{"id":82004,"date":"2018-06-27T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=82004"},"modified":"2018-06-27T11:51:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T18:51:49","slug":"wimbledon-odds-released-with-federer-and-serena-among-the-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wimbledon-odds-released-with-federer-and-serena-among-the-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"Federer and Serena Among the Favorites as Wimbledon Odds Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The early Wimbledon odds are in, and bookmakers are suggesting that Roger Federer is a big favorite to add another title to his already record haul of 8 Wimbledon titles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82006\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-82006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/serenawilliams-e1528316653646.jpg\" alt=\"Wimbledon Odds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/serenawilliams-e1528316653646.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/serenawilliams-e1528316653646-142x86.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/serenawilliams-e1528316653646-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/serenawilliams-e1528316653646-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/serenawilliams-e1528316653646-166x100.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/serenawilliams-e1528316653646-497x300.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-82006\"class=\"text-description\">Serena Williams looks for her first Grand Slam title since becoming a mother. (Source: WGN-TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Swiss legend holds the record for most Grand Slam Tennis titles with 20 and is the all-time-winningest player at Wimbledon, with eighth heads championships to his name, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/roger-federer-wins-eighth-wimbledon-sportsbooks-like-chances-at-us-open\">including a win last year<\/a>. The chances are good that he\u2019ll extend both records when the tournament gets underway next week.<\/p>\n<p>Ladbrokes has listed the 36-year old as a 15\/8 favorite at Wimbledon, well ahead of his next-closest competitor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>Roger Federer<\/strong>: 15\/8<\/p>\n<p><strong>Novak Djokovic<\/strong>: 11\/2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marin Cilic<\/strong>: 13\/2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rafael Nadal<\/strong>: 7\/1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Murray<\/strong>: 12\/1<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a surprise twist, one of the contenders is suggesting that a bet on him may be a bad one. Novak Djokovic recently revealed that he doesn\u2019t think he should be listed among the favorites after a lengthy layoff and slow arduous return to form still underway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say I&#8217;m a contender, you know, for a (Wimbledon) trophy or anything like that,&#8221; Djokovic told Sport24. \u201cI have to keep my expectations very low, considering my results in the last 12 months.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 12-time Grand Slam champion and former king of the tennis world is now ranked 22<sup>nd<\/sup> in the world and hasn\u2019t won a major title since the French Open in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another of the contenders is home-crowd favorite Andy Murray. The Briton is battling back from injury after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/serena-williams-andy-murray-withdraw-from-australian-open\">missing the Australian Open<\/a> and has yet to announce if he\u2019ll play in The Championships.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Serena Williams Comeback Tour<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, it\u2019s another all-time great who\u2019s one of the betting favorites. Serena Williams has the second-best odds to take home her eighth Wimbledon title.<\/p>\n<p>That status is something of a surprise considering she\u2019s still working her way back into form after becoming a mother for the first time last September.<\/p>\n<p>Her return to major tennis competition came to an abrupt end when she was forced to withdraw from her match with Maria Sharapova at the French Open. She\u2019s now been cleared by her doctor and is among the top contenders in England.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>Petra Kvitova<\/strong>: 5\/1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serena Williams<\/strong>: 6\/1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabrine Muguruza<\/strong>: 15\/2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angelique Kerber<\/strong>: 12\/1<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sloane Stephens has the best odds among all American women, paying out at 12\/1.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Motherhood Has its Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While Williams\u2019 return from maternity leave at 36 makes for a great story, some of her competitors wonder whether she\u2019s getting preferential treatment at the All England Tennis Club.<\/p>\n<p>The former number one ranked player is now ranked 183rd in the world, thanks to her extended absence, but Wimbledon officials reserve the right to seed the tournament as they see fit to \u201cproduce a balanced draw\u201d. And that&#8217;s what they&#8217;ve done by making Williams the 25th seed.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not right, according to Dominika Cibulkova, who loses her seed &#8211; and a better draw &#8211; as a result.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s just not fair,\u201d Ciblukova told BBC News. \u201cI have tried and I should be seeded. If they put her in front of me, then I will lose my spot that I am supposed to have.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Others however have come to her defense. Caroline Wozniacki, the current world number two, said the 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams deserves to be seeded in the tournament given her legendary track record.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament gets underway on July 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The early Wimbledon odds are in, and bookmakers are suggesting that Roger Federer is a big favorite to add another title to his already record haul of 8 Wimbledon titles. The Swiss legend holds the record for most Grand Slam Tennis titles with 20 and is the all-time-winningest player at Wimbledon, with eighth heads championships [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":82006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wimbledon Odds Have Been Released, With Federer and Serena Among the Favorites<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meta: Wimbledon odds have been released, and there are few surprises at the top, with Roger Federer leading the way on the men\u2019s side, while Serena Williams is favoured to win the women\u2019s championship.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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