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Wimbledon Men’s Singles Day 4 Odds & Picks – Second Round July 1

Hayley Graham

by Hayley Graham in Tennis

Updated Jun 30, 2021 · 2:33 PM PDT

Gael Monfils returning the ball during a tennis match at Wimbledon.
Gael Monfils of France returns the ball to Australia's Christopher O'Connell during the men's singles match on day one of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
  • Day 4 of Wimbledon is here, and Round 2 of men’s singles play continues
  • There’s a good amount of names you recognize and names you may not still competing
  • Continue below for odds and a breakdown of three matches we will see

We’re about halfway through the first week in London, and there has been plenty of excitement. Many of the big names are still competing, but there have been more than a few upsets in the early days of Wimbledon.

Roger Federer looks to headline the day as he takes on Richard Gasquet, but take a look below for three matches where we believe the best value lies.

Wimbledon Men’s Singles Day 4 Odds

Matchup Moneyline
Matteo Berrettini vs Botic van de Zandschulp -1430 / +800
Hubert Hurkacz vs Marcos Giron -186 / +148
James Duckworth vs Sam Querrey +240 / -315
Aljaz Bedene vs Yoshihito Nishioka -182 / +145
Cristian Garin vs Marc Polmans -265 / +205
Jeremy Chardy vs Ilya Ivashka +105 / -130
Tennys Sandgren vs Alexander Zverev +850 / -1430
Alex Bolt vs Cameron Norrie +215 / -278
Roger Federer vs Richard Gasquet -500 / +370
Pedro Martinez vs Gael Monfils +180 / -230
Lorenzo Sonego vs Daniel Elahi Galan -910 / +600
Kei Nishikori vs Jordan Thompson -360 / +270
Felix Auger Aliassime vs Mikael Ymer -770 / +540
Gianluca Mager vs Nick Kyrgios +440 / -625
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia vs Daniil Medvedev +950 / -1667
Taylor Fritz vs Steve Johnson -175 / +140
Marin Cilic vs Benjamin Bonzi -480 / +360
Alexander Bublik vs Grigor Dimitrov +112 / -137

Odds as of June 30th from DraftKings

Jeremy Chardy vs Ilya Ivashka Prediction

Chardy and Ivashka have never played against each other in the careers.

On paper, leading up to Wimbledon Ivashka has had a much better season than Chardy. Chardy has had a tough time advancing past first or second rounds the past few months, whereas the Belarusian has had some success, including a quarterfinal appearance at the Eastbourne International just about a week ago.

What makes this matchup interesting is their first round wins. Chardy is coming off arguably one of his best performances of his season, when he defeated 20th seed Aslan Karatsev in straight sets. In his Wimbledon debut, Ivashka also had an impressive first round win, when he beat Jaume Munar in straight sets as well.

It doesn’t seem like this match is going to be over in three sets, but I’m going to give the edge to Chardy, as he’s sure to enter this second round match with his confidence at a high.

Best Bet: Chardy (+105)

Pedro Martinez vs Gael Monfils Prediction

This matchup became interesting when it took Monfils a full five sets to move on to the second round. In his first round match against Christopher O’Connnell, Monfils wasn’t able to ever take full control of the match, and it ended up needing the distance. The World No. 17 didn’t have the best day on his serve, with 10 double faults

Martinez also needed more than three sets to secure his win against Stefanos Travaglia. Martinez just managed to outplay his opponent from start to finish. Despite Travaglia’s 13 aces to Martinez’s three, the Spaniard was still able to dictate most of the match, which led to his win.

Based on both of their previous matches here in London, this will most likely go beyond three sets, possibly even the full five.

Best Bet: Over 4.5 (+255)

Taylor Fritz vs Steve Johnson Prediction

It’s an all-American clash in this second round matchup, as 31st seed Fritz takes on Johnson. These two have faced each other before, with Johnson holding a 2-1 head-to-head record edge. The last meeting between the two came back in 2019, where Johnson won in straight sets.

The fact that Fritz is playing right now is pretty remarkable in itself. It was just about a month ago at the French Open, that the young American had to be taken off the court, and had surgery on his right knee.

He had a slight hiccup in his first round match against another fellow American, Brandon Nakashima, when he dropped the second set, but he was able to regain his form, and took the next two to win the match.

Johnson on the other hand defeated his opponent Dennis Novak in straight sets. After a long battle of a first set, the American was able to take control, and earn his second round spot.

Serving is going to be a big factor in this match, as both player have strong serves, and usually hit double digits with aces. I do think Fritz has the ability to take the match, but this very well might go the distance.

Best Bet: Over 4.5 sets (+235)

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