{"id":16733,"date":"2019-07-01T12:58:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T16:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=16733"},"modified":"2019-07-05T12:21:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T16:21:47","slug":"wimbledon-day-2-mens-predictions-including-dominic-thiem-vs-sam-querrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-day-2-mens-predictions-including-dominic-thiem-vs-sam-querrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 2 Men&#8217;s Predictions Including Dominic Thiem vs Sam Querrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austria&#8217;s Dominic Thiem has a tough matchup against Sam Querrey in the opening round of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon<\/a>, while Querrey&#8217;s fellow American Taylor Fritz looks to knock off Tomas Berdych and get his tournament off to a roaring start. Steen Kirby and Yesh Ginsburg offer their predictions. (And don&#8217;t worry, we have predictions for three other sets of matches too. One features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-day-2-mens-predictions-including-rafael-nadal-vs-yuichi-sugita\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rafael Nadal vs Yuichi Sugita<\/a>, the second highlights <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-day-2-mens-predictions-including-roger-federer-vs-lloyd-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Roger Federer vs Lloyd Harris<\/a>, and the third headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-predictions-tsonga-vs-tomic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Bernard Tomic<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h3>Dominic Thiem vs Sam Querrey<\/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\/1159083248\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.498314% 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\/1159083248?et=w2rB6GisQe123TN2OBqC0g&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=CnbTjUQGIrdHsPDMgLFOBWwZQhLsiuFCXvBSQv0FtgY=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: Querrey is playing well on grass in the UK right now and Thiem is not the best grass court player. Despite his accomplishments on other surfaces (including clay) he&#8217;s vulnerable to an upset here and I have him going out to the American who has always been capable on faster surfaces. <strong>Querrey in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: This is a rough draw for Dominic Thiem. Querrey is a former Wimbledon <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/07\/12\/sam-querrey-upsets-1-andy-murray-first-american-man-grand-slam-semifinal-since-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">semifinalist<\/a> who loves the grass. He&#8217;s also looking in solid form, having reached the final in Eastbourne last week. There&#8217;s an upset brewing here. <strong>Querrey in 4 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>James Ward vs Nikoloz Basilashvili<\/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\/1151438658\" 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\/1151438658?et=4csFwJKNQlRXeLD5QGTjkQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=MOHH9PDsFsQ8DF4aq3uU8TVQ2UkMfv8Ktp4576RyrcI=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: A great opportunity for &#8220;Wardy&#8221; here, the longtime British journeyman who has been in the shadows of Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund, and other British players, has a real shot to notch an upset against a solid tour level player at Wimbledon. Basilashvili has built a nice career for himself but this is not his surface and Ward should find enough comfort in playing at home to score a huge upset.<strong> Ward in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: Basilashvili has been very quiet recently, though he&#8217;s still in the Top 20. Facing James Ward in front of a British crowd won&#8217;t be fun, but he has the talent to see this through. <strong>Basilashvili in 4 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Kei Nishikori vs Thiago Monteiro<\/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\/1153674288\" 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\/1153674288?et=cf6Qa-_8Q7dbR2fhtlHraQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=qwuwVhj71SaIceqAlOat7D4uMxN7gNEJKW7oeHLTAOQ=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: Nishikori is tough to read right now. He could make a deep run at Wimbledon and put himself in contention for the second week or crash out early. Despite his uncertain form, Monteiro is one of the easier round 1 opponents, the Brazilian is not comfortable on this surface and still has limited tour experience. He&#8217;s happy to be here but won&#8217;t expect much against the Japanese #1. <strong>Nishikori in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: For some reason, Nishikori just can&#8217;t find success at Wimbledon. Last year&#8217;s quarterfinal appearance is his only trip past Manic Monday. We&#8217;ll see if that matters later this week, but Thiago Monteiro isn&#8217;t the right player to stop him. <strong>Nishikori in 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Taylor Fritz vs Tomas Berdych<\/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\/1152833372\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 67.845116% 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\/1152833372?et=geqVu-acT-hQ5w0vAx_HHA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=BP-3VmeGh86UhVXf9-raOoEdyR8-EU5Zc1Z9yNynsr8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steen: On paper Berdych is the bigger name but these players are headed in opposite directions in terms of their career trajectories. Berdych hasn&#8217;t been a top tier player in a while while Fritz is rising and just won his maiden ATP title to claim a career high ranking. If Fritz isn&#8217;t overly fatigued, he&#8217;ll get the win against Berdych. <strong>Fritz in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesh: Fritz is coming off the first ATP title of his career, with an impressive win over Sam Querrey in the Eastbourne final. Berdych is a seasoned veteran and a good grass player, but this is a rough draw. Fritz is playing too well, and just beat up someone with a similar skill set to Berdych. <strong>Fritz in 4<\/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\/1152812900\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 76.93603% 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\/1152812900?et=P0Rs_3myTux1OKeCqFeo_Q&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=FViEN7lJ3h9vBym-S-Ed9kT3hhg2S6j20-KEneddlvw=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"457\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austria&#8217;s Dominic Thiem has a tough matchup against Sam Querrey in the opening round of Wimbledon, while Querrey&#8217;s fellow American Taylor Fritz looks to knock off Tomas Berdych and get his tournament off to a roaring start. Steen Kirby and Yesh Ginsburg offer their predictions. 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