kind of tennis that the Frenchman can still produce. He was a very comfortable First Round winner when forcing his opponent to not create a single Break Point and Adrian Mannarino will certainly be playing with 'nothing to lose'.

At the same time, Mannarino will recognise the challenge in front of him against an opponent who has beaten him in four matches in a row.

Two of those wins have been on the grass courts, although Alex De Minaur had not faced Adrian Mannarino since the 2023 Queen's Club tournament before getting the better of the veteran in Hertogenbosch last month. It was a victory earned in the Semi Final, but that run will be a reminder to Alex De Minaur that he cannot afford too many slow starts.

It was a slow start in the First Round, but the scheduling to head out onto court just minutes after fiancee Katie Boulter suffered a defeat was not ideal for the Australian. Battling through the first set did give Alex De Minaur the confidence to roll through the next two sets and the feeling is that the World Number 6 can do something similar in this match.

When they met last month in the Hertogenbosch Semi Final, Alex De Minaur had a considerable edge on the return of serve.

The key is that the Australian has seen this lefty serve very recently and Alex De Minaur should be able to wear down Adrian Mannarino over three or four sets.

Taylor Fritz - 6.5 games v Patrick Kypson: This is a big spread for a player to cover when they have struggled on the return side of their tennis and especially on the grass courts.

However, World Number 7 Taylor Fritz is a pretty comfortable player on the surface and he should be able to get the better of compatriot Patrick Kypson who has limited grass court experience and who did not play a competitive tournament prior to Wimbledon getting underway. Patrick Kypson beat Mackenzie McDonald in the First Round, but this is a huge step up in terms of level with McDonald out at World Number 145 and Taylor Fritz in the top ten.

Earlier this year, Patrick Kypson reached the top 100 of the World Rankings, but he has dropped back out of those positions and it will be a challenge to put together the kind of results to see him earn a direct spot in the US Open in August. The First Round win is a big boost, but Kypson is going to be under pressure to serve well in this match against Taylor Fritz who reached the Final in Stuttgart and Halle, albeit coming up short in both.

Taylor Fritz has also reached the Quarter Final in three of the last four years at Wimbledon and broke through to reach the Semi Final in 2025.

Skipping out of the clay court season may have given Taylor Fritz time to get up to full health and he was pretty happy with his First Round performance. Reaching the Final has to be the aim in the half of the draw opposite both Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner and especially with Ben Shelton also eliminated, but Fritz is going to be keen to just show how much he is focused on the task at hand.

The Patrick Kypson serve can be dangerous and it will make for a competitive set or two, but Taylor Fritz may eventually use his own serve to keep the pressure on the younger American and that could see things just run away from Patrick Kypson when all is said and done.

MY PICKS: Alex De Minaur - 5.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet365 (2 Units)

Taylor Fritz - 6.5 Games @ 1.80 William Hill (2 Units)

Kamil Majchrzak - 2.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet365 (2 Units)

Flavio Cobolli - 1.5 Sets @ 1.70 William Hill (2 Units)

Amanda Anisimova - 5.5 Games @ 1.91 William Hill (2 Units)

Madison Keys - 5.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet365 (2 Units)

Sorana Cirstea - 4.5 Games @ 2.10 William Hill (2 Units)

Linda Noskova - 4.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet365 (2 Units)

Wimbledon Update: 15-15, - 7.60 Units (58 Units Staked, - 13.10% Yield)

Wimbledon Tennis Day 3 Picks 2026 (Wednesday 1st July)

Day 2 completed the First Round at Wimbledon, bar a couple of the Men's matches that to had to carried over due to the fading light, but it was a day that I attended the tournament and that means a limited thread for the start of the Second Round.

A more normal looking thread will be out for Day 4, but for now, these are the selections from the matches to be played on Wednesday as we move into July.

