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Kulichkova is very decent prospect who caught my eye with her win on the Olomouc ITF event. Golubic is looking even more impressive with a title on the WTA Gstaad. In the same time Golubic had some pretty shaky performance before the title and she is player who likes to stay on the base line and defend. The Russian is far more aggressive and if she stay focused can even win this one. Still I prefer to stick with a win of set for Kulichkova.

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Georges was considered as a great talent and she is former No15 in the world. In the moment she is far away from impressive and moreover she is not playing well with just one win in the last four matches. Hercog is coming from a quarter final in Bucharest and she is performing better on clay than Georges this year(15/10 w/l to 8/8 w/l). Georges is very depended from her mood and I think Hercog will be resistant enough to win a set.

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Gimeno – Traver is the more experienced player and he is leading in the H2H with 2-1. He is looking back on track with quarter final in Hamburg and 7/3 w/l in the last ten matches. In the same time his backhand is still his big problem and the vulnerable second serve is making me think that Gimeno-Traver will be in big problems here. Cervantes – Huegun is near to his best ranking and played some good matches this year. He is more powerful and his serve is reliable. I think Cervantes – Huegun may struggle but still look the better choice.

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This is match from the first round. Volandri is past his best days on the courts and he is competing mostly on Challenger level. Here he past the qualifications and has good match practice but on the other hand he does not have real weapons. His second serve is poor and his backhand is vulnerable. This is first meeting between them. Khachanov is 15 years younger and in my opinion more talented than the Italian. He has strong serve and base line shots. In my opinion Khachanov will prevail here.

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This is the final match. With no doubts I could say that Bellucci is the more successful and talented player. He is best on clay but right now he is not in his best shape. His forehand is excellent and has good serve. On the other hand his consistence is questionable and often dropped easy points and wholes games. This match is first between them. Cervantes is progressive player who is near to his best ranking. He also has powerful game and strong base line strokes. Bellucci dropped one set so far and Cervantes won all his matches in straight sets, so I think we will see pretty tight match and Cervantes to win a set at least.

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Definitely the more talented played and the one with bigger future is Jarry. He has great serve and visit the net often and most of the time successfully. In the same time he is struggling to find his form this year and he is No569 in the current ranking and was forced to play qualifications. This is first meeting between them. Dutra da Silva is nothing special. He is a pusher and an average player. In the same time he is lefty and in spite competing on Futures events he is holding record 23/5 w/l on clay this season. Jarrey will be under huge pressure because he has a points to defend from his semifinal last year and Silva has nothing to lose. Due that I think the chances here are 50/50 and I go for the higher odd.

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In this one the French is underrated in my opinion. De Greef is the clay court specialist and he is the higher ranked player, but he is limited not only by talent but also in variation. He is in modest form with two losses in a row in straight sets and the last one was from No314 in the world D.Kuzmanov. This will be their first meeting. Barrere is 22 years old and he is making great improvement lately. He has strong base line shots and nice serve. He had good start of the years in indoors and made nice transaction to the clay. In his last two events he reached the semifinals and lost from tough opponents on the clay like C.Berlocq and T.Monteiro. In my eyes the French have better chances to win.

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Vandeweghe is good and her powerful game could trouble even the best in the game but still I am not agreed with the odds given. The American won the title on WTA Hertogenbosch and reached the semifinals on WTA Birmingham. In the H2H Vangewehge is leading with 1-0. The Russian is a player which I consider as unreliable. She is pretty much hit or miss and that makes her usually a good choice when in the position of underdog. Pavlyuchenkova is also powerful player and this will be her first appearance in the second week of Wimbledon so I expect her to play free of pressure and I see good chance for the Russian to win a set.

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Kerber did win the Australian open but had an early exit on the Roland Garros. She has solid base lien strokes and can defend pretty well. She is former semifinalist here but often has big ups and downs in the performance on the Wimbledon. Doi is also lefty. Her main strength is that she has excellent footwork and makes low amount of unforced errors. I was stunned after she wipe the court with Karlina Pliskova in the second round. In the H2H Kerber is leading with 4-0, but on the only previous meeting on grass Doi won a set. My call is Doi to win a set.

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I am little surprised to see Zverev as such favorite here. Zverev is 3/7 w/l in his last ten matches and he is ranked below Brands. Zverev is powerful player but often lack of concentration in the deciding moments. In the H2H Brands is leading with 3-1 and has won on clay against Zverev. Brands is also powerful player but overall in my opinion is better than Zverev. Last year Brands reached the quarter finals here and he reached the semifinals on the previous event in Marburg so any odd above 1.95 is reasonable.

