After coming up short in the final at last month’s French Open, Novak Djokovic is set to take the court in London next week as a strong 5-4 betting favorite to earn his second consecutive Wimbledon title at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Ranked No. 1 on the ATP Tour, Djokovic saw his 28-match winning streak come to a halt at Roland Garros, where he fell to Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 4-6. The loss was Djokovic’s third in the final in the last four years, leaving him still in search of an elusive first win at the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam.
Djokovic has enjoyed much more success at Wimbledon. The 28-year-old Belgrade, Serbia, native enters the 2015 Wimbledon Championships in London gunning for his third men’s singles title after raising the hardware in 2011 and 2014.
He is closely trailed on the Wimbledon betting lines by Scotsman Andy Murray. The Wimbledon fan favorite claimed victory in 2013, and sports 11-4 odds to earn his second championship this year.
Roger Federer, who sits at No. 2 in the ATP rankings, follows at 6-1. The 33-year-old owns seven Wimbledon titles, last winning in 2012, and dominated at last week’s Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, crushing Andreas Seppi in straight sets in the final.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal enters the tournament with 10-1 odds, while Wawrinka is a 14-1 bet to win his third career major title.
On the women’s side, this year’s French Open champion, Serena Williams, leads the way as a 7-4 favorite on the betting lines at the sportsbooks. Perched at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, Williams is coming off her third French Open victory last month, topping Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7, 6-2.
Petra Kvitova, Wimbledon’s 2014 women’s champion, follows closely with strong 7-2 odds. The No. 2-ranked Kvitova was knocked out in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, but topped Williams in the semifinals of a WTA event in Madrid in early May.
Maria Sharapova rounds out the favorites with 7-1 odds in Wimbledon betting at the sportsbooks. Ranked No. 4 in the world, Sharapova was a finalist at this year’s Australian Open and last won at Wimbledon in 2004.
Victoria Azarenka is listed at 9-1 on the Wimbledon odds at the sportsbooks, while Simona Halep rounds out the women’s favorites with 12-1 odds.
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