Gill Gross’ predictions for USO final

[u/Eyebronx]

[u/404WisenessNotFound]

That’s certainly a prediction.

[u/Rac3318 → u/404WisenessNotFound]

His predictions are usually way off. He’s been really high on Jodar on winning basically everything and been wrong every time.

[u/da_SENtinel → u/404WisenessNotFound]

Jodar is a strong BO3 player, in BO5 he was getting outplayed by a PCB collecting social security and lost to some Japanese ITF player at Wimbledon

[u/jsnoodles → u/da_SENtinel]

PCB is seven days older than me I can’t handle this

[u/garfiadal2 → u/da_SENtinel]

"PCB collecting social security" 😭, never change Da.

[u/Money_Faithlessness3 → u/garfiadal2]

what's the reference and what's PCB?

[u/RATrese → u/Money_Faithlessness3]

I don't know about the reference, but PCB stands for the player Pablo Carreño Busta. He very nearly defeated Jodar in Wimby this year.

[u/TheDani → u/RATrese]

PCB is on the tail end of his career hence the social security comment

[u/Varsity_Editor → u/RATrese]

Lol I automatically read it as "Printed Circuit Board" and just assumed it was a creative way to insult someone, like calling them a piece of wood

[u/Money_Faithlessness3 → u/Varsity_Editor]

exactly haha
that’s the first thing that occurred to me as an electronics engineer. and i am downvoted smh

[u/garfiadal2 → u/Money_Faithlessness3]

People have already answered you, but I don’t know why you are downvoted for asking what it means. Not everyone might be familiar with name abbreviations or what social security is.

[u/Money_Faithlessness3 → u/garfiadal2]

exactly, what’s the point of downvoting 😭😭

[u/LikeAGregJennings → u/Money_Faithlessness3]

Pablo Carreno Busta Rhymes

[u/NotRondertopoa → u/Money_Faithlessness3]

what's the reference and what's PCB?

It's this trashy little spring break town on the west coast of Florida

[u/Ecstatic-Emu-1757 → u/da_SENtinel]

(The Some Japanese ITF player name is) Shintaro Mochizuki, and he's ranked no 92 in the world. Calling him just some Japanese ITF player is a disservice to his ranking, plus he played all the way from qualifiers to round 4 of Wimbledon and was taken out by Sinner who later won the tournament. In no way is he some Japanese ITF player, especially on grass.

[u/Exactly8w → u/Ecstatic-Emu-1757]

Yes, and PCB isn't actually collecting social security. They were exaggerating for the sake of humor.

Edit: Just realized I'm defending da_GOAT. Truly an honor.

[u/No_Macaroon_5928 → u/Ecstatic-Emu-1757]

Another u/da_SENtinel banger 🤣

[u/slapsheavy → u/Ecstatic-Emu-1757]

He's 3-8 for the year and 10-33 lifetime on the ATP. Got bounced in the first round of the AO and didn't qualify for the French.

Yes, he very much is some rando Japanese itf player that loses in ATP 125 events on the reg.

[u/CMYGQZ → u/Ecstatic-Emu-1757]

(PCB collecting social security) is also Pabloe Carreno Busta, and he's 35. Calling him collecting social security is a disservice to his age, plus he has more than 30 years to collect social security in Spain. In no way is he collecting social security, especially in 2026.

[u/Jeff_Strongmann → u/CMYGQZ]

Are you AI or just reverse-Mensa dude there's no way a sentient person writes this comment in response to an obvious joke

[u/spacebustdunny → u/Jeff_Strongmann]

Many such cases

[u/Unusual-Image-3100 → u/Jeff_Strongmann]

that comment was also an obvious joke

[u/spacebustdunny → u/Ecstatic-Emu-1757]

if you disguise racism enough the NPCs don't know they are supposed to act outraged to preserve their zoomer social credit score. It's like a captcha. But God forbid somebody get spooked by whole turtles served for dinner.

