Tennis BETTING PREVIEW - Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner

Tennis

2024-06-07 - Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner

A Sports Betting Preview by FirstDown

#3 Carlos Alcaraz vs #2 Jannik Sinner
Tennis: French Open Semi Final
Friday 7th June 2024 - Scheduled 3pm
2pm (British Time)

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Preview

If these two players can stay healthy and the desire never dips, this is a match up that is likely going to be deciding many Grand Slams in the years ahead.

There will be a number of other players preparing to fill the gap that will be left by the Big Three, but Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have won Grand Slams already and they are in the top three of the World Rankings right up there alongside Novak Djokovic.

With the Serb expected to miss at least Wimbledon and potentially the Olympics and US Open, most fans will figure Alcaraz and Sinner to be the leading names to add to the Slams they have already won.

Injury meant both players missed the Rome Masters, and there was some doubt about their participation at the French Open, but the two have been the best players in the tournament.

Carlos Alcaraz started a little slowly, which is not a surprise considering he was slightly concerned about his forearm, but he has grown and grown.

For Jannik Sinner, the new World Number 1, the tournament has largely gone to plan with a single set dropped in his march to the Semi Final.

This is the third Grand Slam meeting between the two with both holding a win apiece, while the two previous clay court matches have also been split. Their only match in 2024 was won by Carlos Alcaraz as he came from behind to beat Jannik Sinner in three sets at the Indian Wells Masters, but there really has not been much between the players and this is a fascinating Semi Final.

Over the course of the French Open, Jannik Sinner has perhaps served slightly better than Carlos Alcaraz, but the Spaniard has had a slight edge when it comes to the return. The new World Number 1 does look a big price to win this Semi Final, but the better approach may be looking for the match to go long.

Previous matches have featured plenty of one-sided sets, despite the obvious qualities that both of these players have.

Tension will be high in this Semi Final which could see something like that happen in one or two sets, but the feeling is that both are playing well enough to make this very competitive and push the match to four or possibly even five sets.

The previous two Grand Slam matches between Alcaraz and Sinner have both needed at least four sets and the feeling is that the likely top two Seeds heading into Wimbledon will be involved in a titanic battle on Friday.

Prediction

Look for the two players to combine to surpass this total games line set for a big time Semi Final.

The Pick :

Carlos Alcaraz 2-3 Jannik Sinner

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

I'll back Over 38.5 Total Games at -118 with EveryGame Sportsbook