JAY CLARKE
Jay Clarke was beaten in the first round by Queen and Eastbourne in preparation for Wimbledon, but performed superbly from the set down to beat Noah Rubin on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old will also enter the men's double draw with James Ward and with their first match on Wednesday, Clarke can feel at his feet on Thursday against the biggest ever on grass at Roger Federer.
The young Englishman will take inspiration from Cori Gauff when he walks out to face Federer on Center Court for the first time, after beating his own Wimbledon record.
ROGER FEDERER
Center Court was stunned shortly after Lloyd Harris took the first set of Roger Federer's campaign in 2019 but regular service continued when Switzerland won the next three with only five matches conceded.
The world number three will now face young Englishman Jay Clarke for the first time as a much easier opponent than the first and he will be determined not to drop another set for a while in this tournament.
The 37-year-old came out of Wimbledon in the second round because of a shock defeat by Sergiy Stakhovsky in 2013 a year because of an injury.
Jay Clarke vs. Roger Federer: Betting Preview & Tips
Wimbledon, London, men's singles, first round: Roger Federer vs. Jay Clarke
Wimbledon eight-time winner, third seed Roger Federer met local man Jay Clarke who is ranked 169th in the world. In the previous round Federer played with Lloyd Harris who surprisingly won the first set.
The 20-year-old England has got a wild card so he doesn't have to play in qualifying. After six straight defeats Clarke beat Noah Rubin to 3: 1 in the first round.
These opponents are like Clarke, Harris, Sugita, Kudla, etc. Having an "easier" position when they play the top 10 players because they have seen many of these great players while Federer needs several times that he knows his opponent, therefore more than 8.5 in the first set can be good.
The Pick:
Jay Clarke 0-3 Roger Federer
