Wimbledon men's singles predictions: Outright tips and odds

Telegraph

5 days ago

Our expert has two outright tips for this year's men's singles competition at Wimbledon, including a long-shot selection at 25/1. Unsurprisingly, we think Carlos Alcaraz will be the man to beat.
Carlos Alcaraz to win Wimbledon @ 5/4 with Betfred
Alex Zverev to win Wimbledon @ 25/1 with Betfred
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Red-hot Alcaraz looks unstoppable
Yes, it's a predictable tip, but it's one that simply has to be put up. Even at skinnier-than-ideal odds of 5/4, Carlos Alcaraz is a smart bet to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon this year.
The Spaniard, who is chasing a hat-trick of consecutive titles at the All England Club, already looked the man to beat before a favourable draw put the final nail in the coffin for his competitors.
Alcaraz's potential route to the final begins with a fun clash against Fabio Fognini, before facing a qualifier in round two, while Felix Auger-Aliassime is the best player he could take on in round three.
He avoids Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper in his half of the draw and comes into Wimbledon on an 18-match winning streak in all competitions.
As part of that run, he won Queen's just last week, dropping only two sets en route to the title.
There is no shortage of hunger in the young Spaniard, who already has as many grass-court titles to his name as legendary compatriot Rafael Nadal (four) and won the French Open in early June.
His superior pace and movement around court will give him the edge if he comes up against fading force Djokovic in the final, while Sinner is worth swerving in the betting.
The Italian is arguably still not operating at his maximum after missing several months due to a doping ban and he was underwhelming at the Halle Open, losing to Alexander Bublik in the last 16.
German value to break Wimbledon curse
Those after a bigger price in the men's outright betting at Wimbledon should look no further than Alex Zverev at a juicy 25/1.
Zverev has traditionally struggled at Wimbledon, but he has been edging closer to that elusive first grand-slam title, reaching the final of the French Open last year and the Australian Open this year.
He has never gone beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon but he has shown signs of promise on grass this season.
After finishing as runner-up at the Stuttgart Open, Zverev continued to excel on the surface at the Halle Open, making the semi-finals before a hard-fought defeat by Daniil Medvedev.
And even though he crashed out in the fourth round at Wimbledon last season, it was arguably his best performance yet as he led Taylor Fritz by two sets before running out of steam.
Like Alcaraz, he is stationed in the softer half of the men's singles draw and will have a smooth run ahead of him, provided he can negotiate a slightly tricky opener with Arthur Rinderknech.
And even if he does come up against Alcaraz in the semi-finals, he can draw confidence from the fact he leads the head-to-head with the Spaniard 6-5, winning three of their last five meetings.