{"id":16671,"date":"2019-06-30T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T17:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=16671"},"modified":"2019-07-05T12:24:14","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T16:24:14","slug":"wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-including-alexander-zverev-vs-jiri-vesely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/30\/wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-including-alexander-zverev-vs-jiri-vesely\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 1 Men&#8217;s Predictions Including Alexander Zverev vs Jiri Vesely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big hitting young guns Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are in action on day 1 of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon<\/a> 2019, while Grigor Dimitrov looks to find form. Our panelists Steen Kirby and Yesh Ginsburg offer their predictions. We also have predictions for matches featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/30\/wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-including-novak-djokovic-vs-philipp-kohlschreiber\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/30\/wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-including-felix-auger-aliassime-vs-vasek-pospisil\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/30\/wimbledon-mens-predictions-gael-monfils-vs-humbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Gael Monfils<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Thomas Fabbiano<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1157739919\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 69.52862% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1157739919?et=YJgiF9Z2QHR5uGMKJHNlZw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=Orv-2155sZ8UnMZYWj0VAfSLsT4l-QasW0d5ecRn0j0=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: Fabbiano has an ATP semi on grass over the past couple of weeks, showing he&#8217;s capable of pulling the upset. Tsitispas is in the best form of his young career though and I don&#8217;t see the Italian derailing him. <strong>Tsitsipas in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: Tsitsipas is continuing his incendiary run. His power tennis will be right at home on the grass of SW19. Don&#8217;t expect Fabbiano to put up to much of a challenge, though he was impressive in Eastbourne last week. <strong>Tsitsipas in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Reilly Opelka vs Cedrik-Marcel Stebe<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1152013994\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1152013994?et=eRv6joouQBFxgptpBWROKQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=A_aA00DP4eFqiLzG4JPvuawof7Bp3Tk_2LpYI16jJYs=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: Opelka is in poor form but he&#8217;s taking on a journeyman in Stebe. Stebe had a promising career derailed by injuries and Opelka is on the rise overall. Opelka should ride his serve to an opening round win. <strong>Opelka in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: These two big servers should be fun to watch on the grass. It&#8217;s too bad that Wimbledon instituted a fifth-set tiebreaker. This one could have lasted a while. <strong>Opelka in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Alexander Zverev vs Jiri Vesely<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/994622562\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/994622562?et=Q-MeHz7bTf5cO4TFsWCv1g&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=PJFmHFhfmhqJIEqWBEJtBUchiopZnyZNKcNzSPEa0dg=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: The qualifier Vesely will have a puncher&#8217;s chance here as Zverev is struggling and has always been a poor grand slam performer. He hits big though and if he can keep it in the court he&#8217;ll have an edge against Vesely. <strong>Zverev in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: Vesely came into the main draw through qualifying. His reward is a match with Alexander Zverev, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/24\/alexander-zverev-find-form-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">struggling right now<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2018\/12\/09\/why-alexander-zverev-will-attain-grand-slam-success-in-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">always struggles at Slams<\/a>. Is an upset on the cards here? Probably not. But don&#8217;t be shocked if it happens. <strong>Zverev in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Grigor Dimitrov vs Corentin Moutet<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1157136859\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1157136859?et=gbimx27uQvpiKPwtK5jqzA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=OTG2DqaPpyTcw8Cx_-1swMCRLOmp92sWjw5bqy-TI20=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: Moutet qualified with good form. Dimitrov has been all over the place this season and is no longer considered to be a top tier player. Dimitrov will have to fight in this one, he should still survive but it&#8217;ll be close. <strong>Dimitrov in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: Moutet also came through qualifying. He, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/23\/corentin-moutet-wimbledon-qualifying\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">is not so comfortable on the grass<\/a>. He&#8217;s in the best form of his career right now, but that won&#8217;t be enough to deal with Grigor Dimitrov. <strong>Dimitrov in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1159033079\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1159033079?et=8jdN1lAGTn5f7HmDKjThkw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=WreJaRaVnDLe2s7KCLbfwI4IbpQ5mK0fbTtcA_MnqnY=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big hitting young guns Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are in action on day 1 of Wimbledon 2019, while Grigor Dimitrov looks to find form. Our panelists Steen Kirby and Yesh Ginsburg offer their predictions. We also have predictions for matches featuring Novak Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gael Monfils. 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