With the top seeds tumbling out of the All England Championships with unsettling regularity, it could all boil down to the Williams’ sisters dominating on the grass courts of Wimbledon again this year. Only two other players, Amelie Mauresmo in 2006 and Maria Sharapova in 2004 have rained on their Wimbledon singles parade since the year 2000!
Forget the Wombles, it’s the Williams’ of Wimbledon!
The shock demise of current French Open champion, Ana Ivanovic, at the hands of the successful doubles combatant, Zheng Jie of China, has effectively given both Serena and Venus a very realistic chance of claiming the Venus Rosewater Dish in 2008.
Other third round casualities included 9th seed, Dinara Safina and Amelie Mauresmo, seeded twenty-ninth for the tournament. Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jelena Jankovic are possible contenders for the ladies’ throne but Serb, Jankovic, has been battling with an injured knee and doesn’t look as formidable as her ranking proves.
Both Serena and Venus have been relegated to the dreaded ‘Graveyard’ court two for their fourth round matches, so they will have to rely, not only on excellent tennis, but a fair bit of luck as well!
Sports bookmaker, Bwin, is clearly bullish about the sisters continuing the rout of the Championships and has them both at 2.75 to win, well ahead of Jelena Jankovic, quoted at 5.50 and Svetlana Kuznetsova at 12.00!
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