Humbert in straight sets.
Swinging through the Wimbledon greens, it's Botic van de Zandschulp meeting the mighty Ugo Humbert. One quick look at past encounters and it's clear to anyone with a moderately functioning pair of glasses that Humbert has had the upper racket (that's like having an upper hand, but with more tennis). Humbert has sparkled brighter than the northern star in their previous face-offs. You'd have to go back three matches to spot a set that Van de Zandschulp could claim for himself.
Recent results show our boy Humbert dancing with volatility. It's been a roller coaster ride with topsy-turvy sequences of winning and losing. But the French player has a seed of 16, which is like sitting in a throne surrounded by tennis serfs, one of whom is the unseeded Van de Zandschulp.
On the other side of the court, Van de Zandschulp's recent performance sheet is a mixed bag of cat's pajamas and cat's disaster. A splish-splash of victories and defeats, but can't deny the Dutch lad's tenacity.
Yet, as unpredictable as sport can be, this isn't exactly a plot twist from a mystery novel. Humbert has been consistent against Van de Zandschulp, and fiscal factors - not that we're taking bets here - might tilt towards the Frenchman. Unless Van de Zandschulp is hiding a tennis Jedi up his cap, history tends to repeat itself, so let's wrap this up and put a bow on it.
Albert’s Prediction: Humbert in straight sets.