Wimbledon Day 3 Womens
- Dave Pilgrim
- Jul 4, 2017
- 2 min read
Heather Watson could be in for a difficult afternoon when she faces Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in the day's opener. Watson has of course been in good form - reaching the semi-finals in Eastbourne, and actually giving Caroline Wozniacki a decent match for a place in the final.

She's an all-court style player, with no huge preference for surface, although she has tended to steer clear of too many clay events throughout her time in the game. Currently ranked 102nd in the world, Watson has a long way to climb if she is to get back to her career high of 38th, but even that would still leave her well behind tomorrow's opponent.
Sevastova is up to 19th now, and her rise shows no signs of abating just yet. She took down the Mallorca Open in preparation for this event (played on grass), beating the likes of Ana Konjuh and Caroline Garcia before toppling Julia Goerges in the final. She's decent enough on the surface, and given her quality overall, it's a surprise to see her available at 4/6 to win this one.
Sevastova to beat Watson at 4/6
Madison Keys is on the slide in the betting against Camila Giorgi, but it's hard to see why when her game is so perfectly weighted to the conditions.
Keys has a 30-11 grass court record over her career, and that has included reaching the 4th round here in 2016, winning Birmingham in 2016, a quarter final appearance here in 2015, victory at Eastbourne in 2014 and two further 3rd round appearances at SW19. Not bad for someone who is still just 22.
Giorgi is no mug, and has previously won Hertogenbosch a couple of years back, but she could find herself struggling here.
Keys to beat Giorgi 2-0 at 7/5






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