Tennis: 10 bets for a promising season – rts.ch

1 – Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic will choose up a medal in combined doubles on the Tokyo Olympics…

For the historical past and the great thing about the “gesture”, it could be excellent for Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic to go choose a metallic on the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Double winners of the Hopman Cup (since disappeared), the Helvetii have the qualities to play medal seekers (gold?) In Japan. On the eve of his fortieth birthday, the Balois might thus afford one final Olympic appeal earlier than drawing the curtain. And the St-Galloise, she might use it as a springboard for her solo profession. And if some say that the physique of “RF” doesn’t observe any extra, it would not matter: go forward, Roger, go for it; appears that on a misunderstanding, it may work.

2 – Serena Williams won’t win her twenty fourth main title …

Serena Williams won’t search in 2021 this twenty fourth Grand Slam title behind which she has been racing since Roland Garros 2017. Bad information for this legend of the sport: after a number of failures, it usually appears as a consequence of an astonishing pleasure on the time to write down historical past for good, the step appears increased and better. Too a lot? The 12 months of her fortieth birthday, nevertheless, the American doesn’t wish to hand over. She swears – and her entourage along with her – to nonetheless have the understanding of having the ability to knock out. everybody in a fortnight. Who to imagine? What to imagine?

Serena Williams: storming the twenty fourth march, issues get sophisticated. [JULIEN DE ROSA – EPA]

3 – There might be a new Grand Slam winner …

Women’s tennis has given us pleasure lately by providing us many new Grand Slam winners. Since 2016 have, pell-mell, opened their palmares in main: Angelique Kerber, Garbine Muguruza, Jelena Ostapenko, Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka, Ashleigh Barty, Bianca Andreescu, Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek. An outstanding plateau, which awaits different faces. Who’s subsequent in 2021? Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina, Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka? The bets have been made. It is rumored that on Flawil’s facet, some can be able to put a coin on Belinda Bencic. Daring.

4 – Novak Djokovic will win at the very least 2 main titles …

The man with 17 Grand Slam titles will drop to at the very least 19; we take the guess? Very recovered after his fault within the US Open (ball despatched within the face of a linesman synonymous with logical disqualification) and after the derailment obtained within the closing of Roland-Garros, the Serbian might be eager to return and hit laborious in 2021 Few of the trophies that ought to be capable of escape him. In any case, we are able to see him swallowing at the very least 2 main titles.

Novak Djokovic, already able to pounce on the Grand Slam titles. [JASON SZENES – EPA]

5 – Iga Swiatek will enter the highest-5 …

Wonderful winner of Roland-Garros, fortnight throughout which her offensive tennis delighted viewers (and the scant spectators on web site), Iga Swiatek is a future large. Today seventeenth within the WTA, the Polish has all of the instruments to climb once more. We see her in a short time settle within the high-5. This needs to be achieved in 2021.

Iga Swiatek, nonetheless clenched in 2021? [Christophe Ena – EPA]

6 – Marc-Andrea Hüsler will make an look within the high-100…

Very impressed in 2020 (winner of two Challengers, semi-finalist at Kitzbühel), Marc-Andrea Hüsler managed to dribble the disaster and tennis pitfalls to climb to an encouraging 147th ATP place. In one 12 months, the 24-12 months-previous from Zurich has gained almost 150 locations on the earth hierarchy and we’re keen to guess that he’ll drop into the highest-100 at one level or one other over the subsequent 12 months.

7 – Rafael Nadal will carry his complete Grand Slam titles to 21 …

He has 4 prospects of changing into alone on the earth and will reach grabbing one. Rafael Nadal is such a monster that he might, this 12 months, turn out to be the one tennis participant to carry 21 Grand Slam crowns. Roland-Garros is after all eyeing him. But the Spaniard is aware of tips on how to win in every single place. His subsequent door neighbor Roger Federer could also be cautious.

Rafael Nadal might effectively rise increased than Federer this 12 months. [ANDY RAIN – EPA]

8 – There might be no new male Grand Slam winner…

Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev…? No, no new face might be invited into the circle of Grand Slam winners. We want to say the other, however the serenity of Novak Djokovic, the career of Rafael Nadal, even the hair-to-scratch Dominic Thiem won’t be stunned on the finish of a fortnight by the “novices”.

9 – Jannik Sinner will qualify for the Masters…

Currently thirty sixth on the earth, the Italian jewel (19 years previous) goes sooner than music. Outside the highest-80 12 months in the past, he has managed to get nearer to the 30 finest gamers on the planet by taking part in scrumptious tennis, which confirms his immense potential, thanks particularly to his puzzling capability to speed up the ball. Winner of his 1st ATP event in November in Sofia, 12 months after his quest for the NextGen Masters, Sinner additionally stays on a superb quarter-closing (in opposition to Nadal) at Roland Garros. We can simply think about him breaking different locks in 2021.

10 – Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Murray will say bye-bye…

We would not prefer to have to write down it down, however the curtain will definitely be lowered for good on the careers of two recreation monsters, 2 gamers we love: Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Murray. The Argentinian, damaged man in every single place, didn’t have the profession his tennis and his gentlemanly demeanor deserved. World No. 3 at his finest, winner of the US Open at 20 (2009), he might and will have been a part of the “Big Four” which might then have been referred to as “Big Five”. His physique determined in any other case and we are able to solely remorse it. As for Murray, regardless of his tenacity, his hip will ultimately get the higher of him as soon as once more. The Scotsman nevertheless had a masterful profession: No 1 ATP and winner of three main titles (for 8 finals misplaced). Immense.

Arnaud Cerutti – @arnaud_cerutti

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