MY PICKS: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - 3.5 Games @ 1.83 Bet365 (2 Units)

Daniil Medvedev - 8.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet Fred (2 Units)

Ethan Quinn - 1.5 Sets @ 1.72 Bet Fred (2 Units)

Brandon Nakashima - 1.5 Sets @ 1.61 Bet Fred (2 Units)

Felix Auger Aliassime - 5.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet365 (2 Units)

Rafael Jodar - 5.5 Games @ 1.91 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Novak Djokovic - 5.5 Games @ 1.91 Bet Fred (2 Units)

Karolina Muchova - 5.5 Games @ 1.91 Bet365 (2 Units)

Coco Gauff - 5.5 Games @ 1.91 Bet365 (2 Units)

Ekaterina Alexandrova - 4.5 Games @ 1.72 Bet365 (2 Units)

Wimbledon Update: 9-10, - 6.78 Units (36 Units Staked, - 18.83% Yield)

Wimbledon Tennis Day 2 Picks 2026 (Tuesday 30th June)

There are always going to be days of frustration when making picks from a Tour as long as the Tennis one, but the key is to flush those and look to bounce back.

Jan-Lennard Struff blew a 2-0 lead to eventually come through 3-2 against Sebastian Baez, but that was followed by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina failing to cover the handicap, despite leading 6/4, 6/4, 3/0 and with a double break of serve in that third set.

Blowing that lead is one thing, but he later led that set with another break at 6/5, but ultimately settled for a tie-breaker success and missing the cover by a single game- if both had landed the other way, Day 1 of the 2026 Wimbledon would have been a decent one.

There were one or two players that just fell short of the criteria and seeing both win comfortably only doubled down the irritation of Day 1, but the First Round has yet to be completed and there is an opportunity to get things turned around.

Day 2 looks like another busy one for the selections, but it is a day where backing a number of players to get through matches without the stress of a deciding set is catching the eye.

Some of the prices are not going to be rushing people out with excitement, but it remains the time of the tournament where trying to lay a positive foundation is the key for what is to come.

Alex De Minaur - 8.5 games v Roman Andres Burruchaga: The connection with Katie Boulter will mean Alex De Minaur should be receiving plenty of support from the London crowd much like Boulter gets when the opening Grand Slam of the Tennis Tour is played in Melbourne. The World Number 6 is pretty comfortable on the grass courts too and Alex De Minaur has been set as a strong favourite to get through this First Round match at SW19.

Two warm up events have been played in Hertogenbosch and Queen's Club and Alex De Minaur reached the Final of the former and the Quarter Final in the latter.

Alex De Minaur should be pretty happy with the numbers produced as he has held 83% of service games played and broken in 32% of return games across those two warm up tournaments, while the opening match here at Wimbledon pits him against someone who is perhaps not so comfortable on the grass.

Roman Andres Burruchaga is the World Number 66 and reached his best career World Ranking just last month when pushing up to World Number 56, but the 24 year old is someone who will almost exclusively play in clay court events. Over the last twelve months, Burruchaga has a 45-20 record in clay court matches, but is 4-6 on hard courts and he is making his debut in the main draw at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

In 2024, Roman Andres Burruchaga won a couple of Qualifying matches before missing out on the main draw in a Third Qualifying Round defeat, while last year he was beaten in the Second Qualifying Round. In one warm up event ahead of Wimbledon 2026, Roman Andres Burruchaga was beaten in three sets by Arthur Fery at Eastbourne and the Argentine has struggled with his return on the lower bouncing grass courts compared with the clay courts.

After winning just 60% of service points played against Arthur Fery, Roman Andres Burruchaga has a lot of room for improvement if he is going to find a way to challenge Alex De Minaur.

It also should be noted that since the start of Wimbledon 2022, Alex De Minaur has a 16-1 record against players Ranked outside of the top 50 in grass court matches and had won fifteen in a row before losing to Kamil Majchrzak in the Hertogenbosch Final earlier this month. He got back on track in that situation when beating Gabriel Diallo at Queen's Club and the 27 year old has held 87% of service games and broken in 32% of return games in that seventeen match run.

This is a very big number and opening matches at Wimbledon can take a bit of time for the top players to really find their rhythm, but Alex De Minaur should have far too much knowledge of playing on this surface for Roman Andres Burruchaga. That should eventually show up on the scoreboard as Alex De Minaur moves through the gears and he should be able to find the breaks that will be needed to cover this mark.

