Has a formula for Wimbledon wagering success been discovered? Maybe.
All three legs hit in Friday’s experimental parlay, which comprised a moneyline bet (Madison Keys) and prop wagers on a 2-0 sets win (Coco Gauff) and a first-set victory (Jannik Sinner). It worked so well that, well, let’s try it again.
The pick — Elena Rybakina ML, Iga Swiatek to win 2-0 in sets, Novak Djokovic to win first set (+135, DraftKings)
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Following the same blueprint, here’s another parlay leveraging three strong favorites with an ML play and two sets-related props. Below is a breakdown of each leg.
Elena Rybakina ML. The 2022 Wimbledon champion is the No. 3 betting favorite to win the women’s title behind Swiatek and Gauff. The fourth-seeded Rybakina needed three sets to get past 72nd-ranked Laura Siegemund in the second round, but she shouldn’t have as much trouble against wild-card entrant Caroline Wozniacki, the former world No. 1. Even if the road is bumpy, Rybakina just needs to advance.
Iga Swiatek to win 2-0 in sets. The top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Swiatek is, not surprisingly, the biggest women’s favorite on Saturday’s slate at -1000. She has won all four career meetings against 35th-ranked Yulina Putintseva and has lost only seven games this week in back-to-back straight-set victories. Betting on a third-round triumph by Swiatek in two sets was the easiest call.
Novak Djokovic to win first set. The seven-time Wimbledon champion has showed no ill effects from an impromptu knee surgery after falling at the French Open. He’s “only” a -750 favorite in his third-round match against 47th-ranked Alexei Popyrin, but Djokovic has won both career meetings against the Australian and, most importantly, the first sets in each match. A quick start by the Djoker is all that’s required.
Tennis record: 4-3, +0.31 units