The Wimbledon men's final is set with #1 Jannik Sinner taking on #2 Carlos Alcaraz in a much-anticipated rematch of the French Open final.
SBR's Gary Pearson has his Sinner vs Alcaraz prediction ready to go:
Pick to win: Sinner ML (+110 via Caesars)
"The comparison between these two titans is tighter than the security to get into the All England Club on Championship Sunday.
Alcaraz and Sinner have won the last six Grand Slams, taking three apiece. Excluding an uncharacteristic showing against Grigor Dimitrov in the Round of 16, Sinner hasn't dropped a set at this Wimbledon.
The only player other than Dimitrov to take a set against Sinner in his previous 13 Grand Slam matches is Alcaraz, who overcame a two-set deficit to upend the Italian in the French Open final.
Sinner steamrolled a labored Novak Djokovic in the semifinal, showcasing his ruthless efficiency and unerring ground strokes. He is the embodiment of poise and control, enduring inconsistent patches as seldom as a billionaire faces financial hardship.
While Alcaraz is more versatile and explosive, he has shown signs of vulnerability, requiring at least four sets in four of six matches thus far.
I also believe in Sinner's ability to channel his recent frustration against Alcaraz to conjure his best performance against the dazzling Spaniard. Sinner, who has lost five straight matches to Alcaraz, is too elite for that particularly onerous patch to continue.
That's why I'm backing him to secure his first Wimbledon crown, putting an end to Alcaraz's 20-match win streak and at the All England Club and 5-0 unbeaten run in Grand Slam finals."
Best prop bet: Over 40.5 games (-120 via DraftKings)
"I'd be as surprised as Sinner was in seeing his French Open final lead evaporate if Sunday's match isn't a back-and-forth marathon. Four of their previous five meetings went the distance, two of which were five-set classics at Roland-Garros.
They've collided four times at majors, three of which extended to a fifth and deciding set. Three of those four matches had at least 45 games, with the solitary Under falling two short of the 41-game threshold. The average across those four matches is 50 games.
The disparity between these two players is almost negligible, akin to comparing whether Snickers or a KitKat Chunky is the better candy bar, so I'm confident in doling out a rare five-star rating."
SBR's Gary Pearson has his Sinner vs Alcaraz prediction ready to go:
Pick to win: Sinner ML (+110 via Caesars)
"The comparison between these two titans is tighter than the security to get into the All England Club on Championship Sunday.
Alcaraz and Sinner have won the last six Grand Slams, taking three apiece. Excluding an uncharacteristic showing against Grigor Dimitrov in the Round of 16, Sinner hasn't dropped a set at this Wimbledon.
The only player other than Dimitrov to take a set against Sinner in his previous 13 Grand Slam matches is Alcaraz, who overcame a two-set deficit to upend the Italian in the French Open final.
Sinner steamrolled a labored Novak Djokovic in the semifinal, showcasing his ruthless efficiency and unerring ground strokes. He is the embodiment of poise and control, enduring inconsistent patches as seldom as a billionaire faces financial hardship.
While Alcaraz is more versatile and explosive, he has shown signs of vulnerability, requiring at least four sets in four of six matches thus far.
I also believe in Sinner's ability to channel his recent frustration against Alcaraz to conjure his best performance against the dazzling Spaniard. Sinner, who has lost five straight matches to Alcaraz, is too elite for that particularly onerous patch to continue.
That's why I'm backing him to secure his first Wimbledon crown, putting an end to Alcaraz's 20-match win streak and at the All England Club and 5-0 unbeaten run in Grand Slam finals."
Best prop bet: Over 40.5 games (-120 via DraftKings)
"I'd be as surprised as Sinner was in seeing his French Open final lead evaporate if Sunday's match isn't a back-and-forth marathon. Four of their previous five meetings went the distance, two of which were five-set classics at Roland-Garros.
They've collided four times at majors, three of which extended to a fifth and deciding set. Three of those four matches had at least 45 games, with the solitary Under falling two short of the 41-game threshold. The average across those four matches is 50 games.
The disparity between these two players is almost negligible, akin to comparing whether Snickers or a KitKat Chunky is the better candy bar, so I'm confident in doling out a rare five-star rating."