Jannik Sinner over Alex Michelsen

The young American Michelsen is moving upwards, hitting the ball even harder. He is 6-foot-4, and his forehand is hefty, but right now, he still needs to improve his return and backhand.

The No. 1 Sinner can be in trouble when dealing with a potential suspension. But he managed to stay at all the tournaments, so now, he must focus constantly. When he is on, he is a phenomenal player and can put it away when he has to. The sinner has played a good amount, and it is early so that he will smash Michelsen ASAP. He will win it in three fast sets.

Jessica Pegula over Sofia Kenin

Already, it is a war.  Pegula has had an excellent month, winning in Toronto and reaching the final in Montreal. She was very good, beating almost all of them, hitting more aggressively and early, too. She was locked in, side to side. When she is on, she can take down almost anyone, but over the years, in the Grand Slams, she can panic.

Kenin can do the same thing as she did once, winning the 2020 Australian Open. Then, she was locked in, and her confidence was so high. However, the next year, she started to slip, and she lost her control a lot. Then, she decided to stop to understand why she failed. Now, Kenin is back, but she can still fold, yet her forehand and backhand are powerful, and she can paint on the lines.

They have played each other four times, and it is split. Now, it is different because they want to go even further into the second week. They both think that if they can stay in the rallies, whoever can nail it into the corners and take a winner. It will be three sets, but Pegular will raise again, and she will win it 7-5.

Naomi Osaka over Karolina Muchova

They haven’t played each other since 2021, so it is a new day. Osaka has twice won four Grand Slams, including the US Open, so she loves New York. She is a gigantic hitter and will go for it early, but this year, she has been so-so. Maybe she is finally back.

Muchova is also rising again because the Czech became hurt, but the veteran can look very solid and going super deep at the Slams. Last year in the US Open, she reached the semis until Coco Gauff out-hit her with her massive backhand. However, Muchova can change up some new tactics, so she will try to fool Osaka. Yes, there will be some fantastic rallies, and while Osaka will miss some crazy shots, out, yet still, she is more powerful. Osaka will win it in three bizarre, cool sets.

Carlos Alcaraz over Boticvan Van de Zandschulp

The Spaniard can look terrific, but as he mentioned, he is not perfect, match after match. Yes, Alcaraz can hit many shots, with his topspin, his slice, and flat. He is quick, and he can also engage with his rallies. 

This has not been a good year with Van de Zandschulp, who reached No. 22 two years ago, but then he stopped. Maybe the Netherlands can add more exciting shots, but Alcaraz will crush him in three sets.

Sebastian Korda over Corentin Moutet

The American Korda has re-shaped his strokes, not all of it, but enough. Over the past two months, he tried to nail it deeper and sharper, cross-court. Yes, Korda can back off, and he will lose it early, but now, he is more stable. 

The Frenchman Moutet does have a thoughtful blend, and he can throw it all around, too. He can spin it, chop it and flatter it out, too. However, while Moutet has scored some fine wins, he isn’t high enough. Therefore,  Korda will win it in four sets.

Tommy Paul over Lorenzo Sonego

Each week, with Paul, it is possible that he can go very far or will lose somewhat early. He did win Queens on the grass, and he also reached the semis at the Olympics, grabbing a bronze. That is pretty, darn good. However, even though the No. 14 is right there to go super deep at the Slams, he has only done that once, at the 2023 Aussie Open, into the semis. Yet at the US Open, he once went into the quarters, and that is it. The time is right.

However, Paul has to deal with the Italian, Sonego, who just won the Winston-Salem Open. There were not many great players, but some were fine competitors.  Sonego is a veteran, and he has had some solid wins, but Paul is more steady now so that he will win it in four thoughtful sets.

Emma Raducanu over Sofia Kenin

Will the American Kenin finally play fantastically, set after set? Maybe not, as she went down for a long time, but can the 2020 Australian Grand Slam champion find in on the corners and explode? 

However, the other Britain, Raducanu, won the 2021 US Open, and then she was locked in. She was patient, and she would go for it in a second when she had a chance. Unfortunately, she got an injury, so she looks pretty good now, but not phenomenal yet. 

They are still young, and they have not played each other much, so perhaps there will be some different shots. Kenin will try to push her back, but she still gets nervous, and in the third set, she will make some key shots. That is why Raducanu will take it in three wild sets. 

