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[bct_ail]

I really dont know how the Medvedev v Eubanks is going to go. Eubanks is currently breaking
new ground and is now playing someone who is only now getting to grips with the grass surface.
I think Eubanks has a decent chance here ans is indeed a good price at 5.0 but I think I will do
another over bet, I believe it will go over 3 sets at least.

Eubanks is no outsider in this match. He has shown through the win against Norrie and Tsitsipas that he has matured. Both wins have certainly given him a lot of confidence and he will definitely want to win this match.
Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career and has played convincingly so far.
I also expect this match to last more than 3 sets. I would only bet when the match is on and the performance can be seen.

[rdbase]

Djokovic into the semifinals after beating Andrey Rublev in 4 sets, not an easy match in the first set and Djokovic lost the first set, but then as usual he handled all the pressure well, and continued his dream of winning his 24th Grand Slam title .
Rublev's defeat in the quarterfinals was like a nightmare for Rublev because it was his eighth defeat in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, so his best achievement was the quarterfinals without ever getting past him for the semifinals.

Today's quarter-finals will be an interesting match, Eubanks and Rune are not the favorites in this quarter-final but both of them have the chance to surprise and make this Wimbledon the first GS semifinal for both of them, both matches have the opportunity to go over 3.5 sets.

Missed this match and only got to watch the final games of the third set but caught the highlights.
Djokovic does always seem to give up the first set from all the tournaments that I had followed.
It is like a sort of strategy of his at this point: Give the opponent a sense of victory then rip it away from them and leave them questioning if they can really win by the third set it is already over.

With that win against Rublev he has tied Roger Federer making it to the most number of grand slam semi-finals:
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/37995421/novak-djokovic-ties-roger-federer-makes-46th-slam-semifinal

[bct_ail]

Djokovic does always seem to give up the first set from all the tournaments that I had followed.
It is like a sort of strategy of his at this point: Give the opponent a sense of victory then rip it away from them and leave them questioning if they can really win by the third set it is already over.

True. Very well observed. But maybe he just wants to enjoy the tournament and likes playing too much.  All joking aside. Do not think it is a strategy from him. I can already see that the opponents had potential. Alcaraz had also lost a set in the last two matches. I rather think that the preparations from the teams were not optimal and had overlooked some things from the opponents.

[casperBGD]

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Do not think it is a strategy from him. I can already see that the opponents had potential.

I think he had that strategy few years ago, but this season was much different, he usually wins without losing a set, and it is probably due to being a bit older to play five setters in a row, and also he changed his condition trainer, so that is probably part in that equation

would be interesting to see him play five setters in SF and Final, doubt that he will have enough power for both, but could be wrong

[boltz]

Alcaraz v Rune I think will be close enough, Alcaraz to win though and I have an over bet on them
so hopefully they will battle it out over 4 or 5 sets!

I really dont know how the Medvedev v Eubanks is going to go. Eubanks is currently breaking
new ground and is now playing someone who is only now getting to grips with the grass surface.
I think Eubanks has a decent chance here ans is indeed a good price at 5.0 but I think I will do
another over bet, I believe it will go over 3 sets at least.

Yep , true about Alcarez vs Rune as even if Rune showed some great games here and there , Alcarez is way better and superior in all aspects when it comes to tennis.

I also feel the same as Eubanks is doing an amazing tournament so far and he only had difficulties last game when he lost first set and had to wait for Tsitsipas to run out of fuel which he eventually did. Actually that @5 odds is pretty appeal today and I might try it with 5$.

[bct_ail]

would be interesting to see him play five setters in SF and Final, doubt that he will have enough power for both, but could be wrong

Even though he has to play 5 sets, he has two big wins in sight. First of all, the victory in Wimbledon. But then also the chance to draw equal with Roger Federer. Both would then have won 8 times at the All England Club.

The match between Alcaraz and Rune will certainly be interesting. But I would rather see them play on clay. Both do not like to play on grass and therefore the full potential will certainly not be shown.

[Unsoldier]

I really dont know how the Medvedev v Eubanks is going to go. Eubanks is currently breaking
new ground and is now playing someone who is only now getting to grips with the grass surface.
I think Eubanks has a decent chance here ans is indeed a good price at 5.0 but I think I will do
another over bet, I believe it will go over 3 sets at least.

