{"id":57696,"date":"2023-07-02T11:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T15:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57696"},"modified":"2023-07-02T20:23:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T00:23:17","slug":"wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-kyrgios-goffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/02\/wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-kyrgios-goffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 1 Men’s Predictions Including Nick Kyrgios vs David Goffin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday means Day 1 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. Half of the first round will be contested, which means we get to see 32 men’s matches. As always, our writers here at LWOT will try to share our thoughts on all of the matches for you. We split the 32 matches between eight articles. Our other articles for Day 1 feature Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Filip Krajinovic<\/a>, Lorenzo Musetti vs Juan Pablo Varillas<\/a>, Nick Kyrgios vs David Goffin<\/a>, Hubert Hurkacz vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas<\/a>, Casper Ruud vs Laurent Lokoli<\/a>, Andrey Rublev vs Max Purcell<\/a>, and John Isner vs Jaume Munar<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Jack Edward, Damian Kust, and Andreas Pelekis. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 1 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Yannick Hanfmann vs Taylor Fritz<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nYannick Hanfmann grew up playing on clay but there\u2019s no reason his game doesn\u2019t work on grass. In this form, with that serve, he\u2019ll likely match Taylor Fritz blow for blow. I\u2019m backing a first-round banana skin for the American.
\nPrediction: Hanfmann in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nHanfmann is playing with so much confidence this year and while grass has never been his favorite, he\u2019s got the weaponry to be dangerous on it. This is a rough opening test for last year\u2019s quarterfinalist. He should still advance, but he needs to be sharper than in the warm-ups.
\nPrediction: Fritz in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nThis match flags as a big upset alert. Last year\u2019s Wimbledon was where Fritz broke through at Grand Slam level, falling to Nadal in a fifth set tiebreaker. Ever since then, his Grand Slam results haven\u2019t been the same. Hanfmann\u2019s been in fantastic form this grass season, taking out Tsitsipas in Mallorca. Meanwhile, Fritz hasn\u2019t been able to get going recently, with only his serve carrying him through matches on grass. The American will have to touch up on his consistent game this match to get through; with first round nerves expectedly prevalent, it could be a messy five-setter.
\nPrediction: Fritz in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

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Borna Gojo vs Maximilian Marterer<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nBorna Gojo has the serve to live with anyone on grass. Maximillian Marterer should be more used to the courts after fighting off Fabian Marozsan in qualifying and should be just a little more solid when the rallies do extend in some inevitable tiebreaks.
\nPrediction: Marterer in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nThis might end up being a complete serve fest. Marterer looked fairly dangerous in the qualifying and will have the momentum here. It\u2019s basically a toss-up, but Gojo\u2019s ground game hasn\u2019t been looking all that steady on the grass so far, unlike on hard court or clay.
\nPrediction: Marterer in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nMarterer\u2019s already faced all of the demons existent in a dramatic five setter, as he won 7-5 in the fifth in his final round of qualifying. Gojo narrowly snatched a spot in the main draw, yet he hasn\u2019t made a big ATP breakthrough yet; he\u2019s excelled due to his consistency in ATP Challenger tournaments. Marterer has a big serve that could help him on the grass, and pushing through dramatic moments already could ease the pressure he would otherwise face in a first round affair.
\nPrediction: Marterer in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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