Bookies William Hill have accepted nineteen separate four figure bets on Roger Federer winning Wimbledon this year including one bet of £20,000 placed by a Hills customer based in Yorkshire. "If Roger Federer gets beaten then we will be in clover as even at 1/2 he is the only one that punters are backing." said Hills spokesman Rupert Adams. Tim Henman is the best priced British player at 25/1, with Andy Murray offered at 50/1 and Greg Rusedski a 150/1 outsider.
William Hill Men's Wimbledon: 1/2 R Federer, 10/1 L Hewitt, 12/1 M Ancic, 12/1 A Roddick, 16/1 R Nadal, 16/1 J Blake, 20/1 D Nalbandian, 25/1 T Henman, 33/1 T Berdych, 40/1 D Tursunov, 50/1 M Safin, 50/1 A Murray, 150/1 G Rusedski.
Sharapova Favourite For Wimbledon Title Despite Recent Grass Defeat.
Bookmakers William Hill accepted their biggest pre-tournament Wimbledon bet so far, when a Hills customer from London placed a £30,000 wager on Maria Sharapova to win the Ladies Championship at odds of 3/1, a potential payout of £120,000. The bet was placed in Finchley-and was paid for with a cheque from another bookmaker! As a result Hills have cut Sharapova from 3/1 to 2/1 to win the Wimbledon title.
William Hill Ladies Wimbledon: 2/1 M Sharapova, 5/1 K Clijsters, 11/2 J Henin - Hardenne, 13/2 Venus Williams, 7/1 A Mauresmo, 8/1 N Vaidisova.10/1 M Hingis, 14/1 S Kuznetsova, 16/1 N Petrova, 40/1 E Dementieva, 66/1 M Pierce.