Eubanks is no outsider in this match. He has shown through the win against Norrie and Tsitsipas that he has matured. Both wins have certainly given him a lot of confidence and he will definitely want to win this match.
Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career and has played convincingly so far.
I also expect this match to last more than 3 sets. I would only bet when the match is on and the performance can be seen.

I think Daniil Medvedev is the favourite in this game. In the previous round he beat Czech Jiri Legecky very quickly - 6:4, 6:2, after which Jiri refused to continue the fight. Medvedev saved his energy for this one.
Eubanks spent more energy to reach the quarter-finals. However, in physical terms, Christopher is hardly inferior to Daniil. But in my opinion Medvedev has a higher level of play.

[mv1986]

I really dont know how the Medvedev v Eubanks is going to go. Eubanks is currently breaking
new ground and is now playing someone who is only now getting to grips with the grass surface.
I think Eubanks has a decent chance here ans is indeed a good price at 5.0 but I think I will do
another over bet, I believe it will go over 3 sets at least.

Eubanks is no outsider in this match. He has shown through the win against Norrie and Tsitsipas that he has matured. Both wins have certainly given him a lot of confidence and he will definitely want to win this match.
Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career and has played convincingly so far.
I also expect this match to last more than 3 sets. I would only bet when the match is on and the performance can be seen.

I think Daniil Medvedev is the favourite in this game. In the previous round he beat Czech Jiri Legecky very quickly - 6:4, 6:2, after which Jiri refused to continue the fight. Medvedev saved his energy for this one.
Eubanks spent more energy to reach the quarter-finals. However, in physical terms, Christopher is hardly inferior to Daniil. But in my opinion Medvedev has a higher level of play.

Energy expenditure in the games before is not always that relevant when we are talking about professionals and the best players in the world. They know how to accelerate recovery and the timing of their games has to be very bad in order to have a significant negative impact on the next match. But sure Medvedev was the favorite, however when Eubanks can beat Tsitasipas after being down 1-2 sets, why should he not be able to also beat Medvedev and right now he is in the lead. It is difficult to play against these players nobody really noticed before and then they perform way beyond their own expectations. Sometimes they can seamlessly continue where the stopped the last game and sometimes they jus lose the next game easily expected. It doesn't to be the latter in this game between Medvedev and Eubanks. Tie break, what a nip and tuck!

[Texac]

Eubanks is no outsider in this match. He has shown through the win against Norrie and Tsitsipas that he has matured. Both wins have certainly given him a lot of confidence and he will definitely want to win this match.
Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career and has played convincingly so far.
I also expect this match to last more than 3 sets. I would only bet when the match is on and the performance can be seen.

I think Daniil Medvedev is the favourite in this game. In the previous round he beat Czech Jiri Legecky very quickly - 6:4, 6:2, after which Jiri refused to continue the fight. Medvedev saved his energy for this one.
Eubanks spent more energy to reach the quarter-finals. However, in physical terms, Christopher is hardly inferior to Daniil. But in my opinion Medvedev has a higher level of play.

Energy expenditure in the games before is not always that relevant when we are talking about professionals and the best players in the world. They know how to accelerate recovery and the timing of their games has to be very bad in order to have a significant negative impact on the next match. But sure Medvedev was the favorite, however when Eubanks can beat Tsitasipas after being down 1-2 sets, why should he not be able to also beat Medvedev and right now he is in the lead. It is difficult to play against these players nobody really noticed before and then they perform way beyond their own expectations. Sometimes they can seamlessly continue where the stopped the last game and sometimes they jus lose the next game easily expected. It doesn't to be the latter in this game between Medvedev and Eubanks. Tie break, what a nip and tuck!

Medvedev v Eubanks

This match was very close and interesting in the end. There was a certain time when I thought is not going to win this match. After the fourth set of the match, I actually thought that Eubanks is going to be the winner. I mean he had a genuine chance of winning. He just had thrown it away. But I also have to give credit to Medvedev. He performed really well in the last set.

In the next match, Medvedev is going to play in the semi-final stage of the tournament. It is still not decided who will be the opponent.

