{"id":365285,"date":"2025-08-27T12:33:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=365285"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:33:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:33:36","slug":"us-open-tennis-predictions-and-best-bets-august-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/us-open-tennis-predictions-and-best-bets-august-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open second-round picks and predictions Aug. 28: Best bets on Safiullin vs. Auger-Aliassime, Sinner vs. Popyrin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The second round at the U.S. Open continues Thursday with plenty of star power in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> World No. 1 Jannik Sinner continues his historic season as he takes on Australian Alexei Popyrin. There&#8217;s also Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who plays his second-round matchup against Roman Safiullin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my top US Open predictions for Aug. 28, including a pick on Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Daniel Altmaier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Open predictions: Aug. 28<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Sinner\/Popyrin under 30.5 games (-103)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Sinner plays, it&#8217;s become about finding the best value on the Italian \u2014 and I think this is it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He unsurprisingly dominated his first-round matchup, losing just four games over the three sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would name that opponent, but it doesn&#8217;t really matter at this point as long as it&#8217;s not Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In matches against anyone but Alcaraz, Sinner is 31-1 this season, winning 28 of them in straight sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On hard courts, he has won 34 of 37 sets in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to keep pace with Sinner, and I don&#8217;t think Popyrin has what it takes right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old is having a tough season, holding a 17-19 record (7-9 on hard courts). That&#8217;s not the level to be playing at when challenging a guy who&#8217;s 43-6 on the playing surface since the start of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Sinner is on a 50-match winning streak on hard courts against players outside of the top 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:117304\">Embed: #117304<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/tennis\/grand_slam\/wimbledon\">Full tennis betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Open best bet: Safiullin vs. Auger-Alassime<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Auger-Aliassime -4.5 games (-122)<\/strong>: I like the value here backing the Canadian to pick up a comfortable win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Auger-Aliassime looks to be finding his form again. He&#8217;s 4-1 in his past five, with all the wins coming in straight sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The loss was against Sinner, which doesn&#8217;t affect his stock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His opponent, Safuillin, has a 13-19 record in 2025, with a 9-11 record on hard courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first round, Safuillin needed all five sets to best a rapidly declining 38-year-old Gael Monfils. Before that, he lost three of four matches, all contested on a hard court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Auger-Aliassime covered this spread in his first match, beating Billy Harris, who at least had a decent 21-17 record on hard courts in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With how Safiullin has been playing, this is arguably a step down in competition, and the Canadian should continue rolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best bet: Tsitsipas vs. Altmaier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tsitsipas -2.5 sets (+190)<\/strong>: Let&#8217;s end these picks off with a nice plus-money pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Altmaier is coming off a gruelling five-set match with Hamad Medjedovic, which lasted just under five hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The German wasn&#8217;t in the best form entering the U.S. Open, losing seven of his previous nine matches before his first-round win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tsitsipas lost his first set in his match against Alexandre Muller, but looked sharp in winning 19 of the last 26 games for the win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tsitsipas wasn&#8217;t playing the best before that, so it&#8217;s encouraging to see a rather dominant victory against a top-40 opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tsitsipas has always been a strong player on hard courts. He is 192-104 in his career and has never finished with a losing record on the surface over a full season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altmaier (No. 56) ranks worse than Tsitsipas&#8217; first-round opponent, so I think it&#8217;s worth a shot on the Greek star to build on his momentum in dominant fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>US Open predictions made at 11:11 a.m. on 08\/27\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second round at the U.S. Open continues Thursday with plenty of star power in action. The pregame narrative: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner continues his historic season as he takes on Australian Alexei Popyrin. There&#8217;s also Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who plays his second-round matchup against Roman Safiullin. 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