{"id":57734,"date":"2023-07-03T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57734"},"modified":"2023-07-03T12:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T16:30:38","slug":"wimbledon-day-2-mens-predictions-alcaraz-chardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/03\/wimbledon-day-2-mens-predictions-alcaraz-chardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 2 Men’s Predictions Including Carlos Alcaraz vs Jeremy Chardy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 2 at Wimbledon will see the conclusion of the first round. That means there are 32 men’s matches on offer on Tuesday, and–as always–we here at LWOT will share our thoughts on all of them with you. We split the day’s 32 matches between eight articles. The other seven articles feature Andy Murray vs Ryan Peniston<\/a>, Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem<\/a>, Holger Rune vs George Loffhagen<\/a>, Alex de Minaur vs Kimmer Coppejans<\/a>, Daniil Medvedev vs Arthur Fery<\/a>, Cameron Norrie vs Tomas Machac<\/a>, and Frances Tiafoe vs Yibing Wu<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Jack Edward, Damian Kust, and Andreas Pelekis. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 2 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Arthur Rinderknech vs Alexandre Muller<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nArthur Rinderknech has got a great serve, good hands at the net and a nice bit of firepower from the baseline. He can hold serve with ease on grass but his return game lets him down slightly. He should be considered the favorite over Alexandre Muller, but the Frenchman\u2019s level will probably fluctuate throughout the match.
\nPrediction: Rinderknech in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nMuller\u2019s playstyle just doesn\u2019t seem like it would be effective on grass and he chose not to compete in the warm-up events. Rinderknech has that big serve and all-court tactics, plus he\u2019s been playing a bit better than his results suggest.
\nPrediction: Rinderknech in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nRinderknech is an underrated unseeded player, who notably took Alcaraz to a third-set tiebreak in the Cinch Championships. His big serve allows him to hit countless aces each match, something that will give him confidence at Wimbledon. Look for him to cruise through this one, as Muller is more comfortable on the clay. Muller recently took home a trophy at a clay court Challenger<\/a> event.
\nPrediction: Rinderknech in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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Alexei Popyrin vs Dominic Stricker<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nAlexei Popyrin has a booming serve but his ground game can look a little exposed on this surface. On the other hand, Dominic Stricker is an early flat striker of the ball that already possesses a fantastic 12-7 record on grass at only 21 years old. Popyrin\u2019s on the rise<\/a> but this is a great chance for Stricker to announce himself to the tour.
\nPrediction: Stricker in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nStricker was a bit disappointing in his Slam main draw debut, but he should fare better on grass. The qualifying run was just straight-up class with virtually no hiccups for his standards. Is this where the Swiss will have his breakthrough? The draw kind of welcomes it.
\nPrediction: Stricker in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nKeep an eye out for Stricker over the next few years, a young Swiss star galvanized by Federer\u2019s exciting game. This is Stricker\u2019s first Wimbledon appearance, as he was able to grind through qualifying. Popyrin is more experienced on the grass, however, and has Grand Slam match play to his name. This could be a potential upset, but look for Popyrin to just win this.
\nPrediction: Popyrin in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

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