[casperBGD]

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I would not count on easy for Medvedev, Eubanks @5 gives good opportunity to see some handicaps on him, it is not that I think Eubanks will certainly pass, but on his form and Medvedev grass experience, I would call for tough match

to quote myself, Eubanks had good match, and provided some gains
but, I did not cash-out when possible after third set on a win, and should do that, but at that moment expected to see Eubanks winning this one, and he could do that in fourth set, fifth was just a formality

will be interesting to see Alcaraz against Medvedev, but I think that Medvedev is without chances to take even set there, should be straight sets for Alcaraz, will check odds and probably have it like that

[aoluain]

I really dont know how the Medvedev v Eubanks is going to go. Eubanks is currently breaking
new ground and is now playing someone who is only now getting to grips with the grass surface.
I think Eubanks has a decent chance here ans is indeed a good price at 5.0 but I think I will do
another over bet, I believe it will go over 3 sets at least.

Eubanks is no outsider in this match. He has shown through the win against Norrie and Tsitsipas that he has matured. Both wins have certainly given him a lot of confidence and he will definitely want to win this match.
Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career and has played convincingly so far.
I also expect this match to last more than 3 sets. I would only bet when the match is on and the performance can be seen.

That was a strange match, both medvedev and Eubanks won two sets 6-4 and 6-1 each!
It was the fourth set tie break which set them apart really with Medvedev win ing that, so
overall a close one in a weird sort of way. I got my over bet anyway.

My other over bet on the Alcaraz v Rune match didnt win. That turned into a fairly easy 3
win by Alcaraz - really thought that would be a closer match.

[bct_ail]

to quote myself, Eubanks had good match, and provided some gains
but, I did not cash-out when possible after third set on a win, and should do that, but at that moment expected to see Eubanks winning this one, and he could do that in fourth set, fifth was just a formality

will be interesting to see Alcaraz against Medvedev, but I think that Medvedev is without chances to take even set there, should be straight sets for Alcaraz, will check odds and probably have it like that

Good performance from Alcaraz. Both waited for mistakes from the opponent and Alcaraz was more consistent overall in terms of performance than Rune

Eubanks as expected from me, did not disappoint me. The fact that he managed to play 5 sets in the quarter-finals shows that we have to expect more from him in the future. It seems he have lost concentration in set 5.
At Thursday the mens have a day off and at Friday the semi-finals will be played.

[tiCeR]

to quote myself, Eubanks had good match, and provided some gains
but, I did not cash-out when possible after third set on a win, and should do that, but at that moment expected to see Eubanks winning this one, and he could do that in fourth set, fifth was just a formality

will be interesting to see Alcaraz against Medvedev, but I think that Medvedev is without chances to take even set there, should be straight sets for Alcaraz, will check odds and probably have it like that

Good performance from Alcaraz. Both waited for mistakes from the opponent and Alcaraz was more consistent overall in terms of performance than Rune

Eubanks as expected from me, did not disappoint me. The fact that he managed to play 5 sets in the quarter-finals shows that we have to expect more from him in the future. It seems he have lost concentration in set 5.
At Thursday the mens have a day off and at Friday the semi-finals will be played.

It was refreshing to see how the guy called Eubanks played against Medvedev. I have never heard of him before and it seems that he was about to give up professional tennis. The telegraph and some other news outlets have written that he was on his way to a different career path as a commentator. I love life stories like that. A player decides to end the career and then to his own surprise almost beats Medvedev in a Wimbledon quarter-final.

Alcaraz was strong and he is looking good and confident. I don't own a crystal ball but I think that both Djokovic and Alcaraz are too stable and focused to fail in the semi-finals.

[Joca97]

to quote myself, Eubanks had good match, and provided some gains
but, I did not cash-out when possible after third set on a win, and should do that, but at that moment expected to see Eubanks winning this one, and he could do that in fourth set, fifth was just a formality

will be interesting to see Alcaraz against Medvedev, but I think that Medvedev is without chances to take even set there, should be straight sets for Alcaraz, will check odds and probably have it like that

Good performance from Alcaraz. Both waited for mistakes from the opponent and Alcaraz was more consistent overall in terms of performance than Rune

Eubanks as expected from me, did not disappoint me. The fact that he managed to play 5 sets in the quarter-finals shows that we have to expect more from him in the future. It seems he have lost concentration in set 5.
At Thursday the mens have a day off and at Friday the semi-finals will be played.

