{"id":359159,"date":"2025-07-23T17:14:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=359159"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:10:26","slug":"dc-citi-open-predictions-round-of-16-july-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/dc-citi-open-predictions-round-of-16-july-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Citi Open round of 16 picks and predictions: Bets bets on Ben Shelton vs. Gabriel Diallo and Emma Raducanu vs. Naomi Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The DC Citi Open Round of 16 continues on Thursday, and I’ve got two picks for the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Canadian Gabriel Diallo is a slight underdog against ATP No. 9-ranked Ben Shelton. Both are strong servers, and their matchup should go down to the wire. On the women’s side, Naomi Osaka meets Emma Raducanu in a battle of two Grand Slam winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my top DC Citi Open predictions for July 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DC Citi Open predictions overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Click link to add selection to betslip. Note: Lines have changed\/market no longer available if grey.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennis predictions<\/strong><\/td>Odds<\/strong><\/td>Bet now \u2b07\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Shelton\/Diallo over 23.5 games<\/td>-109<\/td>Add to betslip<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Osaka to win<\/td>-120<\/td>Add to betslip<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Go to full DC Citi Open betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DC Citi Open predictions made at 4:00 p.m. ET on 07\/23\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DC Citi Open predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet: Shelton\/Diallo over 23.5 games (-109)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a fan of long rallies, this match probably isn’t for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelton and Diallo are two of the hardest-serving players on the ATP Tour, ranking 14th and 15th in aces per match. Both players rank inside the top-25 in service games won, and serve rating, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as returners, they leave a lot to be desired. Diallo sits 57th in return games won (19.0%), and Shelton is even lower at 73 (15.4%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that said, I think breaks will come few and far between, and can easily see this going the distance with a couple of tiebreaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelton is the favourite, and deservingly so, but Diallo is playing the best tennis of his young career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian won his first ATP singles event at the Libema Open in June and took ATP World No. 4 Taylor Fritz to a fifth set in a Wimbledon second-round thriller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Diallo won his only match against Shelton 5\u20137, 7\u20136, 6\u20133 in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Osaka to win (-120)<\/strong>: It’s officially comeback season for Osaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former WTA World No. 1 took a leave of absence in 2023 and was shaky in 2024. But she’s put together a strong 21-10 record this year and, as expected, is doing her best work on hard courts, where she won all four of her slams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osaka is 10-4 on the surface this year and 4-1 in her last five. It’s worth noting two of those losses came via retirements, and one was in the Auckland Open final when she held a one-set lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raducanu’s lone Grand Slam also came on hard court (2021 US Open), but she has been an unimpressive 32-29 (52.4%) on the surface since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Englishwoman is also playing doubles in this event, which should make things a little more difficult against Osaka, who is consistently pushing her competitors deep into matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osaka has only lost in straight sets twice in 31 matches this season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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