Wimbledon Betting
Rafael Nadal’s decision to sit out Wimbledon has seen the prices of many players drop significantly, none more so, however, than Andy Murray’s and Roger Federer’s, who will both be hoping to make the most of the absence of last years champion from the tournament.
Federer is currently ¾ favourite to win the tournament, whilst Murray is 11/4 second favourite. The Scot’s price has been dropping ever since his win at Queens two weeks ago and he has been backed in from 6/1 to 7/2 on Betfair.
As usual we’ve tried to hunt down some each way value and as we have two fairly heavy favourites it shouldn’t be too difficult. Djokovic at 16/1 has a fairly easy journey to the semi finals where he would meet Roger Federer. Elsewhere, Marin Cilic, ranked 11th in the world looks pretty big at 150/1 with Sporting Bet. Despite a poor performance in the second round of Queens this year, he might be worth backing with the intention of laying him on Betfair as he progresses through the tournament.
On the opposite side of the draw both Del Potro and Roddick will be fighting it out to meet Andy Murray in the Semi Finals this year. The young Del Potro has had a very good year, reaching the quarter finals of both the U.S and Australian Opens and reaching the Semi Finals at Roland Garos. The greatest challenge to Del Potro will come through Andy Roddick who has an impressive record on grass, having reached two Wimbledon finals and won Queens four times. Both players are 20/1 and potential each way shots for the tournament.
The Women’s singles looks to be a bit more open than the Men’s, Serena and Venus Williams are favourites at 5/2 and 3/1 respectively. Elsewhere Sharapova and Safina are both 12/1 and Kuznetsova at 20/1 could offer some value each way.
As the tournament continues, make sure you keep up to date with the latest odds in all the markets.
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