Jasmine Paolini over Bianca Andreescu

The Italian has had a tremendous year, winning many matches, even against very good players. Paolini can hustle, and she can also mix it up, side to side. She is intense and thoughtful. 

However, the Canadian Bianca Andreescu also likes to rally, and then when she has an opportunity, she can try to paint on the lines. Five years ago, she won the 2019 US Open and stunned Serena Williams in the final. Then, it looked like that she would eventually become No. 1, but she hurt her knee. But when she returned, she did it again, wrecking her ankle. Now, Andreescu looked decent but not fantastic yet. 

How Paolini finally changed her tactics and her touch was tremendous, as she reached the finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. The 28-year-old is much more calm on the court, and she can re-adjust it, too. However, she has never gone into the third round at the US Open so that she will be solid this time. Paolini will grab it in three bizarre sets. 

The American women certainly have a chance to win it in New York, but there are some intense competitors, with the No. 1 Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu, all who won it, here. However, the US people want to nail it, and snare it. Here are the top 32: 

No. 3: Coco Gauff

At the 2023 US Open in the final, she won it over Aryna Sabalenka, and it looked like that she would win it even more, with the Grand Slams. Yes, she has had some terrific matches this year, but right now, she did not win another major, so she can look very good, but her forehand is still up and down. At the 2024 Roland Garros, she lost in the third round, and she did some weird shots. She is still very young, so she should get better, gradually, at the net and return, but to win it at Flushing Meadows, she has to press on the gas. As Emma Navarro said,  “She’s getting constant attention, all the time, and that’s a lot to deal with. I have a lot of respect for her and how she handles that.” 

No. 6: Jessica Pegula 

She had two terrific tournaments at Toronto and Cincinnati. She won it in Canada, and in the United States, she was able to grind it, and nail the ball, but in the final, she went down versus Sabalenka. She was exhausted in the second set. However, Pegula really wants to win a Slam for the first time, as the 30-year-old wants to push herself when it is deep. She has yet to make into the semis at all, at the Slams, but she has been close, so this time, maybe she can change with some different strokes. She needs to serve better, and also, to attack more often. If she does, she will at least into the semis, or better. She hopes.

No. 11: Danielle Collins

She will retire at the end of the year as her body is wearing down, but other than that, the veteran has had a fantastic year in 2024, winning Miami and Charleston in April. The 30-year-old loves to hit the ball so hard, and she can go for it. When she is on, she can almost beat anyone, but the reason is that she has yet to win a Slam. The reason why was in the final at the 2022 Australian Open, and the steady Aussie, Ash Barty, Collins missed a couple of huge shots, and then she fell down. However, since the last time at the US Open, she will have a chance to go into the second week and then leap up in the air. She might not win it all, but she can have a legitimate opportunity to chop down some of the fine competitors. But she has to prove it, and dig deep.  

No. 13: Emma Navarro

She has had a tremendous year, with much more focus during the matches. She is now consistent, and she is more real when she goes for it, into the corners. However, she can lose when she is off, missing to crush it, out. She needs to serve harder and move it around where she will go. She really wants to go into the top 5, but even more, she certainly wants to win a Slam, soon. Believe it or not, she hasn’t won a match at the US Open, yet. She might go deep, but to win it now, that would be surprising.

No. 14: Madison Keys

She is just so hard to figure out if she can play more frequently, like now, she gets hurt, and she pulls out, all of the time. Yes, in May, she won Strasbourg, France, without losing a set. Her first serve, her forehand and her backhand are gigantic, but then, at Wimbledon and Toronto, she pulled out when she was injured. Yes, she went deep at the 2017 US Open into the final, but she couldn’t take it, as Sloane Stephens played tremendously. Keys can look phenomenal, but she hasn’t played much over the past month, so it looks like she will lose early.

It was very close, but Alexander Zverev came through at the end when he edged Ben Shelton 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-5  in the third. The American was darn close, but at the end, the German Zverev hit the gas and he raced off.   At least that the young player Shelton had a terrific tournament in Cincinnati, yet at the upcoming U.S. Open, he has to be more sound.

