chopsfc007
Striker
Are you not going to Wembley I haven't got much on after I'm home Monday so looking forward to itHalep is the rightful favourite given she has won 13 of her last 14 matches at this tournament and her path is fairly straightforward until the QF (her R1 match might actually be the most tricky), but then she is only about 4/1. Probably more value in Bertens, but she's often choked in the early rounds of slams especially since she's transitioned from 'clay court specialist' to genuine slam contender, but I can see her doing well here. I'd rule out Serena, and Osaka's draw is extremely tough as mentioned above, so I can't see 3 slams in a row for her. Bar Mladenovic, who now has Osaka's coach who won those 2 slams (Sascha Bajin) and is playing better and will have home support, Pliskova's path to the QF looks pretty clear and she won her last event in Rome, so those in bold would be my 3.
Kerber has barely played on clay due to injury and it's her worst surface so I'd also rule her out. Svitolina has lost her last 3 matches since getting injured in mid March and Barty's still not too comfortable on clay to be considered a genuine contender. Muguruza can peak out of nowhere, especially here, likewise Sloane who hasn't had a great 2019, but I wouldn't be confident enough to put a bet on either of those.
RG is my least favourite slam, but I am really looking forward to it, especially with the usual Sunday and Monday when people are off work - although most might be a bit distracted on the Sunday...