Carlos Alcaraz vs Francisco Cerundolo – Queen’s Club Tennis Prediction and Pick 6/18/24

Top seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will face Argentina’s World No. 26 Francisco Cerundolo in the first round of the 2024 Queen’s Club Championships. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Here’s our Carlos Alcaraz vs Francisco Cerundolo prediction.

Carlos Alcaraz vs Francisco Cerundolo Preview

Less than two weeks after he captured his first French Open title, Carlos Alcaraz will be back in action on the grass courts of the Queen’s Club Championships. This is an important tournament for the Spaniard as it elevated his status as an all-surface player last summer. The 21-year-old won his first pro title on the lawns here before defeating Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Alcaraz is playing pain-free after a debilitating forearm injury threatened to jeopardize his preparations for the clay-court swing. Let’s see how he will fare against the hard-hitting Francisco Cerundolo.

Cerundolo is also playing his first match of this year’s grass-court swing. Djokovic eliminated him in the last 16 at Roland Garros in a thrilling five-set match. Looking back, there is definitely disappointment for Cerundolo, who led by a break in the match deep in the fourth set and was a few games from his finest victory. He was also playing an ailing Djokovic because the Serbian withdrew from the tournament after that match due to a knee injury. Nevertheless, the Argentinian knows tennis is a quick turnaround sport and can’t dwell on past results if he intends to spring the upset of the 2024 Queen’s Club Championships.

Carlos Alcaraz vs Francisco Cerundolo Head-To-Head

• Alcaraz and Cerundolo have never played each other on the ATP Tour before this.

• Alcaraz was 12-0 on grass last year, and Cerundolo was 6-2 on the same surface in 2023.

Carlos Alcaraz vs Francisco Cerundolo Prediction

Cerundolo was one of the unexpected champions on grass last summer when he sensationally won the title in Eastbourne. With neither player getting plenty of preparation time on the surface coming into the match, don’t expect the much-fancied Alcaraz to hit the ground running immediately. With that said, Alcaraz has so many shots in his toolbox to win this match, even in first gear.