Jaume Munar vs Billy Harris Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Wimbledon Championships

Prediction published on 01/07/2024, 07:02  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 01/07/2024 at 07:29 in ATP Wimbledon Championships Predictions

June was the best month ever in the career of Billy Harris. He begins July with a first round match at Wimbledon against unseeded Jaume Munar. Whoever makes it into round two will face either ninth seed Alex de Minaur or lucky loser James Duckworth.

Harris was outside the top 200 before the grass court season got underway. He's now up to a career-high 116th after some impressive performances. He got to the last eight at Queen's Club and the semi-finals in Eastbourne.

The British player received a wild card for this tournament. This is his third time at Wimbledon but the other two appearances both saw him exit in the qualifying rounds. It's also his first main draw Grand  Slam match so a massive day for him.

Jaume Munar is far more comfortable playing on clay courts. This is his sixth time at Wimbledon and he's never made it past round two. He has reached that stage in both of the last two years and has never got further in any Grand Slam.

The Spaniard is 63rd in the latest rankings, his career-high being 52nd but that was achieved five years ago. He's 60th in the ATP Race and that's just over 40 places above his opponent.

His ranking owes almost everything to his ability on other surfaces. Munar only played one grass court tournament before this Grand Slam. That was in last week's Mallorca Open and he lost in his first match to eventual runner-up Sebastian Ofner.

Last year he only played one grass court tournament. That was this event and he beat John Isner before losing in straight sets to Lorenzo Musetti in the second round. We tip Harris to win this match.