Both the Eastbourne Open and Bad Homburg Open will play their finals on Saturday morning.
The pregame narrative: Taylor Fritz looks to add a second title this month in his match against Jenson Brooksby. On the women’s side, Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula look to add to their trophy cases before Wimbledon starts next week.
Check out my top tennis predictions for the June 28 matches.
Tennis predictions: Eastbourne Open
Best bet: Fritz under 12.5 games won (+125)
This is a good way to back the American while avoiding his -148 price tag to win in straight sets.
Fritz already has a title on grass this season (Stuttgart Open) and is proving to be one of the best in the world on the surface.
In the last two years, he’s 16-3 on grass, including a 6-1 start in 2025. On Saturday, he has the chance to add another title before he turns his focus to Wimbledon.
Fritz plays Brooksby, the No. 133-ranked men’s player.
- Brooksby qualified as a lucky loser at Eastbourne and took advantage, winning three of the next four matches in straight sets.
- But he’s needed three more matches than Fritz to reach the final, and that can’t be ignored.
These two have a recent match to look at, coming at the Australian Open in January. Fritz won the contest by a landslide, winning all three sets (6-2, 6-0, 6-3).
For this wager to cash, the No. 5-ranked player needs to win in straight sets with a few breaks mixed in. Or he could lose badly, but I don’t see that in the cards.
Key stat: In their last meeting, Fritz won six of his seven break points.
Best bet for Pegula vs. Swiatek
Swiatek -4.5 games (+108): Swiatek has won six of her 10 career matches with Pegula, but the two have never met on grass.
And that’s one surface where the Polish player shines. She’s off to a 3-0 start this season and has yet to lose a set.
Overall, she’s 21-8 on grass in her career and 12-2 since the start of 2023.
Pegula is a good player on the surface, holding a 32-22 career record. But she’s faced far more resistance at the Bad Homburg Open, needing all three sets to win her last two matches.
That’s resulted in needing almost an hour more of court time to reach the final.
Swiatek hasn’t won a title so far in 2025, and it’s cost her in the rankings. She’s down at No. 8 after a lengthy stint in the top five.
This is a great chance to start a turnaround. She presumably has a stamina advantage and is next to unbeatable on grass.
Tennis predictions made at 3:58 p.m. on 06/27/2025.
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