Otto Virtanen-Ben Shelton over 10.5 games first set: Any Qualifier that had to play through the London heatwave last week will have left something on the court, but those players may also have plenty of confidence of at least rattling opponents now we move into main draw action.

One of those making it through the Qualifiers is Otto Virtanen and the 25 year old is someone who has shown a confidence in playing on the grass courts. Three Qualifying wins has pushed the grass court record to 10-3 this year, while Otto Virtanen won all six grass court matches last year before picking up an injury that meant he missed competing at Wimbledon.

The World Number 140 could make a significant move in the World Rankings if he can find an upset or two at this tournament, but Otto Virtanen has been paired with Ben Shelton in the opening Round and it may be a big ask to remain in the draw at the end of Tuesday.

Ben Shelton has a very big game and it should be well suited to the grass courts- he reached the Quarter Final at Wimbledon last year and that means the American has done that at three of the four Grand Slams played with the exception being at the French Open, which is really not a big surprise.

He is the World Number 5 and Ben Shelton is one of the leading contenders at this Grand Slam, especially being placed in the other half of the draw compared with the likes of Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. Ben Shelton warmed up for Wimbledon by winning the title in Stuttgart and followed up with a run to the Quarter Final in Halle and this is a big time server who has held in 93% of service games played on the grass in 2025 and 2026.

Breaking Ben Shelton is going to be a big ask for Otto Virtanen, but he will take confidence in his own service numbers against an opponent who has broken in just 11% of return games played on the surface this year.

The career number is at 12% for breaks of serve on the grass and it is expected to take Ben Shelton a bit of time to perhaps earn a read on the Otto Virtanen serve.

An opening set tie-breaker would surprise no one, but the layers are offering up odds against for the first set to get to 5-5 and that looks the play.

A consideration was given to backing this match to finish above the line set for total games, but that will need both players to win a set and it would not surprise me if Ben Shelton gets stronger as this match goes on, while Otto Virtanen may weaken. However, that could come after a very competitive first set and backing that one to move past this total number of games is the selection.

Alexander Zverev - 6.5 games v Alexander Blockx: After finally getting over the line and winning a Grand Slam title when picking up the trophy in Paris at the French Open, Alexander Zverev will be hoping for a late surge in Major title victories.

He now knows he can win the biggest titles on the Tour having come so close previously, but Alexander Zverev has yet to have that kind of impact at Wimbledon.

The World Number 3 is the Number 2 Seed at this Grand Slam tournament due to the absence of Carlos Alcaraz, but it is a surprise that Alexander Zverev has reached at least the Semi Final at the other three Grand Slam events, but failed to make the Quarter Final at Wimbledon. The best runs have been reaching the Fourth Round on three occasions, but this is a player who has reached the Final in Halle a couple of times and also reached the Final in Stuttgart to suggest he is more than capable of having a big run at Wimbledon too.

Winning the French Open may inspire better from Alexander Zverev who will be facing Alexander Blockx for the third time in two months when they meet in the First Round here.

A match that was originally scheduled for Court One has been moved onto Centre Court after Jack Draper's withdrawal from the tournament and Alexander Zverev will be happy enough with his run to the Semi Final in Halle in his sole competitive preparation for this Grand Slam.

It is more than can be said for Alexander Blockx who has never played in the main draw at Wimbledon and who did not take in any warm up events ahead of this tournament in 2026.

Last year he was beaten in the Third Qualifying Round and Alexander Blockx finished with a 4-4 record on the surface, but seven of those matches were against players Ranked outside the top 100 and this match up has already proven to be a tough one for the young Belgian.

There is a concern with an ankle issue that has meant Alexander Blockx had to withdraw from the French Open before the Second Round match against Alex De Minaur and which has forced him to miss the warm up events for Wimbledon. He has already struggled to be competitive against Alexander Zverev in two clay court matches, which is where Blockx may have felt most comfortable, and it is going to be very tough to stop the French Open Champion in this opening match at Wimbledon with little competitive tennis under the belt.

