Federer Wimbledon Underdog vs. Djokovic
Roger Federer is currently tied with Pete Sampras for the most Wimbledon titles in the Open Era with seven. With a win in this Sunday's final, Federer could stand alone with the most Wimbledon Championships of all time.
Federer is a +110 underdog to win his Wimbledon Final matchup on Sunday against Novak Djokovic according to online sportsbook Bovada. Since winning his seventh Wimbledon title in 2012, Roger Federer has failed to win a major title in his last 11 appearances. After defeating Andy Murray in straight sets in the semifinals, Federer punched his ticket to a rematch of last year's Wimbledon Final against Novak Djokovic.
In his quarterfinal matchup against Kevin Anderson, Novak Djokovic fell down two sets, but he eventually rallied for a 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 win to advance. Against Richard Gasquet in the semifinals there was no such drama as Djokovic cruised to a victory in straight sets. The world's No. 1 player has won two of the last four major tennis titles including Wimbledon last year.
Sunday's match will mark the 40th time that Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have clashed on the court with Federer holding a 20-19 edge all-time over Djokovic. Federer is the only player to ever beat Djokovic in all four grand slam events and Djokovic is the only player to ever beat Federer in all four. This is considered by many to be one of the great rivalries of all time, and this Wimbledon Final will only make it greater.
On the women's side, Serena Williams is a heavy favorite to continue her dominance over the field going up against Garbine Muguruza. Williams is a -700 favorite at Bovada to win Wimbledon while Muguruza would pay +475 on an upset.
With her straight-sets win over Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, Williams picked up her 17th straight win over the Russian pro. Serena Williams has won seven of the last 12 majors in women's tennis and is a win at Wimbledon and the US Open away from completing a single season Grand Slam. She would become just the fourth woman to do so and the first since 1988.