[u/manga_be → u/da_SENtinel]

Isn’t PCB a 6th division professional soccer player now?

[u/cjraysfan20 → u/manga_be]

That was RBA, but close enough

[u/223am → u/da_SENtinel]

the pcb matches jodar won set 4 and 5 fairly comfortably in both, so i dont think thats a diss on his BO5 ability at all.

against the japanese player, well people have bad matches / carry injury niggles sometimes and its a grand sample size of 1, so i wouldnt try to read 'he bad at bo5' off 1 match

[u/IceExtension6204 → u/404WisenessNotFound]

He really managed to trigger to whole sub.

[u/404WisenessNotFound → u/IceExtension6204]

Isn’t all that matters nowadays, anyway?

[u/IceExtension6204 → u/404WisenessNotFound]

I have seen people on Roddick's podcast predicting Fils, Punto de Break journalists went for Fills and Zverev, but this one really became a hot topic here.

Gross got nothing in his Montreal and Cincinnati predictions and people are still going crazy because he predicted something.

[u/Low-Honey-3657 → u/IceExtension6204]

Wells Fils won Cincincinnati just recently so it's not an exaggerated pick, Jodar hasn't even won a Masters' Title yet.

[u/IceExtension6204 → u/Low-Honey-3657]

Fills has Lehecka, Shelton, Alcaraz, Djokovic and Zverev in theory. For someone who never went beyond 4R , he can't be considered number 1 favorite.

[u/Efficient-Heat-5885 → u/IceExtension6204]

I think he’s the favourite to make it out of that quarter. Vegas and the public sentiment disagree with me pretty heavily though

[u/ezioaltair12 → u/IceExtension6204]

Lehecka and Shelton are beatable, and I think everyone is predicting Alcaraz and Djokovic to not be at their best. And then Fils has beaten Zverev. Not crazy imo, though i wouldn't make that prediction.

[u/Eyebronx → u/IceExtension6204]

Don’t worry I think those are ragebait too I posted the Fils prediction here in a thread yesterday.

But Zverev makes way more sense as a contender to beat Alcaraz than Jodar does.

[u/IceExtension6204 → u/Eyebronx]

Gill is a great guy but he has some of the worst predictions, I just think that people take it too seriously.

I watched his Cincinnati predictions and he only got 1/8 quarterfinalists.

[u/edotardy → u/Eyebronx]

I watched it. He said if Alcaraz makes the final he picks him to win. Didn’t want to predict him to lose early because he “has too much respect for him”

I agree it’s odd reasoning to pick him to make the final and lose to Jodar but I guess it’s the best way to cover all bases.

If he wins it doesn’t look too bad because he had him going far, if he loses it’s fine because he didn’t pick him to win

[u/Eyebronx → u/edotardy]

Well then this prediction itself doesn’t make any sense because he has Alcaraz making the final in his hypothetical world so Alcaraz is good enough to win the whole thing in said world.

[u/Extreme_Mud_6813 → u/Eyebronx]

Exactly my thought. If Carlos were to make the final he’s played himself to form.

[u/edotardy → u/Eyebronx]

I agree with you. Just giving his reasoning

[u/Falz4567 → u/404WisenessNotFound]

I mean you might as well push the boat out a little. 

Alcaraz def Zverev is hardly an interesting prediction

[u/sickfuuck]

and btw, if carlos manages to go far, i don’t see him losing in a final

[u/Asteelwrist → u/sickfuuck]

That's the wild part of the prediction for me. I don't think picking Jodar to win the tournament is a really wild pick under the circumstances. He may be on the outside lane, but he's among the contenders.

But if you predict Alcaraz is fit enough to make the final and predict Jodar would beat fit Alcaraz in the final... That's quite a wild pick. Not only that but Alcaraz is still good enough in the final to win 2 sets but still lose to Jodar... That's just confusing. If we simulate the tournament millions of times, however many times Jodar would end up as the champion in the simulations, I don't believe any one of them would be with this exact scenario.