In those previous two matches, Alexander Zverev has dominated behind serve, but also done enough to put together pressure for breaks in 33% of return games played.

Returning on the grass courts has proven to be much more challenging for Alexander Zverev, but he should be able to work his way into this First Round match and the comfort with what is expected from the other side of the net is also a factor in this one. As the match wears on, Alexander Zverev should be able to take more and more control and it should mean he eventually is able to push through to the Second Round behind a pretty routine win.

MY PICKS: Alex De Minaur - 8.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Otto Virtanen-Ben Shelton Over 10.5 First Set Games @ 2.00 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Alexander Zverev - 6.5 Games @ 2.20 William Hill (2 Units)

Karen Khachanov - 1.5 Sets @ 1.70 William Hill (2 Units)

Jakub Mensik - 1.5 Sets @ 1.72 William Hill (2 Units)
Frances Tiafoe - 1.5 Sets @ 1.57 William Hill (2 Units)

Grigor Dimitrov - 1.5 Sets @ 1.53 William Hill (2 Units)

Jiri Lehecka - 1.5 Sets @ 1.57 William Hill (2 Units)

Kamil Majchrzak - 1.5 Sets @ 1.85 William Hill (2 Units)
Francisco Cerundolo - 1.5 Sets @ 1.60 William Hill (2 Units)

Flavio Cobolli - 1.5 Sets @ 1.57 William Hill (2 Units)

Iga Swiatek - 5.5 Games @ 2.05 William Hill (2 Units)

Serena Williams @ 2.20 Bet365 (2 Units)

Wimbledon Update: 3-4, - 3.68 Units (14 Units Staked, - 26.29% Yield)

Wimbledon Tennis Day 1 Picks 2026 (Monday 29th June)

The grass court season still feels too short, even though an extra week has been placed in between the French Open and the start of Wimbledon.

The third Grand Slam of the 2026 season gets underway in SW19 on Monday, the only Slam that still begins on a Monday, although the tradition of Middle Sunday being left vacant has been consigned to the history books.

One tradition that remains is that the Mens Champion from the previous year will be given the honour of opening Centre Court on Monday and then the Ladies Champion will have the same honour on Tuesday. That is something that is unique to Wimbledon and should be the case in the years ahead and it is also looking like the weather will play ball over the next fortnight.

Better news is that the heatwave from last week in London has moved on for a few days, but it is going to be warm and that should mean decent conditions for all looking to have a big two weeks and pick up a Major title.

There are plenty of big storylines to play out over the next two weeks, but one of the biggest is the return of Serena Williams as she enters the First Round as a Singles Wild Card.

The American is scheduled to be out last on Tuesday on Centre Court and there are going to be plenty of eyes on how Williams performs having left the Tour after a Third Round defeat at the 2022 US Open.

Now, at 44 years old and soon to turn 45, Serena Williams is back and this is certainly the story to follow as long as she is in the draw- there is a chance that Saturday will be Serena Williams vs Iga Swiatek in the Third Round if both can win a couple of matches and having the seven time former Champion at Wimbledon taking on the defending Champion would even take some of the headlines away from the Football World Cup being played in North America.

Serena Williams is an 80-1 shot to win an eighth Wimbledon title in two weeks time, but eight years have passed since she last lifted the trophy here and that is unlikely to be snapped.

There are four single digit priced players in the draw and this does feel like another very open Grand Slam tournament where the top names and surprising contenders will all believe they can win the title.

It is no surprise at all that Jannik Sinner is a short priced favourite to defend his title, but this would become a wide open draw if he was to be upset early as he was at the French Open.

Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton follow in the market, but it does feel like a tournament that Jannik Sinner is the clear favourite- however, unlike the French Open which was dominated by Zverev once the World Number 1 was eliminated, this Wimbledon draw would represent a real opportunity for so many names if Sinner was to fall again.

Day 1 looks like it will be a very busy start for the Tennis Picks and those can be read below.

The French Open began really well, but it turned into a Slam that produced a little profit rather than really building on the first half of the 2026 season.

