JudyMurray

Contrarian play

I believe Isner is catching Delpo at the right time. In the prior match, Raonic is far less of an athlete compared to Isner. Almost any other player on tour would have put Delpo away in that match considering the circumstances. I think the match being played in the daytime helps Isner more than Delpo. Big John needs this win more than Delpo.

I am not convinced Federer will beat Cilic here. The draw was laid out on a red carpet for Federer and his wins along the way were less than convincing considering the odds for the final. Straight sets throughout indeed, but that is not necessarily indicative of the GOATs individual performance. In his last 2 matches, Berdych choked a set away and Chung was way over his head and injured. Prior to that Fucsovics lacks any big-match experience and Gasquet doesn't believe in himself so how would he believe he could beat Federer? Cilic knows what is ahead of him and the Wimby final from last year should add motivation rather than discourage him. Federer first serve has not been on and if that continues then Cilic will have an even better chance. Dogs have been howling this entire tournament and I see that to continue here. Federer gets his 20th slam title this year but not at this event.

Taking a stab with Tennys here. I question the Wawrinka fitness coming off his first match in months. Small play due to the skewed odds but I think it is worth a punt nonetheless.

Lacko advanced past this stage 4 times in 31 grand slam appearances and seems over-priced off the Raonic win. Tempering expectations but I think at this price it is worth a punt on Kicker.

Question to all: which would you buy into? The "Medvedev is on a heater and in good form angle" or the "Medvedev has played a lot of matches recently and his opponent is on home turf angle."