Wimbledon preview and odds: Jiri Vesely vs Joao Sousa

Published on: 01/07/2016

Wimbledon preview and odds: Jiri Vesely vs Joao Sousa

July 02, 2016 - Wimbledon, Third Round

Jiri Vesely pulled off one of the shocks of the tournament so far when he disposed of World No. 8 Dominic Thiem in round two. Next up for the young Czech is a clash against 31st-ranked Joao Sousa who had a tough time on his way to the third round.

Vesely claims second top 10 scalp of 2016

Jiri Vesely caused an upset on the clay courts of Monte Carlo back in April when he knocked out World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. On Wednesday, the 22-year-old claimed yet another top 10 scalp when he sent 8th-ranked Dominic Thiem packing at the second round stage of Wimbledon.

Vesely will now face the Portuguese player Joao Sousa who broke into the top 30 (28th) for the first time in his career last month. Sousa has since slipped back a few places in the rankings and currently sits at No. 31 in the world. He took five sets to find a way past 453rd-ranked Russian Dmitry Tursunov in round one, and four sets to overcome American Dennis Novikov in the second round.

Betting predictions

These two players have never met before but Vesely has the slightly better record on grass and has started this event in better shape. He has also played three sets less than his opponent and is coming into this game on the back of a confidence-boosting win over a top-10 opponent.

You can back Vesely to win at 1/2 with Bet365.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 01/07/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (01/07/2016 14:48:57) but are subject to change.