It was refreshing to see how the guy called Eubanks played against Medvedev. I have never heard of him before and it seems that he was about to give up professional tennis. The telegraph and some other news outlets have written that he was on his way to a different career path as a commentator. I love life stories like that. A player decides to end the career and then to his own surprise almost beats Medvedev in a Wimbledon quarter-final.

Alcaraz was strong and he is looking good and confident. I don't own a crystal ball but I think that both Djokovic and Alcaraz are too stable and focused to fail in the semi-finals.

I have followed Eubanks for a long time now and he is a good player that serves well and has a good forehand but his behand is bad and that causes problems for him. But he has improved so much lately and this is one of the biggest achievements of his life. But cant wait to watch the semifinals,it will be awesome.

[Vaskiy]

to quote myself, Eubanks had good match, and provided some gains
but, I did not cash-out when possible after third set on a win, and should do that, but at that moment expected to see Eubanks winning this one, and he could do that in fourth set, fifth was just a formality

will be interesting to see Alcaraz against Medvedev, but I think that Medvedev is without chances to take even set there, should be straight sets for Alcaraz, will check odds and probably have it like that

Good performance from Alcaraz. Both waited for mistakes from the opponent and Alcaraz was more consistent overall in terms of performance than Rune

Eubanks as expected from me, did not disappoint me. The fact that he managed to play 5 sets in the quarter-finals shows that we have to expect more from him in the future. It seems he have lost concentration in set 5.
At Thursday the mens have a day off and at Friday the semi-finals will be played.

It was refreshing to see how the guy called Eubanks played against Medvedev. I have never heard of him before and it seems that he was about to give up professional tennis. The telegraph and some other news outlets have written that he was on his way to a different career path as a commentator. I love life stories like that. A player decides to end the career and then to his own surprise almost beats Medvedev in a Wimbledon quarter-final.

Alcaraz was strong and he is looking good and confident. I don't own a crystal ball but I think that both Djokovic and Alcaraz are too stable and focused to fail in the semi-finals.

I have followed Eubanks for a long time now and he is a good player that serves well and has a good forehand but his behand is bad and that causes problems for him. But he has improved so much lately and this is one of the biggest achievements of his life. But cant wait to watch the semifinals,it will be awesome.

Eubanks gave tough fight winning two sets out of the first four sets. The final set could've been very close, but things were different and Medvedev won it without difficulty as the set ended 6-1. As said the progress from Eubanks is really big and he needs to keep it up to stand high.

The match between the two young players Alcaraz and Rune were more enjoyable as we were able to watch the energetic performance from both sides. Rune played well, but he couldn't stay on the tournament anymore. The tricky shots and cool movements were nice to watch.

[Juggy777]

to quote myself, Eubanks had good match, and provided some gains
but, I did not cash-out when possible after third set on a win, and should do that, but at that moment expected to see Eubanks winning this one, and he could do that in fourth set, fifth was just a formality

will be interesting to see Alcaraz against Medvedev, but I think that Medvedev is without chances to take even set there, should be straight sets for Alcaraz, will check odds and probably have it like that

Good performance from Alcaraz. Both waited for mistakes from the opponent and Alcaraz was more consistent overall in terms of performance than Rune

Eubanks as expected from me, did not disappoint me. The fact that he managed to play 5 sets in the quarter-finals shows that we have to expect more from him in the future. It seems he have lost concentration in set 5.
At Thursday the mens have a day off and at Friday the semi-finals will be played.

It was refreshing to see how the guy called Eubanks played against Medvedev. I have never heard of him before and it seems that he was about to give up professional tennis. The telegraph and some other news outlets have written that he was on his way to a different career path as a commentator. I love life stories like that. A player decides to end the career and then to his own surprise almost beats Medvedev in a Wimbledon quarter-final.

Alcaraz was strong and he is looking good and confident. I don't own a crystal ball but I think that both Djokovic and Alcaraz are too stable and focused to fail in the semi-finals.

I have followed Eubanks for a long time now and he is a good player that serves well and has a good forehand but his behand is bad and that causes problems for him. But he has improved so much lately and this is one of the biggest achievements of his life. But cant wait to watch the semifinals,it will be awesome.