Zverev has to face versus the No. 1, Jannik Sinner, another one who can dominate it. But while he can look very good, but he can also become frustrated, when he can’t put it on the lines with his fine forehand and his backhand. He has matured over the past year, so he is more thoughtful, in the matches. He can explode, but so can Zverev, a consistent competitor. They have played each other five times, with Zverev winning it four times, and only once. They played each other at the U.S. Open twice, and Zverev grabbed it last year, in five difficult sets in the round of 16. While Sinner has improved a lot,  he has to prove it  on the hardcourts and show that he is much better  than last year. He won the 2024 Australian Open, so clearly, he does like to play on the hardcourts. However, he has to prove it, before to play on the tough three out of five in Flushing Meadows. 

“It took a lot of mental strength today. It was very tough conditions, very windy,” said  Sinner who beat Andrey Rublev 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. “I waited for my chance. I am very happy to make the semis.”

The  American Frances Tiafoe is finally playing much better, as he has reached in the semis. Tiafoe won the  first set 6-3 against Hubert Hurkacz, but then, the Poland person had to retire due to his injury. 

Tiafoe will play against Holger Rune or  Jack Draper.

Jessica Pegula is still on fire, when she  beat Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3).  That was over three hours, and she did not play great, but she really hung in there, and she hustled, too. She is on a winning streak. 

Pegula will face against Paula Badosa, who is also playing enthusiastic, and she will try to nail it  with her shots.

The No. 1, Iga Swiatek, is refreshed, and she wants to play harder and harder. She did win Roland Garros, two months ago, but she could not win Wimbledon or the Gold at the Olympics, but she can rise up, one more time. She will have to face another excellent player,  Arnya Sabalenka. Swiatek has beaten her eight times, but she has lost three losses. They will play a bunch of rallies, very hard hitting, and the winner will nail with her into the corners. 

Also with Emma Navarro, Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, Diana Shnaider,and more 

During the doubles, Taylor Townsend can play terrific, but in the singles, she can miss it a lot. However, the 28-year-old can be very intense, and mix it up, a lot. She has grown up, on the court, and she can go very early, trying to touch it on the lines. She is ranked No. 71, which is mediocre, but maybe someday, she can go further, into the top 30. Or something else.

“Those type of days, where you have to go and play and just figure things out, I think it really works well for me. I’m just trusting the work that I’m putting in, and I’m having fun. I’m having a great time, and I’m just riding this wave,” said Townsend,  after she crushed Jelena Ostapenko  6-2, 6-1. 

Townsend is darn happy, but in the quarters, she has to face against another American, Emma Navarro. Both of them each other pretty well, and Navarro has had a fine year, and even last year, too, her strokes have improved a lot. She has said that she can throw it all around, and also, to be very intense.

“I love to scramble,” she said. “I love to get scrappy, as my coach says. It’s one of the things that I love the most about the game, that cat-and-mouse aspect of playing.” 

At the Olympic game,  Jessica Pegula  lost early, but now on the hardcourts, she can swell up again. She can be very steady, and try to mash the ball, but she has to be more nursling. She has been around for a long time, so now, she has a chance to win it in Toronto.  Nevertheless, she has to play against the other American, Peyton Stearn, a fast competitor. Yet if you look at her over the past 12 months, she has been so-so. Yes, she practices a lot, so maybe at some points, she can refine some new shots.

Do you rememberer that Amanda Anisimova almost reached into the top 20? Well, before she became hurt, physically, she was up and down, but now she is back, learning to play again. She can really hustle, and she can drive the ball, yet in her head, she can become very frustrated. Anisimova  has played a ton in 2024, so that was encouraging, but right now, she must be more aggressive, during the rallies. She has to face against the former Aussie Open champ , Aryna Sabalenka, a gigantic hitter. She will have to do it early, as Sabalenka can dominate it.

On Thursday, Diana Shnaider knocked Coco Gauff, 6-4, 6-1. The 20-year-old  is a huge hitter, and the lefty has already won three small titles. But she can be thoughtful, and nail her forehand.

“I know Coco is very physically prepared for everyone on tour, and she’s running very well, she’s covering all of the balls and all the angles on the court,” Shnaider said. “So when there were long rallies and I was winning them I was like, ‘Wow, I just beat Coco in long rallies. I am good today’.”I mean, I tried to play it cool, but inside I was like, ‘Yes! I made it!'”

