2011 Wimbledon Odds: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic for Title

Saturday, July 02, 2011

by Bodog Sportsbook

2011 Wimbledon Odds: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic for Title

It’s an epic Wimbledon final on Sunday morning at the All England Club as top-seeded Rafael Nadal faces No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic. Nadal is the -165 favorite on Bodog Sportsbook’s tennis odds with Djokovic at +125.

Nadal is going for his third Wimbledon in a row – he won in 2008 and 2010 but missed the 2009 tournament with an injury. He has lost just one match in the past five Grand Slam tournaments overall and has won 20 straight matches at Wimbledon. Nadal advanced to the final with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Andy Murray. It’s the third consecutive year Murray has lost in the semifinals of this tournament; he lost to Nadal in the semis here last year as well as at the French Open last month, which Nadal won for the sixth time.

Djokovic, meanwhile, improved to 47-1 on the year with a 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-7 (9), 6-3 win over 12th-seeded Jo Wilfried Tsonga. This is the first Wimbledon final for Djokovic, who has beaten Nadal in the finals of four tournaments so far this year. The Serb will replace Nadal as the No. 1 player in the world when the new rankings are out Monday no matter what happens in the final. It will be the first time since February 2004 that a man other than Roger Federer or Nadal has been No. 1. Federer is the only guy to beat Djokovic this year, doing so in the French Open semifinals. Djokovic will become the 25th man overall to hold the top spot in the rankings.

Overall Nadal is 16-11 in his career against Djokovic despite the four losses this year (two on hard courts, two on clay). Rafa is 4-0 in majors against Djokovic.

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