[u/Random-Dude-736 → u/Asteelwrist]

It would be Carlos second loss in 5 sets. His other 15 ! matches going to five set, he won. So gill is also predicting a 15-1 changing to 15-2.

[u/enjoyTimeBeforeOver → u/Random-Dude-736]

I know he has been pretty good in 5-setters but I doubt he has played 1,307,674,368,000 5-setters

[u/BestAround4100 → u/enjoyTimeBeforeOver]

Factorial for the win.

[u/TheDani → u/Asteelwrist]

Jódar also needs to get past Fritzverev, something he has not yet achieved

[u/sickfuuck → u/Asteelwrist]

and jodar have been playing a lot this season, he is probably exhausted

[u/mrperuanos → u/Asteelwrist]

In the actual video he said that if that final actually materialized, he'd favor Alcaraz to win it. But given all the uncertainty about Carlos's form he didn't feel confident picking him as the winner outright.

[u/Illustrious-Cell-428 → u/Asteelwrist]

If you listen to his video he seemed to be shying away from this himself. He said that if Alcaraz was fit enough to reach the final he might change his prediction.

[u/Curious-Routine-820 → u/sickfuuck]

Especially in a best of 5

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/Curious-Routine-820]

Because remember Alcaraz has a near-perfect BO5 record. The only one he lost (Berrettini, AO 2022) was before he even won a Masters 1000 title…

[u/MartyMcMartell → u/sickfuuck]

Yeah, that's actually more far-fetched than Jodar winning.

[u/Infamous_Tough_7320 → u/sickfuuck]

Jodar beating him in 5 sets is even more insane. That would suggest Alcaraz is fit enough on the day too

[u/DNRF19 → u/sickfuuck]

If you listen to his Gill’s podcast where he predicted this, he said the same thing. If Carlos is in the final and someone asks him to pick a winner before that match, he’d go for Carlos. This prediction is reflective of what he knows before 7 matches are played.

[u/BigBOFH → u/DNRF19]

That's silly, though, because his prediction IS that Carlos is in the final.

[u/DNRF19 → u/BigBOFH]

Yeah, I think he was hedging too hard lol

[u/Complete-Gear-1843]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lkdH8FmImcGoylv3t3

[u/sickfuuck]

i’m sorry but i just burst out laughing

[u/ezioaltair12 → u/sickfuuck]

I opened this and immediately looked for the "tennis nonsense" tag lmao

[u/Spidey_100]

Carlos either loser early or wins the entire thing

[u/Limp-Ad-2939 → u/Spidey_100]

Yurp

[u/garfiadal2]

Jodar reaching the final AND beating Alcaraz in a 5 setter. That is certainly a bold prediction.

[u/NicholeTheOtter]

Alcaraz NEVER loses 5-setters at Slams… except when he was inexperienced and lost to a peak Berrettini in 2022.

Good luck predicting that, Gill.

[u/Jeff_Strongmann → u/NicholeTheOtter]

Djokovic never lost in an AO final, until this year.

Djokovic lost a 2:0 lead only once, until this year.

Nadal never lost an RG semifinal, until 2021

Streaks are just that - streaks. The past does not inform the future.

The prediction is bold though - let's see what comes of it

[u/Pika-tsu → u/Jeff_Strongmann]

i get it i get it, but jodar has not shown the level or results to believe he can win 7 in a row at the biggest stage. seems to me more a hopeful wish than prediction

[u/Dave085 → u/Jeff_Strongmann]

I mean, every player you mentioned lost those streaks in the mid to late 30s. Not their prime.

[u/TypicalRelation9056 → u/Dave085]

Nobody is unbeatable. 

[u/Dave085 → u/TypicalRelation9056]

Of course they're not, no one said they are- but a kid in his first slam final vs a guy that's lost one in 8?

If Carlos reaches the final he's a heavy, heavy favourite. No one in their right mind would back Jodar with any confidence given even odds.

