Wimbledon Winner 2018 Odds
Serena Williams has a seeding, but scarcely enough court time since her return to tennis to justify being a betting favorite for the world’s biggest tournament.
Having seven Wimbledon singles titles, though, creates a certain benefit of the doubt, so Williams is a +450 favorite on the 2018 Wimbledon odds for the women’s draw at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Here’s the low-down on the favourites to win the Wimbledon 2018 singles events, along with the most up-to-date Bet365 odds. Favourites to win the women’s Wimbledon singles event 2018 Looking at the latest Bet365 odds, there’s one clear favourite to win Wimbledon 2018 and there’s very little value to be had in placing that particular wager. The official draw and seeding for Wimbledon 2018 are set, and two of tennis' premiere grass court players — Roger Federer and Petra Kvitova — are the favorites to win the tournament.
Williams has played in only four tournaments since rejoining the WTA Tour after having her first child late in 2017, which includes retiring during a match at the French Open last month. Until the 25th-seeded Williams reprises her vintage form, it might be best to fade her in pre-tournament futures.
The attention on Williams might help drive up the price on two-time winner Petra Kvitova (+600). The left-hander has a WTA-most five titles this season. A hamstring injury has prevented Kvitova from completing the Eastbourne tournament (the final grass-court tune-up before Wimbledon), so bettors will have to decide whether they can assume the risk of backing a player who’s nursing an injured muscle that will have to hold up during a fortnight of tennis during the height of the British summer.
The Williams sisters are the only players to win the women’s title back-to-back in the last two decades. Defending champion Gabine Muguruza (+800) has shown a spark of late with a semifinal run at the French Open, but has a reputation for inconsistency that makes her a chancy play.
Several of the big names high up on the tennis odds for this event carry red flags. Karolina Pliskova (+900) has never gone past the second round at Wimbledon, while Maria Sharapova (+900) has not had any competitive action on grass this season.
Angelique Kerber (+1000) is two years removed from being a Wimbledon finalist in 2016, but the two-time Grand Slam champion has not had any promising results during the grass-court tournaments that lead up to Wimbledon.
World No. 1 Simona Halep (+1800), coming off of her first Grand Slam title at the French Open, doesn’t play as well on grass as she does on other surfaces, due in part to not being overpowering. However, it’s not often that a top player is also be a darkhorse on the odds to win Wimbledon and having a Slam to her name might do wonders for her confidence.
Head-to-head matchups offer betting value as well, so it bears noting that Daria Kasatkina (+5000) has knocked off nearly every big name on the tour at one point or another this season.
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Wimbledon begins at the All England Club on Monday, with the women’s final scheduled for July 14, followed by the men’s final on July 15.
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The 2019 Wimbledon Championships begins Monday, July 1 in the United Kingdom and right here in the US, you can now bet on the only Grand Slam tennis tournament played on a grass surface.
Wimbledon will take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England from now through Sunday, July 14.
There will be a couple of changes to the illustrious Grand Slam event this year. The 2019 Wimbledon Championships will be the first to go to a tie break in the final set when it is knotted at 12 games each.
Plus, the club has installed a retractable roof over the No. 1 Court, making both it and Centre Court weatherproof.
Wimbledon betting in the US
What hasn’t changed is the basic ways you can bet on tennis tournaments inside any one of eight US states with legal sports betting.
This includes sportsbooks in:
- New Mexico
Wimbledon betting starts with Wimbledon futures bets where you can wager on who you think will win the men’s or women’s singles draw outright.
Novak Djokovic is the defending men’s singles champion. Angelique Kerber won the women’s singles in 2018.
Wimbledon odds
Below is a look at the opening Wimbledon futures odds for the top four men and women at four of the top sportsbooks in the country.
This includes NJ sports betting operators BetStars NJ and FanDuel Sportsbook.
Plus, new PA sports betting apps like SugarHouse Sportsbook and Parx Sportsbook.
| Wimbledon 2019 | SugarHouse (PA) | FanDuel (NJ) | Parx (PA) | BetStars (NJ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | +140 | +125 | +140 | +138 |
| Roger Federer | +333 | +300 | +333 | +300 |
| Rafael Nadal | +550 | +750 | +550 | +600 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | +1900 | +2300 | +1900 | +1700 |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
| Serena Williams | +500 | +900 | +500 | +650 |
| Ashleigh Barty | +550 | +500 | +550 | +500 |
| Karolina Pliskova | +600 | +700 | +600 | +550 |
| Angelique Kerber | +900 | +1000 | +900 | +750 |
Of course, these and other sportsbooks will adjust the odds as the tournament moves ahead.
As you can see, no player is currently a moneyline favorite to win either draw. That should change closer to the finals, which means prices on the favorites will likely never be better than they are right now.
Most legal US sportsbooks also offer futures markets on things like who will win each quarter of the draw. Plus, individual player props allowing you to bet on where a specific player will finish.
Wimbledon match betting and live betting
You can also bet on each individual match throughout the two-week tournament.
Most legal US sportsbooks will post moneyline odds on each match.
However, it’s a little tricky in the early rounds as the favorites to win it all are posted as massive moneyline favorites to win these matches. For example, Djokovic opened at -3000 on FanDuel Sportsbook to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round.
Similarly, Serena Williams opened at -5000 on SugarHouse Sportsbook to beat Giulia Gatto-Monticone in their Round 1 match.
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Also, if you want to bet during match, DraftKings Sportsbook has a new product called Flash Bet; check that out here.
Sound Wimbledon betting strategy
With a full two weeks of Wimbledon action ahead, it might be best to avoid betting on big favorites in early round matches.
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In fact, most sound Wimbledon betting strategies involve that and:
- Betting favorites early on in the futures markets while the price is right.
- Watching matches to determine emerging favorites.
- Paying attention to the odds adjustments made by sportsbooks in search of value.