After two Grand Slams and just one champion crowned, we’re now heading to the All England Club for the prestigious Wimbledon Championships where each and every player appears in their own sparkling white outfits. All eyes will be on world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who won the Australian and French Opens to open his bid for a 2016 Grand Slam.
Djokovic will have to fend off contenders aplenty with the likes of Andy Murray and the legendary Roger Federer ready to steal his thunder. There are also plenty of players in the middle of the pack, all capable of pulling off one hell of an upset.
Excited already? Don’t rush in; let’s first check out some of the best players to watch out for in the upcoming Wimbledon Championships. Also, don’t forget to check out the Women’s Singles Draw with our complete preview.
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2016 Wimbledon Championships Preview
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Novak Djokovic (-150)
Andy Murray (+300)
Former world No. 1 John McEnroe believes that Wimbledon is Andy Murray’s best chance to best Novak Djokovic. Murray has already lost two Grand Slam finals appearances against Djokovic, but could hold his own at Wimbledon. The Brit will play separate halves in the tournament, making another finals meeting a possibility.
Murray is playing great, but he’ll definitely put himself on another level at Wimbledon. He’s playing in his best surface—grass—and will also have the advantage of playing at home. The British No. 1 last won at the All England Club in 2012, when he won the gold medal in the Summer Olympics.
Roger Federer (+600)
Roger Federer didn’t have a very successful return back to competition. He made a surprise exit in the semifinal of the Gerry Weber Open—a tournament he had won three straight in 2013-2015—falling to Mischa Zverev in three sets. It remains to be seen if Federer can be as dominant as he was before suffering a back injury. Nevertheless, at his best the Swiss legend can go toe-to-toe with the best players in the world, including Novak Djokovic.
Sleeper
Nick Kyrgios (+2,000)
Nick Kyrgios isn’t having the best of results so far, making early round of 32 exits at Roland Garros and the Aegon Championships in back-to-back tournaments. Nevertheless, he seems pretty confident heading into the All England Club as the 15th seed of the Wimbledon Championships. The Aussie made a quarterfinal appearance in his tournament debut in 2014 and a fourth-round showing last year. Kyrgios is a good sleeper to shake things up in this tournament.
Long Shot
David Ferrer (+10,000)
David Ferrer has been pretty bad on grass recently, losing to Gilles Muller in the quarterfinal of the Ricoh Open and in the round of 32 of the Gerry Weber Open against Andreas Seppi. However, he’s still one of the best tennis players in the world to never win a Grand Slam title. The Spaniard is athletic and has an aggressive baseline play to force movement from his opponents. Having him playing on the fast surface of grass should help him set up plenty of winners.
Writer’s Prediction
Murray (+300) topples Djokovic in a five-set thriller in the Wimbledon final.
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