We’re now just days away from one of the most prestigious Grand Slam events of the year: Wimbledon. Taking place from 29th June to 12th July, the event promises to bring some of the world’s best talents to London, including Novak Djokovic, who will be gunning to win his second consecutive title.
However, one man wishing to take the title home on his native soil is Andy Murray, who will want to echo his 2013 success. After an annus horribilis in 2014, the World No 3 will be looking to retain his former glory. Indeed, those who want to check the odds on Andy Murray winning Wimbledon again can head over to Coral, who currently have him in at 9/4 for the Men’s Singles.
The Scottish superstar now finds himself seeded third for Wimbledon, while defending champion Djokovic tops the men’s seeds from Roger Federer, who has taken home the title seven times.
Meanwhile, over in the Spanish corner, things are not looking quite so positive for Rafael Nadal, who is now down to 10th seed. This could lead to him facing one of the main contenders in the final 16.
Russell Fuller, tennis correspondent at the BBC said: “Grass court performances over the past two years carry extra weight in the men’s seedings.
“But with the exception of last year’s semi-finalist Milos Raonic moving ahead of David Ferrer into seventh, the top eight seeds reflect the world rankings.”
The final top eight seeds see Serb Djokovic top, Federer second and Murray third, followed by Swiss Stan Wawrinka, Japanese Kei Nishikori and Czech Tomas Berdych. Canada’s Milos Raonic and Spain’s David Ferrer take the seventh and eighth places.
Over on the women’s side, as predicted, Serena Williams takes first place, followed by last year’s winner Petra Kvitova. The famed Maria Sharapova finds herself in fourth place behind Romania’s Simona Halep, while Rory McIlroy’s ex Caroline Wozniacki sits in fifth place. Lucie Safarova, Ana Ivanovic and Ekaterina Makarova occupy the sixth, seventh and eighth places respectively.
It’s particularly exciting news for home-grown Andy Murray, who could be facing Djokovic or Federer in the semi-finals, providing he improves on last year’s progress.
This should be easy, however – after a fourth victory at Queen’s Club recently, he is in fine form and doubtless ready to bounce back from a tough year in 2014.
Certainly he’ll have stiff competition if he’s to face Wimbledon expert Federer or World Number 1 Djokovic, but he’ll doubtless have the support of thousands of Brits cheering him on.
