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Wimbledon Day 2 predictions: Four players to back in Tuesday acca
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Simon Barlow
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Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has overcome a knee injury to appear at this year's Wimbledon
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has overcome a knee injury to appear at this year's Wimbledon

Seven-time men’s champion Novak Djokovic, women’s world number one Iga Swiatek and double Wimbledon winner Andy Murray are the headline acts on Tuesday for the second day of action at the All England Club.

Djokovic follows reigning women's champion Marketa Vondrousova on Centre Court with Murray receiving his usual tea-time slot as the tournament organisers hope for another dramatic finish under the roof.

Elsewhere, British number one Jack Draper opens his campaign on No.2 Court and fellow Briton Harriet Dart takes on Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan on Court 18.

Tuesday, 11am

Bet 1: Bai Zhuoxuan to beat Harriet Dart

Bai Zhuoxuan has been picking up results and experience on the grass for the past couple of years and looks capable of upsetting the odds-on favourite Dart on an outside court.

The 21-year-old from Henan beat Ysaline Bonaventure in the first round after coming through qualifying last year before falling to eventual runner-up Ons Jabeur.

While the British No.2 recently beat Sofia Kenin at Eastbourne, Dart has been off target at Wimbledon more often than not with three first-round exits, including a disappointing loss to Diane Parry in 2023, on her record.

Bai's impressive victory over Zarina Diyas in the final qualifying round showed she is at a level good enough to win Tuesday’s contest.

Tuesday, 2.15pm

Bet 2: Roman Safiullin to beat Francisco Cerundolo

One year on from his breakthrough Grand Slam performance, Roman Safiullin returns to Wimbledon with something still to prove after a dismal clay-court campaign.

The 26-year-old beat two seeded players, Roberto Bautista-Agut and Denis Shapolovalov, during an epic run to the quarter-finals and will not be afraid of going toe to toe with Francisco Cerundolo.

Since winning his only grass-court title at Eastbourne last summer, the Argentinean has lost three of his four matches on turf. 

Cerundolo has never made it past the second round of Wimbledon or the US Open before and looks likely to struggle again on the speediest surface. 

Tuesday, 2.45pm

Bet 3: Novak Djokovic to beat Vit Kopriva 3-0

Novak Djokovic will be in a hurry to conclude his business on Centre Court against world number 123 Vit Kopriva.

The Serbian star has made a remarkable recovery from a knee injury that forced him to withdraw from the French Open and undergo surgery.

He should have far too much class for the 27-year-old Czech player, who made his Grand Slam main draw debut earlier this year at the Australian Open. 

Djokovic has dropped only three sets in his last 12 matches during the first week of Wimbledon — a record that suggests he can demolish his opponent in double quick time before disappearing up to his neck in an ice bath.

Tuesday, 4.15pm

Sofia Kenin is a former Grand Slam winner and looks set to test Iga Swiatek's Wimbledon credentials on Tuesday
Sofia Kenin is a former Grand Slam winner and looks set to test Iga Swiatek's Wimbledon credentials on Tuesday

Bet 4: Sofia Kenin +6.5 Game Handicap v Iga Swiatek

Court No.1 will bear witness to whether Swiatek finally has what it takes to go all the way at Wimbledon.

She rides a 19-game win streak into the tournament, but all of those wins were on clay over a month ago and the Pole’s playing style is not ideally suited to grass.

Former Australian Open champion Kenin is just the sort of opponent to give Swiatek’s credentials a thorough test as she demonstrated at Melbourne Park earlier this year.

Swiatek came through that encounter 7-6, 6-2 and it was remarkably close given how many enforced errors Kenin made.

And Tuesday’s tussle could be even closer if the American plays at anything like the level she can with a 6.5-game handicap looking generous for her.

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