On the whole, the pandemic took away one of the most prestigious events in all sports. Wimbledon is far more significant than merely a major Tennis betting event. Wimbledon rivals The Masters in golf for prestige and honor. Indeed, the grass courts of Wimbledon are symbolic of its traditions and rituals. Fortunately, it is all systems go for all Grand Slam Tennis events in 2021. The Australian Open was already held this past January. Next on the Grand Slam schedule is the French Open. Wimbledon follows with the US Open ending the 2021 Grand Slam schedule.
Australian Open
| Date: | January 17-30, 2022 |
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| Location: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Surface: | Hard |
Novak Djokovic was the men’s singles champion at this year’s Australian Open. Naomi Osaka was the offshore bookmaker winner on the women’s side. Djokovic won for the third consecutive time. In sum, he now has nine Australian Open singles championships for his career. Osaka won for the second time in three years.
French Open
| Date: | May 24 through June 6, 2021 |
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| Location: | Paris, France |
| Surface: | Clay |
Specifically, Roland Garros is one of the most famous venues in sports. And the clay courts of the French Open make for a setting like no other. Rafael Nadal made his fame at the French Open. Nadal has won a record total of 13 French Open singles titles. Fashion his status as the King of Clay. Nadal won his fourth straight French Open title last year. Djokovic was the last player to win this event before Nadal went on his current streak.
By contrast, there has been considerable parity on the women’s side. Poland’s Iga Swiatek was the winner in 2020. The last time there was a repeat champion was Justine Henin Hardenne in 2005 and 2006
Wimbledon
| Date: | June 28 through July 11, 2021 |
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| Location: | London, England |
| Surface: | Grass |
Novak Djokovic has been the most dominant player recently on the gentlemen’s side of Wimbledon. To show, Djokovic has beaten the Tennis betting odds twice in a row and in four of the last six Wimbledon tournaments. To summarize, Djokovic has five career Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles titles.
Last time out, the Wimbledon ladies singles were won By Simona Halep. The last repeat champion was Serena Williams in 2015 and 2016. Williams leads all active ladies with seven career titles.
US Open
| Date: | August 30 through September 12, 2021 |
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| Location: | New York City, New York |
| Surface: | Hard |
Unlike the other three grand slam events, the men’s singles have had variety at the US Open. Last year Dominic Thiem was the winner. The last repeat winner was Roger Federer in a dynasty that lasted from 2004-2008. Federer won five US Open men’s singles titles. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal has four US Open titles, and Novak Djokovic has three.
The women’s singles side has also shown parity in recent years. It follows that Naomi Osaka made her name with the win over Serena Williams at the 2018 US Open. Osaka won her second US Open last year. Williams has a total of six US Open titles. That is the best among active players.
Although she is ranked 7th in the world and is aged 39, Williams continues to be bet up as the favorite in most of her events. This is a classic example of casual money betting on an iconic brand.