I am yet again doing something I've never done before in an attempt to make us money. I was on a hot streak this past week, so maybe I shouldn't try to switch things up, but I'm going to do it anyway. We don't have World Cup soccer, so I'm going to try to place a bet on a different sport. That sport will be tennis, and we are jumping in on the last match of the premier event, Wimbledon.
If you don't watch tennis, that's not a problem; you don't have to. You can cash bets without watching matches. However, I do encourage you to take some time to watch this match between two of the best tennis players in the world.
On one side, we have Jannik Sinner, and on the other, Alexander Zverev. Sinner is the number one player in the world, and Zverev is second. Any time you get the top two options in any game or sport it is worth the investment in watching it.
Sinner comes into the match on an absolute roll. He dominated Wimbledon last year, and this year has been no different. He hasn't lost a set in, I believe, 17 straight sets. To provide a bit of context for those who don't know how matches and sets work, each set is made up of games. Each game is played to 15-30-40-win via points. If both players get 40-40, then one has to win two (potentially three) straight points to win. Once a player gets to six games, if they have a two-game or more advantage over their opponent, they win. If it is 6-6 for games, they play until someone gets the final game, and that person takes a set. To win a match, you need to win three sets.
To go back to my original point, Sinner obviously hasn't lost a match (or he wouldn't be here). He hasn't even lost a set in multiple matches. In the entire tournament, he has lost one set, and that was in the opening round of Wimbledon. He has won his past four sets and has only had one match this Wimbledon that had more than three sets. It went five, and I'm not quite sure why it went that far, considering he won four of the five.
Zverev had a harder time getting to this match, but he's done an admirable job of navigating his bracket as well. He also lost one set in his opening round match. That one did have a lot of games, going to 49 in the match. He settled down in the next match and dominated Valentin Royer, winning in three straight sets. He also made light work of Marcos Giron, only going to 31 games in that match. I was expecting a tougher match against Taylor Fritz, but Zverev won 6-4, 6-4, and 6-2. He only needed three sets to beat Arthur Fery in the Semi-Finals as well.
Head-to-head, Sinner is up 10-4 over Zverev. However, Zverev hasn't beaten him since 2023, when he beat him at the U.S. Open.
So, it is likely to be a very tough battle in this matchup as well. Sinner's record on grass is impressive, going 29-10 in his career with a 20-4 mark at Wimbledon. Sure, anything can happen, but Sinner will win this match.
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I'm going to bet on this championship in a few ways. I'll first take Sinner -2.5 sets, meaning he will win in straight sets, 3:0. I also am going to play under 39.5 in this. If he wins in straight sets, it will be a maximum of 39 games. I also think he probably sneaks a 6-4 win in there somewhere, so I think betting under 36.5 is worth a shot. Most of the rest of the betting market is very heavily favored for Sinner and I don't think there is a reason to take anything with Zverev.
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