2022 Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
On the Men’s side, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray have combined to win the previous ten Wimbledon titles. On the Women’s side, there has been much more parity, as Wimbledon has crowned a different champion each of the last five years. The closest thing to dominance in that span has been Serena Williams, who has won three titles and finished runner-up on two other occasions. However, there has been an overall dominant force on the WTA for the last several months, as Iga Swiatek has won 35 consecutive matches, tying Venus Williams’ mark for the longest consecutive match winning streak by a woman in this century.
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The Women’s Draw received a big jolt with the inclusion of Serena Williams, who will play her first tournament in 12 months. However, there are also notable absences, such as Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina, Victoria Azarenka, and Ekaterina Alexandrova, as Wimbledon has banned all players from Russia and Belarus due to the ongoing war in the Ukraine. And most-recently, Naomi Osaka announced she would miss Wimbledon because of an Achilles injury. However, she was also critical of Wimbledon feeling like an exhibition this year as the tournament temporarily did away with ranking points.
This is the first annual BettingPros Guide to Wimbledon, where we will highlight several of the top contenders from both the Men’s and Women’s Draws.
Is any player poised to challenge Swiatek and end her historic winning streak? Will any woman break through for their first Grand Slam title with a somewhat compromised Wimbledon field?
Read on for our thoughts and predictions for Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon 2022.
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Iga Swiatek Stats to Know
- Odds to Win: +160 (DraftKings)
- World Ranking: 1
- Best Wimbledon Finish: Fourth Round in 2021
- Last 4 Wimbledon Finishes: 4R, 1R, A, A
- Last 4 tournament finishes: W (French Open), W (Italian Open), W (Stuttgart Germany), W (Billie Jean King Cup)
Iga Swiatek Wimbledon History
Swiatek has played in Wimbledon twice and has five career matches at the All England Club under her belt. That is the fewest matches of any Grand Slam event she has played. In 2021, she lost to Ons Jabeur in the Round of 16 and is just 4-4 in her career on grass. By comparison, she is 42-6 on clay and 62-25 on hard court surfaces. However, she is a former Wimbledon junior champion, so she has shown she has what it takes to win on grass, albeit much earlier in her career.
Iga Swiatek Recent Form
It is hard to argue with Swiatek’s recent form, as she started her 35-match winning streak on February 16th, making her the eighth woman in the Open Era to win 35 or more consecutive matches. Swiatek has won six straight tournaments and, with a win at Wimbledon, would be the only woman this century to win seven straight. And if she advances to the fourth round at Wimbledon, her 38-match winning streak would be the fifth-longest of all time by a woman. In her dominating run at Roland Garros, Swiatek dropped just one set.
Iga Swiatek Wimbledon Predictions
The Pick: The Field vs. Swiatek and Gauff to Win (-150 on FanDuel)
Swiatek’s +160 pre-tournament odds are very similar to the +150 odds she had to win the French Open. However, those odds on clay were much easier to back, given her clay-court dominance in the tune-up tournaments leading up to Roland Garros. Swiatek has been on another level during a 35-match winning streak, but she has not done much on grass as a professional to prove she is worthy of being a colossal favorite at Wimbledon.
Even Swiatek’s coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, acknowledged the obstacles his player will face on grass, saying, “She has the best kick-serve in the world, but it doesn’t always work on grass. So if we lose here, we have to add something else.†Swiatek’s stiffest competition in her quarter should come from Jessica Pegula, whom she beat 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Swiatek also has 2017 champion Garbine Muguruza in her quarter, but she should not have too much difficulty reaching the semifinals. It is there or beyond that we expect Swiatek to get tripped up, and oddsmakers have also tipped their hands, favoring the field over Swiatek or Coco Gauff to win.
Wimbledon 2022 Betting Odds, Preview & Predictions
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