Tennis Betting Tips: Raducanu to show her class against Sakkari

After Wednesday's great success, Thursday was a bit of a let down as just one of my three selections landed. I'm hoping to end the week on a high this Friday, though, as I look at the action at Kitzbuhel and Washington D.C..

Check out my Tennis Betting Tips for Friday, July 25 below.

Set Betting - Alexander Bublik to beat Botic van de Zandschulp 2-0 @ 4/5

Starting off in Austria, where Alexander Bublik is into yet another semi-final on clay. He is up against Botic van de Zandschulp, who has been a thorn in Bublik's side in the past, with Van de Zandschulp winning the previous two head-to-head contests.

It's fair to say the Dutchman is facing a much different Bublik right now, one who oozes confidence and is playing some remarkable tennis right now. The Kazakh star's serve did have a bit of a wobble against compatriot Alexander Shevchenko in his last match, but his baseline game was still too strong and this will cause plenty of problems for his semi-final opponent.

Bublik has already landed two titles this season, one in Halle, having defeated world number one Jannik Sinner in the process, and the other came at Gstaad just last week. He is riding a wave of momentum and is proving difficult to stop. The 28-year-old is in a rhythm at the moment and I can't see it being disrupted, so I think he will be set for another commanding victory on Friday.

I have him to win in straight sets.

Set Betting - Emma Raducanu to beat Maria Sakkari 2-1 @ 3/1

Maria Sakkari has been looking sharp in Washington this week with impressive victories against Katie Boulter and home star Emma Navarro in the last round. Sakkari has not had the best 2025 season so far, which has been really testing at times.

Her triumph over Navarro was her first consecutive victory in the main draw of any event since the Madrid Open in April, so the last few months have been really challenging for the Greek star.

She will have gained some much-needed confidence from that win, though, which she will need against Emma Raducanu on Friday. The Brit has seen a massive shift in form since the start of the grass season and she is arguably looking the best she has ever been on court, which is great to see since she has struggled for consistency since her surprising US Open triumph four years ago.

Raducanu dispatched Naomi Osaka in the last round at the Citi Open, serving well in crucial moments as well as backing herself with some braver shots. She holds the psychological advantage here as she has beaten Sakkari on all three occasions they have met and I think this trend can continue based on her current form.

Sakkari is slowly getting herself back to a level we are familiar with, so I'm backing her to take at least a set from her opponent.

Match Betting - Alex de Minaur to beat Brandon Nakashima @ 4/9

Brandon Nakashima proved me wrong on Thursday as he cruised past Cameron Norrie in straight sets at the Citi Open, but he faces another tough test in the form of Alex de Minaur on Friday.

The Australian is in the quarter-finals of this event for the first time since 2018 and he will look to make it count. The number seven seed was involved in a cracker against Jiri Lehecka but he could have wrapped it up in straight sets if he had converted one of the two match points he had in the second set.

Nakashima reaches this stage of this event for the first time and as a home player, the crowd should be on his side. He boasts a stronger service game than his opponent but De Minaur is handier with returns and the trickier shots, so I think he will be able to frustrate the American from the baseline.

This looks like a contest that can go the distance, but I think De Minaur will be the one who comes out on top.

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