Predictor Picks: Could Sinner, Medvedev Fritz be great grass picks?
pThe grass-court season continues with ATP 500 events at Halle and Queenrsquo;s Club, with many of the biggest stars in the sport in action./p
pNew World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a headlines the field at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/halle/500/overview'Terra Wortmann Open/a in Halle, while a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a returns to action at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/london/311/overview'Cinch Championships/a./p
pBefore each tournament week, ATPTour.com looks at three players who might be good selections for fans in the PIF ATP Rankings Predictor./p
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pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a mdash; defending 90 pointsbr /
/strongThe Italian arrives in Germany as the 29th No. 1 in the history of the PIF ATP Rankings. He will try to make a splash in his first week at the pinnacle of menrsquo;s tennis./p
pSinner, who seeks his first title on grass, has enjoyed success on the surface before. One year ago, he made the semi-finals at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a (l. to Djokovic) and in 2022 he took a two-sets-to-none lead before falling to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a in five sets. /p
pThe 22-year-old has also improved his serve, which should make him an even tougher opponent on grass. His first-round opponent will be Dutchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a, against whom he owns a 4-0 Lexus ATP Head2Head record./p
pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a mdash; defending 90 pointsbr /
/strongThe third seed in Halle is former World No. 1 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a. The 28-year-old has enjoyed the most success on hard courts, but he has also performed well on grass./p
pMedvedev has won a title (2021 Mallorca) and reached two more finals (2022 lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch and Halle) on the surface. Last season, he reached the semi-finals at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a./p
pThis yearrsquo;s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a and Indian Wells finalist has played consistently throughout the season and will try to maintain that as he transitions surfaces. He begins his tournament against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nuno-borges/bt72/overview'Nuno Borges/a and could play Sinner in the semi-finals./p
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pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a mdash; defending 45 pointsbr /
/strongFew players have as powerful of a one-two punch as Fritz does in his serve and forehand. The aggressive American enjoys controlling points and that has served him well on grass before./p
pFritz won two of his seven ATP Tour titles on the surface, triumphing in Eastbourne in 2019 and 2022. Last year, he lost in the second round at Queenrsquo;s Club, but that defeat came against a tricky grass-court opponent in a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adrian-mannarino/me82/overview'Adrian Mannarino/a./p
pFritz will try to gain net points on the London grass, where he will pursue his second title of the season (Delray Beach). The American will open against a qualifier and if he wins, Fritz will face a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview'Cameron Norrie/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/milos-raonic/r975/overview'Milos Raonic/a./p
pstrongBonus Ball mdash; a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/abr /
/strongThe Italian must reach the quarter-finals in Halle to gain points this week. The good news for fans keen to select Sinner is that he has consistently earned his way deep into tournaments throughout 2024./p
pThe only event at which the 22-year-old did not advance to the semi-finals this year was the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/madrid/1536/overview'Mutua Madrid Open/a, where he withdrew ahead of the quarter-finals due to injury./p
pSinner advanced to the last eight in Halle last year and will try to push further into the draw at this edition./p
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