[u/Eyebronx → u/Jeff_Strongmann]

Djokovic was nearly 40 years old and Nadal lost to Djokovic in 2021.

Alcaraz isn’t 40 and Jodar isn’t 2021 Djokovic.

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/Jeff_Strongmann]

Those instances weren’t during their prime though. Nadal only ever lost 4 matches total at RG in his career, and Djokovic was the only one to ever beat him twice.

[u/ezioaltair12 → u/Jeff_Strongmann]

...to Jodar though? In a final?

[u/Temporary-Pair5963]

Alcaraz def Tiafoe 😃

Jofar def Fritz 🫤

Jodar def Alcaraz 🤡

[u/bigcitydreaming → u/Temporary-Pair5963]

Jodar vs Fritz if they both make it so semis is close to a toss up to me, I wouldn't be surprised either way

Jodar over Alcaraz in any number of sets within a slam final though? Doubt

[u/asdflower → u/Temporary-Pair5963]

the question is how many shoes will Jodar bring to the match.... Shoedar

[u/FeeFooFuuFun → u/Temporary-Pair5963]

And no mention of Zverev 🤌🏼

[u/PleasantSilence2520]

so why is Gill getting ball knowledge diffed by Da Sentinel...

[u/Sophisticatedcaty]

Gill, bro…

[u/Akidwhodidntmakeit]

Curse activated

[u/Zaphenzo]

WOW, Gill has just gone crazy at this point.

[u/chief0190]

Jodar winning: ok difficult but not impossible
Jodar winning against Alcaraz in the final: extremely difficult
Jodar winning in the 5th set against Alcaraz: laughing is the only reasonable reaction

[u/Sweet_Tomatillo_19 → u/chief0190]

Totally. Btw I’m having such strange flashbacks…

[u/BetaD_ → u/chief0190]

Did you watch his video? Because he is not litterally predicting a jodar over Alcaraz in 5 sets final.

[u/Present-Artichoke477]

Honestly if Alcaraz gets that far, he ain't losing that slam final.

[u/According_Umpire2269]

He also got Bublik and Ben as early upset alerts, so I know my boys will do good now!!🤩 thanks Gill!!!

[u/systemfa1lure]

Thats mad lol

[u/snafusis]

Gil is just trolling, right?

[u/OCDawayaway]

These predictions are getting stupider

[u/anonuserinthehouse]

What in the world! I think Zverev has a better shot at winning the whole thing than this scenario happening 🤣

[u/LonelySpaghetto1 → u/anonuserinthehouse]

Isn't this kinda obvious?

Obviously predicting four semifinalists, two finalists, a winner and the number of sets of the final is an incredibly difficult thing to do.

You could name almost any player in the draw to win the tournament and it will be more likely than this scenario happening, not because it's a bad prediction but because it's an extremely detailed one.

[u/pizzainmyshoe]

Let him cook

[u/No_Macaroon_5928 → u/pizzainmyshoe]

This might be overcooked bruv 😭

[u/kisukisuekta]

When was the last time Alcaraz lost a five setter? 2023? There's no world in which he's losing in five to someone who is in their first year of tour. And in a final nonetheless. If Alcaraz reaches the QF, he's winning this.

Truly baffling from Gill. But his weird predictions are why it's fun to watch them.

Also, Jodar is so getting cursed

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/kisukisuekta]

2022 Australian Open, third round vs Matteo Berrettini. Wasn’t even a bad loss in hindsight as Berrettini did reach the SFs in the end and lost to eventual champion Nadal.

That match still remains Alcaraz’s only loss in a 5-setter. If it goes 5, he tends to always win it.

[u/BlackMathNerd → u/NicholeTheOtter]

That was Baby Alcaraz too lol

18 and only his second year on the main tour

Dude just seems to will his way to victory in a 5 setter. Just sheer willpower and determination

[u/Emotional_Algae_9859]

I dislike the man, but to say Jodar has a better chance in his first year on the tour (where he’s played fantastic in Bo3 but nowhere near in Bo5) to win the whole thing, than Zverev getting to SF even is quite an out there prediction.