The overall numbers remain in a decent position, but there are still two Grand Slam tournaments and other big Masters events to get through before all is said and done and the hope if that we have a strong start to the 2026 Wimbledon and give us something to build upon.

Jannik Sinner - 8.5 games v Miomir Kecmanovic: The last time anyone saw Jannik Sinner on a tennis court, he was wilting in the Paris heat and being unexpectedly dumped out of the French Open in the Second Round.

The World Number will return to Wimbledon in 2026 and has the honour of opening up Centre Court as the defending Men's Champion, but Jannik Sinner will want to erase the memory of his last Grand Slam appearance. He is surely going to be happy to hear that the London heatwave is expected to have moved on by the time Day 1 begins at the third Grand Slam of the 2026 season and Jannik Sinner will be confident in his chances of having a deep run here.

Mentally he will have to show that the upset loss at the French Open has not derailed him, while Jannik Sinner may feel under some pressure having failed to win the first two Grand Slams of the season. The absence of Carlos Alcaraz meant he was the clear favourite to win in Paris and there is a similar amount of expectation being burdened by the Italian over the next fortnight.

However, the one difference is that Jannik Sinner has won the title at Wimbledon, whereas he is still waiting for the first French Open title, and that should help.

Over the last couple of years, Sinner has developed into one of the top players on grass, which is also important considering how many players dislike the month on this surface between the French Open and European clay court/North American hard court tournaments.

One of those players that may be looking forward to the end of the grass court season is World Number 57 Miomir Kecmanovic, although he did reach the Quarter Final in Mallorca in the lead up to this Grand Slam.

He has also reached the Third Round at SW19 in the last two years, but Miomir Kecmanovic has perhaps enjoyed the draws and that is not going to be the case in the First Round in 2026. It should also be noted that his last four defeats here have been against Novak Djokovic twice, Diego Schwartzman and Jannik Sinner and those losses have all been in one-sided fashion.

The serve is key on the grass courts and Miomir Kecmanovic is holding 81% of his service games played on this surface in the lead up to Wimbledon- that number dips to 63% when only considering matches against top ten Ranked opponents, while Kecmanovic was broken at least five times in each of those defeats to Novak Djokovic (twice) and Jannik Sinner at this Grand Slam.

Jannik Sinner may just need to settle into this match, but there is every chance he can begin to roll through the gears and exorcise any demons remaining from the French Open with a relatively straightforward win to earn a spot in the Second Round.

He has won all four previous Tour matches against Miomir Kecmanovic and Jannik Sinner has been able to hold 91% of his service games compared with 67% for the underdog and that could be the case on Centre Court when Day 1 of Wimbledon is played.

Brandon Nakashima - 5.5 games v Jack Pinnington Jones: Down the years, those who had success at Queen's Club in West London would usually have a lot of momentum to take on their short journey to Wimbledon.

That is still the case to some extent, although the quality of the field that is attracted by one of the big grass court tournaments ahead of the third Grand Slam of the season has perhaps weakened. There was a time when the likes of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal would play at Queen's ahead of Wimbledon, but most of the top names skipped the warm up events in 2026 and that has allowed others to gain that momentum and confidence in their absence.

One of those will be Seeded Brandon Nakashima who reached the Semi Final at Queen's before losing to eventual Champion Francisco Cerundolo.

The American is at his best on the faster surfaces and he has really taken a liking to the grass courts in recent years, while a win over someone like Alex De Minaur will do Brandon Nakashima the world of good. Plenty of wins have been produced on this surface since 2024, but most encouraging for Brandon Nakashima is the manner in which he was returning serve in that Semi Final run in West London earlier this month.

The Nakashima serve has always stood him well on the grass, but backing that up with the same level of returning produced at Queen's will make the World Number 31 very dangerous.

He opens up with a match that will be played against a home player and one who earned an opening Round upset at Wimbledon last year- this means Brandon Nakashima will likely have to play against a vocal crowd too, although his only focus will be on Jack Pinnington Jones standing on the other side of the net.

