Wimbledon 2022: Serena Williams back for 24th Slam win?
Wimbledon 2022 women’s singles betting & predictions
The queen of tennis hasn’t been on the court for a year.
On June 27, 2022, Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the season, starts in the UK. Competitions on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club will be held for two weeks and will host the strongest tennis players on the planet, with the exception of athletes from Russia and Belarus – they are disqualified by the organizers.
This year, by decision of the ATP and WTA, the tournament is deprived of points, so it has become a little friendly, although it has not lost its legendary status and prestige. And the return of the legend will add interest to him – Serena Williams has not played for exactly a year and will return to the tour just at Wimbledon. The rest of the tennis players in fear will be waiting for a meeting with her.
Serena to end Swiatek’s amazing winning streak?
Previously, the first racket of the world from Poland is the main contender for the women’s title. Analysts of the betting company Pinnacle offer to bet on the final victory of Swiatek with a coefficient of 2.50. The fact that Iga will not take the title, quote 1.53.
The world’s best tennis player recently won the Roland Garros for her 35th straight win in the final. Of course, no one doubted that she would top the list of Wimbledon favorites. True, at this tournament her chances of picking up the trophy are almost two times lower than in Paris.
The fact is that at the adult level, Swiatek did not win a single competition on grass, and her victory at Wimbledon in 2018 happened at a junior age. Last year, Iga stopped in the UK in the fourth round, and this is still her best result. And she didn’t play on grass at all this season – after Roland Garros, the champion is experiencing shoulder problems.
Simona Halep (12.0) will try to prevent Swiatek from winning the second Slam in a row. The Romanian tennis player took Wimbledon in 2018, defeating Serena Williams herself in the final. She is also in good shape ahead of the new tournament – she reached the semi-finals in Birmingham.
The third favorite is a surprise from analysts. They believe that Emma Radukanu (12.0) has the same high chances to win as Simona Halep. The Briton is still rocking the tennis world after winning the US Open and Wimbledon will be her home tournament. Only in front of him, Emma was injured and did not even finish the match in Nottingham against Victoria Golubits.
The top 5 main contenders also included two Americans. One of them is the legendary Serena Williams (13.0). Despite the fact that the 40-year-old tennis player has not played for a year, and her form raises big questions, due to her experience and the highest class, she is able to overcome several rivals. Although much will depend on the draw – Serena will play in the wild card tournament, as her rating has fallen below 1000 rackets. Therefore, in the first round, she can hit anyone, even Schwentek.
Above Serena and behind Schwentek is Corey Gauff (11.0). The Roland Garros finalist spends good weeks on grass tournaments, reaching 1/2 in Berlin. She can play again for the title, but now at Wimbledon.
Who else is worth paying attention to?
Ons Jaber from Tunisia is having an outstanding season. She began to show a confident game even on hard, then continued on the ground (although she flew out in the first round of Roland Garros). Now, he performs well on the grass. The coefficient for her success is 17.0.
For a quote of 18.0, you can take the victories of Maria Sakkari, Paula Badosa or the highly experienced Petra Kvitova, a two-time winner of Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014.
A coefficient of 20.0 estimated the possibility of triumph for Anette Kontaveit, Belinda Bencic, Garbine Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova. The Czech, by the way, is last year’s finalist of the tournament.