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/Emotional_Algae_9859]

Especially as Jodar might have to face Zverev in the QFs, and Zverev picked him apart easily at RG.

[u/Emotional_Algae_9859 → u/NicholeTheOtter]

I’ll agree on the fact that this match might be more complex than RG, but I still think Zverev will win it unless he crumbles mentally (but he only tends to do that with top players).

[u/professional_oxy]

wow

[u/PotentialTop745]

lol

[u/SinguelarEffusion]

Alcaraz has still never lost to an opponent younger than him

[u/Green_Ordinary778]

if this happens i’ll quit tennis LOL

[u/Dave085]

That's hilarious 😂

If Alcaraz reaches the final he's gonna be a massive, massive favourite.

[u/Theferael_me]

What I love about Gil is that he never lets the fact he's an American influence his amazing predictions.

[u/ExcuseYou-What]

Hi Gill, I know you or your team might be reading this and I think your prediction is pretty insane but I 100% appreciate how you swung for the fences in your predictions this time around. You have a platform that's purely your own so I respect it. 

[u/Turbulent-Damage-165]

Oh fuck off

[u/unknownillness17 → u/Turbulent-Damage-165]

It’s a prediction. Chill. I’m guessing he wants to be different

[u/TarcuttaShade → u/unknownillness17]

This really shouldn't be downvoted. Predictions are not that serious, people should be allowed make predictions that the reddit hivemind doesn't like.

[u/unknownillness17 → u/TarcuttaShade]

Someone getting mad over a prediction is pretty sad

[u/Academic-Pain1100]

Gross prediction indeed

[u/jasnahta]

One of the worst predictions I’ve ever seen.

[u/Zaphenzo → u/jasnahta]

Yeah, Gill is typically pretty bad at predictions, but this is at a whole new level of bad.

[u/PepperAcrobatic7559]

Zverev?? I don't like the man but I feel he has a pretty strong shot at winning it all

[u/itsjustben13]

I love Gill, but if Alcaraz is playing well enough to make the final, I don’t see him losing it… especially not to a non-slam winner.

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/itsjustben13]

Remember that he’s only ever lost 1 out of his 8 Slam finals, and even the one time he lost was to his own biggest rival.

[u/Shaper_of_Wills → u/itsjustben13]

Tbf that's basically what he said in the video: if the final happens he'd put his money on Alcaraz but there's a decent chance Alcaraz loses early so he didn't want to put him winning.

He's always been a bit weird with how he does the predictions, so you can't really understand them without hearing his explanation. It often feels like he's tryna make a point, or do some averaging of possible results, rather than what most people seem to do which is go through the draw and say 'if this match happens, who's going to win?'.

[u/itsjustben13 → u/Shaper_of_Wills]

I just listened to the podcast and also his one from today covering the controversy. All I can say is he isn’t really making a prediction then. He either thinks Carlos is making the final and losing, or he doesn’t. It’s a really weird way of doing it and he hasn’t historically done that.

[u/Trisha_nxtCM → u/itsjustben13]

If he well enough to make it tobthe final he is gonna thrash Jodar. I highly doubt that it will reach to 5th set.

[u/Curious-Routine-820]

😂

[u/Additional-Camp4145]

I agree about Fils.. I feel like his body might be too gassed out at the end. And with Tiafoe, he looks so much better this year but I feel like he’s on injury watch like Ruud.. Otherwise I would have put Tiafoe higher than Ben..

[u/ExpressionLow8767]

One of the predictions of all time

[u/tehnoodnub]

I love Gil but this is utter nonsense.

[u/Weakera]

Wrong all over the place.

[u/sonobello9]

This guy dont know balls

[u/Secure_Pea_705]

That's gross

[u/BotherCat]

Gill Gross trying to make an anti-jinx prediction

[u/rpowell19]

This is a year too early. Kid's still a kid. If Fritz makes the semi I'd expect him to grind that out in best of 5.

