Roger Federer, the defending Wimbledon champ and current world's No.1, may be the hottest odds-on favourite.
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Wimbledon favourites, tennis odds and spread betting markets
In the Wimbledon men's draw, four of the five top seeds have won a Grand Slam and also been ranked World Number One at some point. Roger Federer, the defending champion and current Number One, may be the hottest odds-on Wimbledon favourite in years to lift the trophy, and the draw’s been kind to the Swiss maestro. He shouldn’t even have to break sweat to reach the quarter-finals.
In contrast, Wimbledon's second seed Andy Roddick can’t be thrilled at the prospect of a potential second round meeting with tennis giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic, a repeat of the Stella Artois final. Sporting Index are offering Ace Supremacy and Total Aces markets throughout the tournament – it’ll be interesting to see what their predictions are for that particular match!
French Open champion Rafael Nadal may not yet have reached number one, but is sure to catch the public's attention, despite being somewhat of an unknown quantity on grass. The Spanish prodigy’s incredible speed and retrieval skills may prove insufficient on grass when exposed to a specialist’s serve and volley tactics. However a fair draw has given him a chance to adapt in the early rounds, before a potential meeting with yet another exciting teenage prospect – Richard Gasquet – in Round 3.
Wimbledon champ of 2002, Lleyton Hewitt, has a tricky quarter of the draw to negotiate with Safin, Ancic, and a returning Philippoussis to contend with. The Aussie could be in for a very tough tournament, and it won’t be a surprise to see him heading home early. Tim Henman will be hoping for faster conditions than recent years – perhaps the All-England Club’s new policy of opening the balls on court, rather than a week before, could do the trick for a British victory! Yet another favourable draw for the ‘Tiger’ sees him with a fairly comfortable run, until a potential meeting with old adversary Grosjean. If he does manage to beat the Frenchman, he may be left with the simple task of beating Federer in order to reach the final!
In the women's event Maria Sharapova looks to be the player to beat. The 18-year-old has won her last 17 matches on grass, including of course last year's event. She'll face stiff competition, however, from the likes of Serena Williams, who has reached the final on her last three visits here. Feisty Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne, who has won her last four tournaments, left after the shocking defeat in the first round. Watch out Lindsay Davenport who should never be underestimated.
To begin with, No.2 in world's rankings Russia's Maria Sharapova began the defence of her Wimbledon title with a comfortable 6-2 6-2 victory over Spain's Nuria Llagostera Vives in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Russian has not left any chances to her rival. Instead, the new tennis sex symbol 'Masha' Sharapova and has all the chances to make Wimbledon Sharapoville...French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne, ranked No. 7 in the world, was a sure bet to defeat No. 76 Eleni Daniilidou in their first-round match at Wimbledon. That was on paper, though. In real, the Greek scored stunning upset forcing Henin-Hardenne to such a unexpected exit in the first round.As Serena Williams squeaked past Haynes at Wimbledon, World No. 1s Federer, Davenport passed on Monday.
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