Eubanks gave tough fight winning two sets out of the first four sets. The final set could've been very close, but things were different and Medvedev won it without difficulty as the set ended 6-1. As said the progress from Eubanks is really big and he needs to keep it up to stand high.

The match between the two young players Alcaraz and Rune were more enjoyable as we were able to watch the energetic performance from both sides. Rune played well, but he couldn't stay on the tournament anymore. The tricky shots and cool movements were nice to watch.

@Vaskiy Eubanks can take lots of positives from this match as he put in a solid performance and even though he missed out on a victory I’m sure that all tennis fan’s will appreciate his performance. Furthermore I’m quite excited for Alcaraz vs Medvedev match as these two have a 7 year age difference and thus I wonder if Medvedev experience will come handy but at the same time I’ll say that we can’t underestimate Alcaraz too hence it’s very risky to wager big amounts on this match.

[Strongkored]

Missed this match and only got to watch the final games of the third set but caught the highlights.
Djokovic does always seem to give up the first set from all the tournaments that I had followed.
It is like a sort of strategy of his at this point: Give the opponent a sense of victory then rip it away from them and leave them questioning if they can really win by the third set it is already over.

With that win against Rublev he has tied Roger Federer making it to the most number of grand slam semi-finals:
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/37995421/novak-djokovic-ties-roger-federer-makes-46th-slam-semifinal

Yes, he did seem to do that, looking so weak but actually not, like what he did in the final of the French Open where the first set was a few games behind but instead he was able to take the first set through a tie break.

The semifinals will face Jannick Sinner whom he defeated in the Wimbledon quarterfinals last year, even that happened when Sinner had already won the first 2 sets, a new strategy, of course, must be applied by Sinner in this match because against Djokovic players have to be at the best level, moreover on the grass otherwise it will only be game for Djokovic, and the odds from the bookmakers show he remains the favorite, Sinner will probably take a set in this semifinal

A very interesting match in the quarterfinals between Medvedev vs Eubanks, Medvedev really faced difficulties in that match and behind 1-2 but in the fourth and fifth set Medvedev was outstanding especially his 4th set serve gave a lot of points, the fifth set Eubanks couldn't do anything a lot because Medvedev immediately broke his 2 games early.
Eubanks had the support of the crowd and the USA fans certainly hoped he would make it to the semifinals as American male tennis players have always been terrible at Grand Slams, but that hope was not met.

[bct_ail]

It was refreshing to see how the guy called Eubanks played against Medvedev. I have never heard of him before and it seems that he was about to give up professional tennis. The telegraph and some other news outlets have written that he was on his way to a different career path as a commentator. I love life stories like that. A player decides to end the career and then to his own surprise almost beats Medvedev in a Wimbledon quarter-final.

Oh yes, it ts really a beautiful story. But that is how it is sometimes in your life. You first have to give something up to realise how much you like it. And sometimes you just have to look at everything with a little distance, from a different perspective or with less pressure. Some of that seems to have been the reason why he played so relaxed now.

[Trofo]

The match between the two young players Alcaraz and Rune were more enjoyable as we were able to watch the energetic performance from both sides. Rune played well, but he couldn't stay on the tournament anymore. The tricky shots and cool movements were nice to watch.

This one hurt my ticket badly, I needed Rune to take one set for everything to pass but Alcaraz was just better in important points. Did not watch the whole thing but parts that I have seen Rune was able to hold his own until Alcaraz shifted gears in important points.

Anyway I have a feeling there will be a lot more matches between these two in the future.

Can't believe bookies see Alcaraz as that big favorite against Medvedev. This is his first good grass season and while I think he will I was expecting odds around 1.6 or even 1.7. Sinner has no chance against Djokovic IMHO, they have similar playstyles only Djokovic is better in every segment.

[serveria.com]

WTA semis: Marketa Vondrousova has just breezed past Svitolina 6:3, 6:3. Interestingly, she was winning 4:0 and 40:0 in her serve game and managed to lose that game and two more games later on (one of them being a serve game). But all in all very good serve, lots of dropshots, some aggressive slices and she managed to win eventually. She will meet the winner of Sabalenka v Jabeur in the final. My bet will be on Sabalenka, although that is going to be a very close match.