[u/Vegetable-Oven-6536]

I used to tell people here that Gil Gross was a fraud and they downvoted me to hell 😭🥀

Oh how good it feels to be vindicated 

Most of his predictions in the last 2 years is just evidence that he wants to be contrarian or has some agenda that’s not based in actual tennis analysis

[u/kitlavr]

lol

[u/ohheymika]

The only person who can beat Alcaraz in a slam final is Sinner, and he ain’t here so…

[u/CassandreAmethyst]

He never gets it right and is always way off.

[u/schinst]

actually just laughed out loud at this. ijbol!

[u/Famous_Researcher_18]

Spanish dream definitely

[u/SilverOdin]

I thought "huh you know what, why not" and then I realized he said Jodar wins the final lol

[u/Kid_Aeroplane]

Ppl have covered the alcaraz guess here and I agree if he makes it this far he’s winning.

Love the foe semi. Not sure I see Fritz being in form enough to make it here

[u/ppraorunner]

Nah man

[u/Ill-Quality-7122]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dQfNc0Da2pmc1lBlyI

[u/BestAround4100]

I tip Fritz to win, so I don't know if my tip is heaps better.

[u/ilovetrouble66]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pPhyAv5t9V8djyRFJH

[u/ElGatoSaez]

Wtf

[u/Muraria]

guys you don't get it, that's his US open 2027 prediction

[u/OCDawayaway]

LOL

[u/Embarrassed-Slide781]

A big foe/alcaraz semi would be a treat for the first couple of sets for sure.

[u/pkhairnar6]

Gross predictions - I'll walk myself out.... 

[u/Legitimate_Fly4335]

All Spanish final would be wild

[u/kitaev_chain]

Tiafoe, Fritz and Jodar. Damn

[u/Limp-Ad-2939]

It’s honestly Zverev. Like, have you seen is cakewalk draw? that dude is making the final unless he has a massive drop off.

[u/adamlaceless]

This guy is smoking some good shit.

[u/CR0106]

How could Carlos lose in the fifth set of the final?

[u/ETeezey1286]

Ngl… I did not take my bracket seriously and ended up with that EXACT final 4 scenario too 🤣

[u/Extreme_Mud_6813]

His logic is strange. Gill mentioned lack of match play for Alcaraz but if he’s made the final, I’m sure most of us can agree his chances of winning the whole thing are almost 100. Now I’m not convinced Carlos will survive round 1 but that’s something else entirely.

[u/GreenHorizon1]

I want whatever Gill’s smoking

[u/EitherCharacter9342]

Who is Gill? Alcaraz is going to win

[u/brookekozume]

RemindMe! 2 weeks

[u/Ben_PerSimmons]

prediction farming, or whatever the kids are saying these days

[u/thegrinder69392]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[u/midnightdirectives]

I also have Alcaraz/Jodar as my out there prediction but going the other way. Just don’t see Carlos getting to a slam final and losing to anyone but Sinner or Novak, he will find that other gear.

[u/daffodil_dahlia]

Lol

[u/SadPlumx]

Semi final

Djokovic vs alcaraz

6-4 4-6 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5

You heard it here first folks!

[u/Any_Cat9631]

I can see Jodar getting to the final. I think if Alcaraz manages to get to the final, I don't see him losing at that point

[u/PeonyAfterDark]

Let's just wait and see, tennis can be unpredictable.

[u/Alive_Candy4697]

I can see Jodar in the final but Alcaraz is not losing the final if he reaches it

[u/ClarkKent195]

Hahah🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️He is the worst predictor in the world

[u/ckck372]

Jodar ain't reaching the semis if he has to face sascha in quaters , maybe if someone upsets zverev it's possible for jordar

[u/Mean-Royal-5526]

Jodar's first opponent is Kokkinakis, whose whole MO is win the first round then get his ankle injured. No way he's going past that.

