Coco Gauff's Wimbledon loss leaves a women's quarterfinal field full of long-shots and betting opportunity
2023 Wimbledon singles champion Marketa Vondrousova had +8000 odds to win the tournament prior to her stunning run to the title. As the 2024 field continues to dwindle, it’s becoming more possible we’ll have a similar long-shot winner again next week.
A day after world No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek was stunned by Yulia Putintseva in the third round, No. 2 Coco Gauff lost in straight sets Sunday to No. 19 Emma Navarro in the fourth round, leaving the Wimbledon field without two of its top-three opening favorites as the quarterfinals approach.
Emma Navarro wins the all American matchup on Centre Court ????
The No.19 seed defeats No.2 seed Coco Gauff in straight sets to move through into the quarter-finals #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/GlLznb6ywC
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2024
And Gauff (+400) wasn’t the only upset Sunday. Emma Raducanu (+1600), who was tied for the fifth-best opening odds, lost to Lulu Sun, and an injury forced Madison Keys (+1600) to retire against Jasmine Paolini. With their losses, Elena Rybakina at +350 is the last remaining player who had odds shorter than 40-1 entering the tournament.
Rybakina, who plays her fourth-round match Monday, is now down to +200 as she prepares for Anna Kalinskaya.
As for the rest of the field, picking a winner won’t be easy but it could be profitable. Even with it being significantly trimmed down, most of the players are still priced at 10-1 or longer.