Shnaider, a power player, is currently No.24 — and rising. He will have to upset another player, 

Liudmila Samsonova, who is in the top 15. It will be a long, three setter,and the winner will find a cool, ace

The Olympics are over in Paris, and Novak Djokovic won it in an incredible match, but the same was on Sunday, here it was in Washington. The American , Sebastian Korda, won the title for the first time, and he was thrilled. He has been very good over the past five years, but he had not gone super deep, but this time, he drove, hard. Maybe now he is conscious, on the court, and he can except to add some different, excellent, shots. It is up in the air, as the No. 18 can be good and bad, but at least the Floridian will try to rise higher. This time, he was more calm.

“We’ve been joking this whole week, really just trying to enjoy the moment really of kind of where I am. I’ve been getting so lost and putting so much pressure on myself, I guess in a way caring too much. 

said Korda,  who beat Flavio  Cobolli 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the final. “Just constantly having tennis on my mind. If I’m not doing well, being in a bad mood.  Just really tried to change that around.”

He did, and now the 24-year-old can try to beat more of the top 10. This season, though, he lost against many different people, the top 10 people, a lot, but over the last six weeks, he looked impressive. It will be very interesting with the American men, such as Korda, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton.

“In a way I would say it’s healthy jealousy. When someone does a great result, the other guys want to do an even better one,” Korda said. “It’s really great all the Americans are close. All the Americans are playing really great tennis right now. Hopefully we can make a big push in the coming Grand Slam soon.”

Over in Canada, in the first round, he will have to face against the veteran,  Vasek Pospisil, which could be tough, but he will try to adjust it.

The Spaniard Paula Badosa won the event, the same area in Washington, beating Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Last year, she was ranked No. 2, but then she suffered a stress fracture, and then she couldn’t play for five months. She did come back, but it took her a while to feel the ball, into the corners, or down the line. Now she can, with some terrific topspin, and hustle, too.

“It’s a big difference now. Now I’m an athlete again,” Badosa said. “Especially I believe that the conditions here are the same as what I’m going to face in Toronto, Cincinnati and New York. At the beginning I wasn’t really sure about these conditions with my game. 

Finally this gave me a lot of confidence also to win these of battles, to win a title, because I never thought I was going to play good on this hard court, but really fast.  This proved me wrong. I’m looking forward for the next. Of course, this gives me a lot of confidence for the next challenges.”

She did win the first round  in Canada, and more than two years ago, she was ranked No. 2, winning a lot of matches. However, in the Grand Slams, the 26-year-old has yet to reach into the semis. Maybe she can try to really push it, as now she is more real, on the court.

“I tried to calm down. I think that also helped me a bit to release my emotions because I was really, really nervous,” she said. “Sometimes I want it so much that I can’t control myself. That’s a little bit wha I changed. I’m like, Paula, it’s a set, just give everything you can, try to play your game like at the beginning of the match that I think I started really well on that and I was quite calm.It worked pretty well.” 

She must have, as on Wednesday, Badosa beat   Clara Tauson  6-1, 6-4.  Badosa will face Jelena Ostapenko, in the next round, a powerful hitter… Naomi Osaka just smashed Ons Jabeur  6-3, 6-1, so she must be ready to rock and roll…Amanda Anisimova has come back, and maybe she can stay there for a long time. She has to face against the quality opponent, Daria Kasatkina… With the men in Montreal, the former U.S. Open final,  Kei Nishikori, won a match, but on Thursday, he has to play against  Stefanos Tsitsipas. Ten years ago, the Japanese was so  consistent, and he could be there for hours, but he got hurt, all the time, so now he is decent, but he is not fantastic anymore. We will see if he can lock it in, agains. …There should be a good match between  Paul against Brandon Nakashima, as they know each other pretty well. ..Jannik Sinner  is back and the No. 1 will try to eventually win the U.S. Open. However, first he has to beat a number of good people, especially this week. He will face agains Borna Coric, another very interesting player. As the Italian said, “I like to dance in the pressure storm.”

At Wimbledon in the quarters, Carlos Alcaraz beat Tommy Paul 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. It may looked like that Alcaraz was playing fantastic, but  Paul folded, as he was very tired. There are no excuses, yet in the Grand Slams, if you have to play for many hours, then eventually, your body can break down, and it is gone. 

Cleary the Spaniard is a better player, as Alcaraz has risen so high, winning four Grand Slams, including the 2024 Wimbledon. He also won Roland Garros, too, so when he is on fire, he can do almost anything. 

