Wimbledon women’s odds: Analysis of the semi-finalists

Aryna Sabalenka

The 23-year-old Belarusian reached her maiden Grand Slam quarter-final after coming through an almighty three-set tussle with Elena Rybakina, which was arguably the biggest win of her career.

Yet the number two seed waltzed into the semi-finals with some ease, her big-hitting style proving too much for the versatile Ons Jabeur, whom she dispatched 6-4 6-3 in just 74 minutes.

Sabalenka, who took the Madrid Masters, beating Barty in three sets, subsequently won only two of her last five matches coming into The Championships, having lost in the quarter-finals at Eastbourne.

But she will fancy her chances in the semi-final against Karolina Pliskova, whom she has beaten in both previous meetings, and she rates a 9/4 chance to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish and a first Grand Slam title.

Angelique Kerber

The German left-hander entered The Championships on the back of victory at Bad Homburg and took her grass-court winning streak to 10 matches when ruthlessly brushing aside Karolina Muchova in her last-eight clash.

The 25th seed and former Wimbledon champion stormed to a 6-2 6-3 victory in just an hour and 15 minutes on Court One, although she produced only 15 winners and had to fight on her own serve on several occasions.

The two-time Wimbledon finalist has dropped just two sets in reaching the semi-finals and will fancy her chances against Barty, holding a 3-2 edge in previous meetings.

Thursday’s semi-final will be their first meeting on grass, however, and Kerber is 11/4 in the Wimbledon women’s odds.

Karolina Pliskova

Having reached the final of the Rome Masters only to be crushed 6-0 6-0 by Iga Swiatek, Pliskova’s confidence completely disappeared.

She lost three of her next four matches and was dumped out of her Wimbledon prep at Eastbourne at the first stage, losing in three sets to Camila Giorgi.

But something incredible has happened over the last couple of weeks. The Czech former world number one has regained her form and reached her maiden Wimbledon semi-final without dropping a set, following her cosy 6-2 6-2 victory over Viktorija Golubic in the last eight.

While she reached the 2016 US Open final, she has never made it that far in any of the majors since. The 29-year-old matches up well with Sabalenka, who won both their previous meetings which went to tight third sets.

Pliskova is 11/2 in an open market to win the women’s singles title.

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