Tennis tips: Carlos Alcaraz can make Wimbledon statement with dominant Queen’s display
- Seb Sternik
- 25 June 2023
With four finals taking place on Sunday, we take a look at some of the best bets in our tennis accumulator.
Carlos Alcaraz will be looking to make a statement when he takes on Alex de Minaur in the final of the Queen's Club Championship.
Over in Halle, Andrey Rublev will be setting his sights on gold when he takes on Alexander Bublik in what is expected to be a highly competitive clash.
There are also two enticing women's finals as Petra Kvitova squares off with Donna Vekic in Berlin and Barbora Krejcikova takes on Jelena Ostapenko over in Birmingham.
Tennis acca tips
Here we pick four players likely to come out on top in matches across Sunday's programme on the ATP and WTA Tours.
Queen's Club Championship: Carlos Alcaraz vs Alex de Minaur | Pick: Alcaraz
Halle Open: Andrey Rublev vs Alexander Bublik | Pick: Rublev
German Open: Petra Kvitova vs Donna Vekic | Pick: Kvitova
Birmingham Classic: Barbora Krejcikova vs Jelena Ostapenko | Pick: Krejcikova
Queen's Club Championship: Carlos Alcaraz vs Alex de Minaur
Carlos Alcaraz looks simply unstoppable. The Spaniard described his quarter-final victory over Grigor Dimitrov as one of the finest performances her has ever produced on grass. Yet just 24 hours later, he looked even better as he dispatched Sebastian Korda in straight sets.
The 20-year-old is looking to become world number one before Wimbledon and it's hard to see how Alex de Minaur could possibly stop him from taking Queen's Club glory.
The Aussie put on a clinic of his own as he defeated Holger Rune in the semi-final. It's worth noting that the current world number 18 also boasts more experience on grass than his upcoming opponent.
Nevertheless, Alcaraz is playing on a whole different level at the moment and we're backing the youngster to lift gold in London.
Halle Open: Andrey Rublev vs Alexander Bublik
Russia may be in political turmoil however one of their brightest sporting talents is expected to deliver the goods over in Halle, Germany.
This will be Rublev's second ATP 500 final appearance in 2023 as he targets his first title on grass.
Victory certainly won't come easy against Alexander Bublik. The Kazakh has pulled off a string of upsets to reach the final, including victories over Jan-Lennard Struff, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev.
Despite this, Rublev does have the upper hand when it comes to the head-to-head record.
The Russian has won three straight encounters against Bublik and we're backing the 25-year-old to continue that run in a very close contest.
German Open: Petra Kvitova vs Donna Vekic
The clay court season was one to forget for Petra Kvitova who endured first round defeats in both Madrid and the French Open.
Since then, the former world number two has kicked off her grass campaign with four straight wins - without dropping a single set.
Donna Vekic has also impressed in Berlin with wins over top class opposition in Elena Rybakina and Maria Sakkari.
Nevertheless, Kvitova comfortably leads the head-to-head record having won four of the previous five encounters. In fact, Vekic has won just one of her last seven sets with her Czech rival.
With that in mind, the two-time Wimbledon champion is the one to back.
Birmingham Classic: Barbora Krejcikova vs Jelena Ostapenko
Barbora Krejcikova is yet to drop a single set as she powered her way to the final in Birmingham.
The former world number two has a solid record in finals, winning six from her last seven.
Jelena Ostapenko, on the other hand, has been involved in serious battles over in Birmingham, with every match being contested over three sets.
While the Latvian leads the head-to-head record, Krejcikova is playing her best tennis in some time. With that in mind, we're backing the Czech to get the job done.
