The Roehampton J1 tournament is looking to be a talented lineup full of the top players as they get ready for Junior Wimbledon. As this is the final week to warm up for the Grand Slam, more and more players are taking this chance to get match play in and potentially gain points. The field is led by Junior #3 and Junior RG champion Holger Rune, but he is no easy favorite to take the title. Elliot Spirrizzi is a potential round of 16 opponent for the Dane, and Virginia freshman Brandon Nakashima or J1 Nottingham champion Shintaro Mochizuki could meet him in the quarters. For second seed and Milan winner Jonas Forejtek, Tyler Zink lurks in Round 3, and any one of Blu Baker, Carlos Garfia, or Emilio Nava may be a quarterfinal matchup. However, none of these players are our prediction to win. We believe Martin Damm, the rapid rising American, will take out 2018 Orange Bowl champion Otto Virtanen in the final, and set himself up for a big week at the All England Club.

UTL Tennis Prediction– Martin Damm d. Otto Virtanen 7-5, 6-4