Paul has also improved a lot, yet the Olympics Paris is going on, so on Thursday, there should be a terrific match. Paul has beaten him twice, in Canada, in the summer on the hardcourts, but  Alcaraz beat the American in Miami and Cincinnati. That is very close, but they have yet to face off on the clay, so the No. 3 Alcaraz is the favorite. 

Why? Because when he is feeling it, then he can race off. Plus, his forehand, his backhand, and at the net, is in control. Three weeks ago, he nailed it.

“He kind of dictated the points and ended up dictating the outcome. He played awesome and played quick,” the No. 13 Paul said. “It was hard for me to kind of get ahead in points. He played first-strike tennis better than I did. He got on offense way quicker. He moves unbelievably well. He’s probably the quickest player. It’s very hard to get the ball by him.”

That didn’t happen, even on the grass, but now, Paul will have to rally, during the points, and changed it up, early. Paul will have to use his first serve, and try to crush it, in the corners. He really wants to go deep, but he knows that if he can to try to grab the Olympic Gold, then he is going to have to fly into the moon. He might not win, but he can create it, and make it into the third set. And then, who knows? 

“When [Alcaraz]  starts building energy and building momentum,  it feels a little bit different than most of the other guys. He can play some seriously amazing, amazing tennis.”

The Olympics are about to start, in Paris, but before that, there are some people have decided not to go, or they are not good enough to be there, as they are lower. In four years, maybe they will, somewhere, but currently, most of the competitor want to play. Or they don’t want to go.

In the Atlanta Open, the 19-year-old Shang Juncheng is already rising, and he surprised Ben Shelton 7-6(6), 6-4. Who, knew? The Chinese man started this year and he was ranked No. 183, but now he is in the top 90, and it is going higher. Over the past six months, the quick player won a bunch of matches, beating Frances Tiafoe, Jordan Thompson, and Daniel Evans. He almost knockoff Taylor Fritz.  His father and his mother played sports, all the time, so Shang knows that if he has a take a huge shot, then he can smash his hard forehand.

“There’s not really a secret,” Shang said, from the hardcourts. “I think I return really well against lefty serves [Shelton] because with a slice, I have my forehand which is a little bit longer reach and overall I moved pretty well. So I don’t think Ben likes players that get a lot of returns back. I just gotta stay on the ground.”

Absolutely, as Frances Tiafoe has been really struggling this year, and if he can see the lights again, he can go back into the top 20, or higher, but now he has to prove it. He did just beat Aslan Karatsev  6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and how he has to face against Yoshihito Nishioka, the Japanese person. Interestingly though, Tiafoe is now using with a longtime coach, David Witt, who worked with Venus Williams for many years. ”I’m just trying to build on Wimbledon,” said Tiafoe. “I played a great match there in the third round. I just kind of want to build on that and put on a show for you guys.”

Good luck.

On Saturday, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event, and if both Novak Djokovic  and Rafa Nadal win in the first round, they will face off. That could be spectacular, although the Spaniard isn’t playing great again, as his body is still sore, but he could revive. The Serbian has to be a little bit upset, as in the final at Wimbledon,  Djokovic was so-so, and then, Carlos Alcaraz flew away up high. Alcaraz  can certainly win it again, but first, a potential match between Djokovic  versus Nadal could be incredibly exciting. Djokovic will faces against the Australian Matthew Ebden, and  Nadal will go versus against the Hungary,Marton Fucsovics.

How about the rest of the American men? Fritz will face versus the Kazakhstan,  Alexander Bublik. The other three are Tommy Paul, Christopher Eubanks, and  Marcos Giron, looking to play almost thrilling.

In the  women’s side, the No. 1 Iga Swiatek has a big shot as she won  Roland Garros last month, so she will be much more comfortable. She has to face versus the Romanian, Irina Camelia Begu. Maybe the  No. 2 Coco Gauff, can win an event this season, as she can look very good, but she has not been  fantastic, now. She will play versus the Aussie, Ajla Tomljanovic. There are three other Americans such as Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins, and Emma Navarro. Try to go deep, and snag it.

However,the Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova is there and she wants to win the singles and the doubles. She is on fire and will face versus the Spainiard Sara Sorribes Tormo.

