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Wimbledon Men and Womens Odds, Betting Preview and Big Bets – 2023

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The most hallowed of the four grand slam events, Wimbledon’s 136th edition certainly has no shortage of absorbing storylines.

There’s re-established kingpin Novak Djokovic’s quest for more history, Nick Kyrgios’ race against the fitness clock, the illness hampering defending women’s champ Elena Rybakina’s bid to join exalted back-to-back company, and a pair of young No.1 superstars searching for a breakthrough on grass.

Here’s the players to keep tabs on at the All England Club over the next fortnight.

 

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Djokovic eyeing off Calendar Slam

Novak Djokovic endured arguably the most challenging year of his career in 2022, banned from competing at the Australian and US Opens and featuring in just one grand slam final for only the second time in the past 12 seasons.

But the sole major triumph of his annus horribilis was a memorable one: a seventh Wimbledon title via a four-set victory over bolter Nick Kyrgios in the final.

Meanwhile, despite Father Time catching up with fellow ‘Big Three’ legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and the emergence of a red-hot next-gen field led by world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz, the 36-year-old Djokovic has reaffirmed his status is the undisputed player to beat on the biggest stages.

Already in 2023 Djokovic has regained the Australian Open and French Open titles – for the loss of just three sets across both tournaments – after thrashing Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud, respectively, in straight-sets finals.

Djokovic also disposed of cramp-stricken, heavy favourite Alcaraz in the semis at Roland Garros. His third French Open success took his major tally to 23, giving him sole possession of the all-time record.

As well as establishing an overall grand slam mark that may take decades for another player to challenge, Djokovic is eyeing off a couple of indelible Wimbledon records over the next fortnight.

Saluting at the All England Club for the eighth time would see him draw level with Federer’s tally, while it would also be his fifth straight – putting him alongside Bjorn Borg (1976-80) and Federer (2003-07) for the best-ever Wimbledon run in the Open era.

World No.2 Djokovic is an amazingly short $1.67 to do so. Alcaraz is seemingly the only realistic fly in the ointment at $4.33, after the tyro – who lost in the fourth round last year – accelerated his grass-court education by winning the Queen’s Club Championships last week.

The next bracket of contenders are way back: Daniil Medvedev ($19), Jannik Sinner ($21), Alexander Zverev ($29), Kyrgios ($34) and Sebastian Korda ($34). Sentimental British favourite Andy Murray is on the next line at $41.

Rarely has Djokovic – who has started some grand slams at very skinny odds in recent years – seemed such a certain champion as he continues to solidify his case in the G.O.A.T. debate.

De Minaur leads Aussie charge as Kyrgios stalls

Nick Kyrgios’ rollercoaster ride to last year’s Wimbledon final electrified the sporting world – a watershed performance from the controversial Australian enigma that he followed up with a maiden US Open quarter-final appearance.

Sadly, he’s barely been sighted on the court since withdrawing from the Japan Open quarters in October. Kyrgios belatedly returned at the Stuttgart Open two weeks ago, losing in the first round to world No.59 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3.

A niggling knee problem forced him to miss subsequent warm-up opportunities and he will go into Wimbledon on very limited preparation. Nevertheless, he is on the sixth line of betting at $34, while the world No.33 has nabbed a seed after the withdrawal of a couple of higher-ranked rivals.

John McEnroe declared that despite his lack of tennis, Kyrgios is an opponent no one wants to come up against at the All England Club.

Australia’s top-ranked player, Alex de Minaur, may be a more reliable proposition to go deep into the tournament, however.

The world No.16 ramped up his grass-court campaign with a charge to the Queen’s Club Championship final, upsetting Holger Rune in the semis before going down to Carlos Alcaraz. De Minaur, who won the 2021 Eastbourne International, reached the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time last year.

The 24-year-old livewire is alongside some big names like top-10 stars Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas on the 11th line of betting at $51. Other Aussie men to keep an eye on include Jordan Thompson ($251), Chris O’Connell ($401), Alexei Popyrin ($401) and Max Purcell ($501).

It’s less encouraging for Aussie fans on the women’s side of Wimbledon, however, with 2021-22 quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic ruled out by injury. No other Australians are currently inside the WTA’s top 100.

Rybakina’s defence clouded by illness

Seeded 17th heading into Wimbledon last year, Elena Rybakina wasn’t exactly creating dark-horse buzz.

But the power-hitting Kazakhstani surged to a memorable maiden grand slam triumph, beating former champ Simona Halep in the semis then coming from a set down to beat world No.3 Ons Jabeur in the final.

The 24-year-old has gone from strength to strength since, reaching the Australian Open final where she went down to Aryna Sabalenka, turning the tables on Sabalenka in the Indian Wells final, finishing runner-up at the Miami Masters and beating Iga Swiatek on the way to the Rome Masters title.

But her irresistible momentum was halted by a viral illness during the French Open, forcing her to withdraw before her third-round assignment.

Rybakina was eliminated in the Round of 16 at the German Open by Donna Vekic before pulling out of the Eastbourne International due to the lingering effects of the illness.

Nevertheless, she is a $6.50 chance to join an icon-studded list of women’s players who have won consecutive Wimbledons in the Open era, which is restricted to Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Venus Williams and Serena Williams.

World No.1 Swiatek, the reigning US Open champion and coming off her third French Open victory in three years, is the $4.50 favourite – but she’s yet to dominate on grass.

The Polish phenom reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2021 (going down to Jabeur after winning the first set), while she was stunned by French veteran Alize Cornet in the third round last year.

While still the player to beat, Swiatek at this stage does not present the same overbearing threat she does on hard and clay courts – though she has looked in great touch at this week’s Bad Homburg Open.

Sabalenka joins Rybakina on the second line of betting for the title – and the Belarusian is among a host of players controversially banned by the Wimbledon brass last year looking to make up for lost time.

Knocking the grand slam monkey off her back in Melbourne in January puts her right in the frame at Wimbledon – where she was a semi-finalist in her last visit in 2021 – while she won the Madrid Masters and reached the French Open semis on an excellent clay swing in recent months.

At the age of 33, two-time champ (2011 and ’14) Petra Kvitova has firmed as a $12 contender on the back of her German Open success last week. The Czech veteran already proved she can still match it with the best on the big stage by winning the Miami Masters in March.

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