{"id":57697,"date":"2023-07-02T11:02:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T15:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57697"},"modified":"2023-07-02T10:35:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T14:35:55","slug":"wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-hurkacz-ramos-vinolas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/02\/wimbledon-day-1-mens-predictions-hurkacz-ramos-vinolas\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 1 Men’s Predictions Including Hubert Hurkacz vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas"},"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 Jakub Bobro. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

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

Tomas Barrios Vera vs Sebastian Baez<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nTomas Barrios Vera came through some great qualifying wins against Seyboth Wild and Rinky Hijikata to earn his place in the main draw. Sebastian Baez shouldn\u2019t be too much of a step in quality given the surface and the Argentinian\u2019s form. He\u2019s hardly the overwhelming favourite but he could get the win having got used to the tournament conditions.
\nPrediction: Barrios Vera in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nBarrios Vera is not your typical clay specialist with his aggressive, flat-hitting game. He\u2019s qualified for the Australian Open<\/a> and Wimbledon<\/a> in the past, now did it again at Roehampton. It\u2019s been a superb campaign for him and he\u2019s got the matchup edge here on grass.
\nPrediction: Barrios Vera in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Jakub:<\/em>
\nSurprisingly enough, Baez has been able to get a few wins on grass courts, a better record than he\u2019s had on main tour hard. The Argentine has beaten Barrios Vera in all four of their previous meetings (all clay) but I could see the Chilean taking the win here. Barrios Vera has been in good form on clay Challenger<\/a>s, bringing it to Roehampton and qualifying with wins over Evgeny Donskoy, Rinky Hijikata, and Thiago Seyboth Wild. I expect a tight contest and I will give the slight edge to Barrios Vera.
\nPrediction: Barrios Vera in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

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Liam Broady vs Constant Lestienne<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nI actually like Constant Lestienne\u2019s game on grass but let\u2019s not forget the ten matches the Frenchman had lost in a row prior to defeating Kubler in Calvia. With Lestienne in poor form, Liam Broady can absolutely take advantage on a surface he\u2019ll have been practicing on for the last four weeks. The Brit\u2019s pulled off bigger wins than this one on home turf.
\nPrediction: Broady in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nThis one feels really tough to predict. Broady made the third round last year, but it was basically his only big grass run ever. He should be getting more results on it with that flat backhand though, so maybe this is where it happens again?
\nPrediction: Broady in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Jakub:<\/em>
\nAfter making the third round at Wimbledon last year, Broady has gone 2-4 on grass this year despite finding success on grass in doubles. Lestienne got a couple of decent wins over Jason Kubler and Denis Kudla but still went 3-4 this grass season. The Frenchman is making his Wimbledon main draw debut at 31 and I could definitely see this match going either way.
\nPrediction: Lestienne in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

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