Andy Murray vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Wimbledon Championships

Prediction published on 06/07/2023, 01:45  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and unseeded Andy Murray will clash in the second round at Wimbledon on Thursday. A third-round showdown with either 32nd seed Ben Shelton or unseeded Laslo Djere awaits the winner. Andy Murray defeated compatriot Ryan Peniston, playing as a wildcard, 3-0 in the first round. The win extended his superb form on grass this year where he has won 11 of 12 matches. This form has seen him win two titles in the Challenger circuit on grass. Murray, a two-time Wimbledon champion, has played four finals this year and has won three. He is currently ranked 40th in the ATP but can move up one place in the live ranking if he wins this round. Murray won the only other time he and Tsitsipas met on grass, which was last season in Stuttgart.

Tsitsipas has defeated Murray at a Grand Slam before. This was at the US Open in 2021 and was the first of their two meetings to date. He will hope for the same outcome here as he plots taking charge of his grass-court campaign. The Greek number one is having a difficult time on grass where he has won two of his five matches. In his last match, he battled for three hours and 56 minutes with Dominic Thiem to win in five sets. He will hope he isn’t jaded for this tie with Murray. The current world number five is yet to win a title this year. He however has finished as runner-up twice including at the Australian Open, his second Grand Slam final of his career. Tsitsipas has never lost a second-round tie at the All England Club and this should add to his confidence.