The Storm snuck past the Roosters in a heated affair last week and will host a Dragons side completely decimated by Origin selection tonight. The Dragons have been the benchmark all season, but the lion’s share of results have hinged on the likes of Hunt, De Belin and Sims, all of whom are missing. The Storm are also missing players, but with Cam Smith leading the charge, they can cover a small line.
Journeyman Benoit Paire will face 26th seed Denis Shapovalov fresh after his first round opponent Andy Murray was forced to retire from the tournament. Shapovalov is a deserving second round competitor after seeing off France’s Jeremy Chardy in four, but he will need to up his game if he is to continue his winning run past Paire. I’m confident that Shapovalov will win, but Paire is good enough to take a set.
Aussies Daria Gavrilova and Sam Stosur will meet in the second round tonight and the former looks like great value to pull off an upset, in what should be an outstanding contest. Stosur outmuscled China’s Peng Shuai in two sets first-up, while the seeded Gavrilova made light work of the USA’s Caroline Dolehide; dropping only five games. This looks likely to go the distance and 3 sets at $2.35 looks a terrific bet.
Daily Three-Leg Multi
The early rounds of Wimbledon offer great opportunities to multi results and today’s three-leg multi follows that path. Gilles Simon has been a threat for more than a decade and can end Matteo Berrettini’s tournament tonight. Juan Martin Del Potro breezed through the first round and can continue past Feliciano Lopez. Kei Nishikori is one of the hardest workers on tour and will be a handful for Bernard Tomic.