An intriguing encounter awaits us as Juan Monaco faces an uphill task in his first round of Wimbledon as his opponent is none other than Spaniard Almagro. Technically both players are accustomed to clay courts but I do find Almagro has added more to his game in the last 2 years which has seen him break into the top 50 in the world. He is twenty one places ahead of Juan Monaco who can say that 2009 has been a very fruitful year for him. Monaco record of 21-13 suggests much progress but throughout his career, he has only taken part in 2 grass court matches which is a worrying sign.

Almagro have won 2/3 of the encounter against Monaco and in the last two meetings, Almagro have easily pushed him aside in quick fashion. Go for Almagro to win this match, probably it will take him to four sets but end of the day, I would expect him to control majority of the match because of hi powerful serves.

Pick: Almagro @1.73