Preview
The Grand Slam Second Round is still a time when the top seeds will be looking to make comfortable progress to the Third Round to ensure they don't spend too much energy at this two-week tournament stage. After dropping his first set at Wimbledon on Tuesday, Roger Federer dominated Lloyd Harris through the remainder of the match and he must be very happy with the draw for the Second Round.
It didn't respect Jay Clarke, but England players might have exceeded expectations by winning their first match at Wimbledon. He also appeared in four sets on Tuesday against Noah Rubin, but Clarke had a minimal impact on grass for the past month because he also suffered from several health problems.
He will not expect to beat the eighth Wimbledon Champion for the first time, but Clarke must enjoy the experience and see if he can shake someone who is very comfortable on SW19. The match is scheduled for Court One on Thursday, but Federer will be very familiar with both of the two main show courts at Wimbledon and I don't think it will make it too long to adapt to playing outside the Center Court which has been his palace for the past twenty years .
Roger Federer did admit some initial anxiety in his victory over Harris in the First Round, but I also thought his condition was not as fast as he wanted. He still served very well with a 79% win point behind the service and it reopened for the player who had dropped on the side of his game as he continued to approach his 40th birthday.
Before the tournament began, Jay Clarke had lost all four games played on grass and he only held 66% of his service games. In the last few defeats Clarke has suffered a 6-1 defeat in a set in both matches and my feeling is that Federer will be able to put something like that on the scoreboard that should give him every opportunity to discuss what is. very large number.
I would hope Federer serves to continue to let the former Number 1 World to reopen and will need Clarke to play well above his level to make this competitive. Seeing Roger Federer entertaining the crowd with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the Second Half match would not be a big surprise and I would look for Federer to cover the handicap and make steady progress to the Third Round.
Forecast
Favorite for Tennis Tonic is Roger Federer who has to win in 3 sets.
Betting odds
Roger Federer -> 1.01
Jay Clarke -> 34.00