Jack Pinnington Jones is one of six British men who have received a Wild Card into the main draw, but he has not been able to take advantage of similar opportunities handed to him at Queen's and in Eastbourne. Losses to Denis Shapovalov and Jack Draper underline the level that still has to be found by the 23 year old if he is going to become a regular on the Tour, especially at this level, and there could be plenty of pressure on him to serve very well to remain competitive.

You would expect Pinnington Jones to be able to do that for a while, but Brandon Nakashima should keep the pressure on him with his own serve, as well as that improving return play.

The higher Ranked player has a 26-7 record on the grass courts when facing a lower Ranked opponent and Brandon Nakashima has broken in 22% of those return games played.

The handicap could be in an awkward number if Brandon Nakashima was to drop a set, but he should still have the quality and the experience to eventually wear down Jack Pinnington Jones in this best of five set format and that should be evident on the final scoreboard.

Daniil Medvedev - 1.5 sets v Marin Cilic: This is the second meeting between these players during this grass court season and Daniil Medvedev is expected to back up the victory over Marin Cilic at Hertogenbosch by getting the better of him at Wimbledon.

They have met at Wimbledon before back in 2021 when Marin Cilic was Ranked Number 37 and Daniil Medvedev was the World Number 2 and the latter needed to fight back from 2-0 behind in sets to battle through in five sets in what was then a Third Round match.

Suffice to say, Daniil Medvedev may have hoped for an easier First Round match than this one, although Marin Cilic is now 37 years old and the World Number 60, while a 2-2 record on the grass in the lead up to Wimbledon will not be inspiring a lot of confidence. His game has always been well tailored for the grass courts and Marin Cilic has enjoyed considerable success at Wimbledon, although reaching the Quarter Final in three straight years before finishing Runner Up came between 2014 and 2017.

Last year Marin Cilic surprisingly reached the Fourth Round here, which included upsetting home favourite Jack Draper in the Second Round, but the veteran is going to have to find a significant improvement in the serving.

When Marin Cilic faced Daniil Medvedev in Hertogenbosch, the former 53% of points behind serve and was broken five times, although Cilic will take some confidence from the fact that such a poor performance still saw him win a set.

Much like he has on the clay, Daniil Medvedev has struggled to really find his consistency on the grass courts and that can make him vulnerable, although he did reach the Semi Final here at Wimbledon in 2023 and 2024. However, last year Medvedev was beaten in the First Round and that makes this match a bit more awkward, even after putting together a 4-2 record on the grass over the last couple of weeks.

You have to feel that Daniil Medvedev has to start with some intensity and that means serving well to try and keep the pressure on Marin Cilic, who will have some early pop on his own delivery.

Attacking the Cilic second serve is important, but just keeping the scoreboard pressure on the veteran could be enough to extract a loose game or two and Daniil Medvedev's recent experience of facing Marin Cilic should help.

A Semi Final run in Hertogenbosch and a Quarter Final run in Halle will certainly have Daniil Medvedev well prepared for this match and the expectation is that he will have a little too much energy for the older player.

There is no doubting that Marin Cilic is very dangerous, but that should be something that focuses the World Number 8 and Daniil Medvedev should be able to beat the Croatian at Wimbledon for a second time in his career, albeit this time without the need for a fifth set.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - 5.5 games v Juan Manuel Cerundolo: This will not make nearly the same impact as the upset that Juan Manuel Cerundolo produced at the French Open when beating Jannik Sinner from 0-2 behind in sets.

However, it would be an upset considering the lack of grass court pedigree that Juan Manuel Cerundolo has had on the surface throughout his career.

In fact the first two grass court wins were secured last week in Eastbourne against the World Number 43 and then World Number 118, but Cerundolo was beaten in the Quarter Final in straight sets by Toby Samuel, the World Number 142. That leaves Juan Manuel Cerundolo with a career 2-6 mark on the grass courts and his sole appearance in the main draw ended in a routine 6/2, 6/2, 6/2 defeat to the aforementioned Jannik Sinner.

