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Wimbledon ladies' singles predictions: Outright tips and odds
Our expert has two outright tips for this year's ladies' singles competition at Wimbledon, including a long shot at 80/1. We think 2022 champion Elena Rybakina could go the distance.
Elena Rybakina to win Wimbledon @ 6/1 with Betfred
Ons Jabeur to win Wimbledon @ 80/1 with Betfred
All odds courtesy of Betfred. Correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
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Rybakina ready for repeat triumph
With defending champion Barbora Krejcikova struggling with injury and outright favourite Aryna Sabalenka prone to throwing away major finals, there is a wide-open feel to the ladies' singles event at Wimbledon this year.
Coco Gauff will be a popular pick after winning the French Open this year and the American has found a good balance in temperament.
But an opener against Dayana Yastremska is far from ideal and Gauff was below her best on grass in Berlin, losing in the first round.
Iga Swiatek, meanwhile, performed well at Bad Homburg and has a fairly straightforward draw, but there is no getting away from the fact she is generally weak on grass.
One player who could seize the initiative is 6/1 shot Elena Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022.
Rybakina has avoided Sabalenka, Madison Keys and Jasmine Paolini in her half of the draw and, while Swiatek and Gauff are in her quarter, she is capable of beating both players.
She looks like she is getting back to her best under current coach Davide Sanguinetti, having claimed the WTA Strasbourg title as recently as May, and her confidence is returning.
In preparation for Wimbledon, she chose to compete on grass in Berlin and reached the quarter-finals, in which she played some excellent tennis against Sabalenka, losing 6-7 6-3 6-7.
She fired down 14 aces in that contest and her powerful serve could carry her far at Wimbledon, where she also made the quarter-finals in 2023 and semi-finals in 2024.
Grass specialist Jabeur looks overpriced
The open nature of the ladies' singles competition at Wimbledon means there are some big prices around and unseeded talent Ons Jabeur looks massive at 80/1 with Betfred, especially as other bookmakers rate her around the 50/1 mark, which looks big in itself.
Paolini, who has a poor record at Wimbledon aside from last year's appearance in the final, and Qinwen Zheng, who struggles on grass, are the two toughest opponents in her quarter, which is among the softest in the draw.
Jabeur reached consecutive finals at Wimbledon in 2022 and 2023 and, since 2021, no woman has won more matches on grass than the Tunisian ace (36).
Her game is made for the surface and, having previously struggled with the weight of expectation at the All England Club, she could ironically thrive when bookmakers are not giving her a chance.