This will be a fun match as the former two time champion, Angelique Kerber, will retire after the Olympica are done. She will go up against with Naomi Osaka, who can play great. but not in the clay.

The last one, is the mixed doubles at the Olympics. Here is a good one with Fritz/Gauff. It is hard to now when they start to play, but even if you messed it up. they can have a blast.

Will Holger Rune will measure up, again? Last year he won a lot of terrific matches, but in 2024, he has slipped. Yet he does say that he was close at times, and now, he wants to re-do it and create it again.

He is playing in the Hamburg Open, and the 21-year-old eventually he will try to win a Grand Slam for the first time, but he has to prove it.

“It’s been said many times that the difference between winning and losing a match is so small when you look at how few points separate players in a single match. Against [Alexander] Zverev (at the French Open), I was a few points away from winning, and against Novak [Djokovic at Wimbledon], I wasn’t close, but at the same time, I had chances to put him under pressure in the 2nd set,” he said.

“For me, it’s about converting things from the practice court into matches so I can perform even better.”

It was close at Roland Garros, when he played against Zverev, and it went into the fifth set. It was pretty darn close, but the German has more experience. However, the Denmark i had a terrific season last year when he became No. 4. He actually went into the final at Rome, and he almost won as he upset Djokovic, and Casper Ruud, but finally, he lost verses Daniil Medvedev. Even before that, on clay, he reached into the ATP Monte-Carlo, and again, he did go into the final, when he stunted the now No. 1 Jannik Sinner, but he lost versus Andrey Rublev. Rune was sharply moving ahead, but he backed off, so now he has to try and win it at the Hamburg Open.

Speaking of which, the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang, is there, hoping to do deep. 

The 27-year-old has been struggling for some years, but this season, he has improved. Currently, he is ranked No. 34, and soon, he can go into the top 30, which would be huge. He has always been consistent, but now he is more aggressive.

“ Well, the journey as a player is quite long, so be patient. Pay attention to your physicality, don´t be injured and be patient, ” Zhang said. “Injuries are the biggest enemy ever, but keep going and never give up. Then the result will be there in the end. The last 12 months have been quite impressive for me, because I didn’t expect that. I was ranked around 70 last year, and if you told me last year, I would be where I am today, I wouldn’t have believed you.”

Barbora Krejcikova over Jasmine Paolini

Five weeks ago, the Italian reached the final at Roland Garros and she was so happy, but when she went on to the court, Paolini collapsed, early, and she lost quick against the No. 1 Iga Swiatek. This time though, at Wimbledon, the super fast Paolini will try to be more relaxed, and focus, all the time. The Czech  Krejcikova has already done that, when she won the 2021 Roland Garros, with some cool shots. When she is on, she can throw in a bunch of winners, when she moves it around, and she changes the direction. She can go off, but right now, she is composed. Somehow, she edged to beat Elena Rybakina in the semis. She really mixed it up, and deep, too. “I started to get in a zone — and I didn’t want to leave the zone,” Krejcikova said. “Wow … I’m in the final.”

She is an amazing doubles player, too, winning seven Grand Slams. At the net and her return can be terrific, yet in the singles, over the years, she has backed up and lost. However, she badly wants to win the second Slam. She will go for it, but she could lose her lever.

 Paolini has improved so much over the past two years. In fact, in London, she has not won a match ever at Wimbledon, until  this year. That is bizarre, but you can changed, her direction, and her attitude. She always tried, but she didn’t go for it enough. Now she is, with some dramatic forehand and her backhand.

“This match I will really remember forever. I think the last months have been crazy for me,” Paolini said, who edged  Donna Vekic  in the semis 7-6 in the third set. “Two Grand Slam finals in a row was crazy to believe, I think, no? I’m also surprised how at the moment, I’m living this. But I feel also relaxed. I’m the same person. I’m doing the same things. I don’t want to say more because maybe Saturday I’m going to be shaking.”

These two have only played each other one time, in 2018, at the Aussie Open, and Krejcikova crushed Paolini  6-2, 6-1. That was quick, but Paolini is now aggressive, and she can be explosive, too. When Krejcikova won the French Open, she did everything in the clay, moving all around  in the box. While Paolini is playing wonderful at Wimbledon, but she will likely be anxious, yet Krejcikova knows that to do, and she will win it 6-3, 7-5. That will be an miracle title.