Svitolina and company will start at Wimbledon

From 3 to 16 July on the courts of the all England club lawn tennis and croquet will be the third and most prestigious tournament series Grand slam – grass Wimbledon.

This year’s Wimbledon marks an important date is the 50th tournament in the history of the Open era. On this occasion, the organizers have prepared for the players a record prize Fund (31.6 million pounds), and Champions the single digits will receive checks for 2.2 million in British currency.

In men, the main contender for the title is considered to be the seven-time champion and ten-Wimbledon finalist Roger Federer, who wisely skipped the entire clay season to the grass on favorite to compete for his 19th tournament of series Grand slam. Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic are among the main candidates for the title in London.

In women’s singles, traditionally, much more difficult. The recent Roland Garros and the sensational triumph of Elena Ostapenko revealed that the line between the favorites and the second tier of the WTA tour after maternity leave Serena Williams is very blurred. At least three dozen players put in London the maximum target. The bookies give the least odds of winning two Czech women Petra Kvitova and Carolina pliskova. Additional intrigue will be the struggle for the status of the first racket of the world – last year’s finalist at Wimbledon, Angelique Kerber will be very difficult to stay on top.

Ukraine at the Wimbledon tennis players represent the six. Traditionally, the largest expectations are connected with the fifth racket of the world Elina Svitolina, which predict an inglorious elimination in the first round after the match with rising Australian Ashleigh Barty. The most difficult choice Alexander Dolgopolov, starting the tournament with a match against Roger Federer. The rest of Ukrainians working the chances of a successful start at Wimbledon.

Opponents of the Ukrainians in the first round of Wimbledon:

Julien Benneteau (France) – Sergiy Stakhovsky.

Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) – Ilya Marchenko.

Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) – Ekaterina Bondarenko.

Julia Gerges (Germany) – Lesya Tsurenko.

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