That is not to say that the World Number 45 should not be happier on the grass courts considering his brother, Francisco, just picked up the title at Queen's. It is an achievement that should inspire Juan Manuel Cerundolo, although he is in for a tough test against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

The Spaniard is moving back up the World Rankings and just won the title in Mallorca on the grass courts in the lead up to Wimbledon, although you do have to wonder if that is ideal preparation for a Day 1 start on Monday. It means Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is going to have little time to get ready for the different conditions in Mallorca compared with London, but this is a player who has reached the Third Round at Wimbledon in each of the last two appearances here.

It should help him settle, even with a day of rest between matches, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will be a threat if he can continue to serve as he has in warm up tournaments. That will be more of a challenge against some of the better players on the Tour, but Davidovich Fokina should be able to impose that shot on Juan Manuel Cerendolo.

The underdog has struggled with his return on the grass and his own serve has not been nearly as effective, which does give Alejandro Davidovich Fokina an edge in this First Round match.

In one previous match on the Tour, the higher Ranked player moved past Juan Manuel Cerendolo in straight sets at the US Open and the grass should give Alejandro Davidovich Fokina a stronger advantage.

Covering this handicap mark will not be easy, but Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has what it takes to do that in this opening contest.

Novak Djokovic - 7.5 games v Yibing Wu: With the main ambition to secure a 25th Grand Slam title keeping him on the Tour, the other events around the Grand Slams are beginning to see less and less of the legendary Novak Djokovic.

After a relatively early exit at the French Open, Novak Djokovic will begin his bid for an eighth Wimbledon title, which would see him match the total Roger Federer secured at this event.

There is still something left in the tank as Novak Djokovic showed when reaching the Australian Open Final in January, while he has long suggested he still believes he can win a Grand Slam as long as he is not in a position of having to beat both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the space of a few days. There is no Alcaraz at this tournament, but the World Number 1 is a potential Semi Final opponent, although Novak Djokovic will not be thinking of anything other than making sure he reaches that stage in his own right.

At 39 years old, every tournament becomes that much more challenging, but Novak Djokovic remains one of the top grass court players on the Tour.

He got through the opening three Rounds without breaking too much of a sweat twelve months ago and it feels key for Novak Djokovic to get through the early matches without exerting too much energy and effort.

First up for the former World Number 1 is a match against Yibing Wu who is the World Number 99 and with much less grass court experience compared with the player standing across the net.

This is going to be the tenth grass court match in Wu's career, while Novak Djokovic has won seven in a row seven times to pick up Wimbledon titles, and that edge in experience could show up on Centre Court.

Yibing Wu has a 1-3 record on the grass in 2026, but the concern is that all of those matches have been against players Ranked outside of the top 100.

He has only been able to hold 76% of service games in those matches and Novak Djokovic is still capable of breezing past opponents that have to deal with the legendary status around the Serb, as well as the quality he can still produce on the court.

Injuries have perhaps played a part in the Novak Djokovic performances since the Australian Open Final, and he is just 4-3 on the Tour since that defeat to Carlos Alcaraz. However, two of those wins were at the French Open and Novak Djokovic can make a strong start to his latest bid for another Grand Slam title and that includes covering this potentially awkward handicap line.

Novak Djokovic may start a little slowly, but he should have enough Break Point chances to find the breaks needed to cover the line and he can be backed to do that.

MY PICKS: Jannik Sinner - 8.5 Games @ 1.91 William Hill (2 Units)

Brandon Nakashima - 5.5 Games @ 2.00 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Daniil Medvedev - 1.5 Sets @ 1.72 William Hill (2 Units)

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - 5.5 Games @ 1.87 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Novak Djokovic - 7.5 Games @ 1.91 Bet365 (2 Units)

Denis Shapovalov - 1.5 Sets @ 1.70 William Hill (2 Units)

Jan-Lennard Struff - 1.5 Sets @ 1.72 William Hill (2 Units)

Martin Damm - 1.5 Sets @ 1.57 William Hill (2 Units)

Karolina Muchova - 5.5 Games @ 1.87 Bet Victor (2 Units)

Season 2026: 131-109, + 11.90 Units (351 Units Staked, + 3.39% Yield)