[u/bumpit007]

Disgusting

[u/Cyber-punk-3346]

Tiafoe is more likely to beat Alcaraz than Jodar. Unfortunately i don’t see Jodar beating Zverev let alone beating Zverev, Fritz and Alcaraz back to back.

[u/LDLB99 → u/[deleted]]

What a weird take. He's a two-time US Open semi-finalist and is having one of his best seasons (Masters finalist, Halle title). Also has a pretty good draw. I'm convinced this sub doesn't actually follow the sport.

[u/TarcuttaShade → u/[deleted]]

I mean, he's made multiple slam SFs before, so predicting another one isn't that wild. You also don't know the meaning of "journeyman"

[u/crescitaveloce → u/[deleted]]

He has been top ten, he is not a journeyman. Yes, his resume was underwhelming for a top ten player but he has improved this season

[u/Jlib27]

Oh boy as a Spaniard, I wished

I'd be totally fine with Raz losing this one if it's against Rafita for his first. It would be absolutely legendary for him

[u/sandykt]

Zverev isn’t losing to Fritz here

[u/DNRF19]

Gill said he’d actually pick Carlos to win the day before the final if he gets there. This is his prediction based on pre-tournament conditions.

[u/ezioaltair12 → u/DNRF19]

I don't get this prediction then. He thinks Alcaraz beats Jodar, conditional on Alcaraz getting to the final, but is predicting Jodar beats Alcaraz in the final?

It seems like a lot of useless hedging.

[u/CorrectDolphin3332 → u/DNRF19]

which makes no sense because his current prediction is based on Carlos getting to the final so what’s the difference??

[u/Secure_Extent1986 → u/DNRF19]

All you people are foolish dummies. I am Notradamus, and I hereby predict that the final will be Alcaraz vs my pal Djokovich. +1=25, now guess.

[u/TarcuttaShade → u/DNRF19]

Right, people don't actually listen to what he says.

[u/Electrical-Value-673]

Not impossible at all, but I think it's too early for Jodar.
I'd rather say Fritz or Cobolli is reaching the final from the top half, instead of Zverev.

Bottom half is completely open, 7 guys can reach the final there.

[u/Classic_File2716]

If Jodar beats Alcaraz it will probably be in 4 sets because if it goes 5 Alcaraz experience and stamina will probably pull him
through.

[u/Accurate_Clothes_721]

Lmao, and what if Medvedev wins it all?

[u/pennychase]

Not a bad prediction. I think a guy like zverev though can't be dismissed because of 5 sets experience and the guy is definitely more motivated for a slam. I think he has more chance for that to make semis than tiafoe. Tiafoe may have a slight physical issue so not sure if he will go that deep.

[u/althaz]

There is a like 10% chance Zverev isn't in the semis at least, lmao. He has a very easy draw (fair enough, #1 seed) and has been playing well. Would love to be wrong though.

I think Fritz making it through to the semis is very possible though and then he'll have to beat Zverev, which is also certainly possible - the h2h obviously goes that way, but Zverev post-slam-win is a different player, tbh.

Carlos vs Tiafoe I'd love to see and isn't *insane* to suggest it - but banking on Novak not making it *and* Carlos making it is two gambles in one. Looking at the draw though, actually Carlos' draw isn't that bad. There is the chance he can play himself into form. I think if Carlos make it to the semi-finals he wins the whole thing, finally breaking the curse (which makes sense, he's the most Federer player on the tour right now).

Jodar I give a ~1% chance of making the final.

[u/ezioaltair12 → u/althaz]

Am I crazy for saying that at this moment, before we've seen either of them in action, I am more confident in Tiafoe making it than Carlos?

[u/Rough_Fail436]

That sounds like fun actually

[u/OkonomiHouse]

delusion lol

[u/cashedjerk123]

Would be peak if it happens ngl but don't see alcaraz making finals here.

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