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I think here something that I call the “curse of the underdog” will apply. Querrey has beaten the total dominant in the past couple of years in a style, but now he is put on court No18 and this match will be totally different from the previous. The American is ball basher and he can be very competitive on grass, but in my opinion Mahut is more reliable on grass. Mahut is leading with 2-0 in the H2H and the last win was in 2016 on the grass in Hertogenbosch. Mahut for me will be more patient in the long rallies and will find the way to the win.

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I do not like the game of Donald at all. He has the qualities as he is former No1 in Juniors but failed to fulfil his potential in men tennis. He is lefty with goof serve and forehand but lack of variation on the base line. In the H2H record the result is 1-0 for the French, Puille has significantly stronger serve and his shots are flat which is good for the grass. Both have negative record on grass but the improvement is Pouille’s game is obvious and I think he will win this one.

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Going against Wawrinka is looking the right course of action. Stan has very powerful game but often he goes for his shots no matter of what. His big problem is with the footwork on grass and his record on grass is 27/22 w/l. It is true that he reached the quarter finals here two years in a row, but simply his performance on grass is away from expected. Del Potro is leading with 3-2 in the H2H, but Stan won the only match on grass. Still that match was in 2008 and since than Del Potro improved a lot on grass. The Argentinean played very well in Stuttgart where he lost on the semifinals but was beaten from Isner on ATP Queens. Still in my opinion Del Po is more competitive and reliable on the bigger stages and I think in this one the Argentinean will win two sets minimum.

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Kyrgios with no doubt is the better player in the moment. He is pointed as a future No1 but I doubted that will happen. Still due his game style which is like made for grass he has already reached quarter final and R16 here from his two appearances. In the H2H the result si 1-0 for Kyrgios but the match was in 2013 on clay on Roland Garros. Stepanek has a lot of experience and he showed that he is in goo form by reaching the quarter finals in Stuttgart this year after started from the qualifications. He will mix his game and will force Kyrgios to move around the court something that the Australian does not like. I see very close match and Stepanek to win a set at least.

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Berdych is more successful and experienced overall but he has just one match preparation before Wimbledon on grass and lost it in two tie breaks. In the H2H record Berdych is leading with 2-0 wins. Dodig is more focused on doubles but he played three matches on grass on singles and five on doubles. Both players have strong flat shots and powerful serve. I think here we will see tighter match than the odds and my call is the Croatian to win a set at least.

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Both players are clay court specialist. I still think that Daniel has the potential to break in the first 50 but that definitely will not happen this year. The Japanese is holding record 10/17 w/l without a win on hard courts outdoors and with 0/2 w/l career record on grass. Monaco seems back on track. In spite that he is No97 in the world he won ATP Houston on clay and reached quarter finals on ATP Rome but withdrew due injury. He played two and lost two on grass on exhibition matches but still he is better experienced on grass and has reached twice the third round here. My pick is easy win for the Argentinean.

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Both players are from the old school and use awfully a lot serve and volley. Both of them have at least two titles on grass and in the moment they are in modest shape. Ram is 3/7 w/l in his last ten and Lopez is 4/6 w/l. Here I see at least couple of tie breaks and the line for 38 games minimum is looking like a nice one.

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Bellucci is the far better player with title on ATP level under his belt but this year is very poor for the Brazilian and he is 8/16 w/l overall. The grass is not the place where Bellucci can show his qualities. He is 5/11 w/l on grass. In the H2H Bellucci is leading with 2-1 wins. Bemelmans is modest player but he has very good serve and his second serve is slice which is goof for the grass. He uses a lot of slice in his game and will keep the ball in play long enough to force a mistake from Bellucci. Here I think the Belgian will win.

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Lorenzi try to get ready for the Wimbledon but lost both of his matches without winning a set and his career record on grass became 5/21 w/l. The Italian is aggressive player but his top spin strokes does not work for him as good as on the clay. Lacko won the only previous meeting between them and he also won three matches in the qualifications here. Lacko has stronger serve and he handles well on the grass with career record 33/24 w/l and I think the Slovak will win easily this one.

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Both players are in great form and improve their game significantly this year. Both like the clay most but also both can play good on faster surfaces. In the H2H record the result is 1-0 for Albot and it was for Davis cup. Elias did not prepare at all for the grass court season and he is coming directly from the Milan Challenger(on clay). Albot won his maiden win on grass in his career and made them three in a row in the qualifications here. Albot is 9/1 w/l in his last ten matches. Elias is also in great form 7/3 w/l in the last ten but I think Albot is better prepared for this one and will win relative easily.