Wimbledon women's semifinal, final, champion predictions: Don't sleep on Petra Kvitova's title chances

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• Men's semifinal, final, champion predictions: Alcaraz? Djokovic? A surprise or two?
• Women's semifinal, final, champion predictions: Rybakina, Sabelenka, Swiatek—or a new Slam winner?
• What will be the biggest first or second-round upset?
• Who will be the last American standing?

Joel Drucker

• Semifinals: Swiatek vs. Kudermetova, Rybakina vs. Muchova
• Final: Swiatek vs. Rybakina
• Champion: Rybakina

The three women who’ve won the last five majors—Swiatek, Rybakina and Sabalenka—all possess the tremendous first-strike skills more vital at Wimbledon than any other tournament. But a critical tipping point shot at Wimbledon is the serve. And here, Rybakina is the standout, her motion both reliable, proficient and frequently point-ending. That, along with Rybakina’s experience as Wimbledon’s most recent champion, will prove telling at each stage of the fortnight.

Matt Fitzgerald

• Semifinals: Swiatek vs. Vekic, Kvitova vs. Alexandrova
• Final: Swiatek vs. Kvitova
• Champion: Kvitova

Swiatek looked confident in her three wins prior to pulling out of Bad Homburg. There’s a lot to like about the former junior champ’s draw and getting herself into the backend of the main event for the first time. That said, if Kvitova, who won Berlin, can navigate her way through a heavy third quarter, watch out for peak Petra to grab her third Venus Rosewater dish.

David Kane

• Semifinals: Swiatek vs. Vekic, Kvitova vs. Muchova
• Final: Kvitova vs. Swiatek
• Champion: Kvitova

Kvitova proved she still has top-tier tennis in her when she won Miami in March, and is playing good ball on grass. Will that be enough to topple an in-form Iga? Nine years removed from her last Wimbledon triumph, now may be her last best chance.

Jon Levey

• Semifinalists: Swiatek vs. Garcia; Kvitova vs. Sabalenka
• Final: Swiatek vs. Sabalenka
• Champion: Swiatek

Hopefully Swiatek’s withdrawal from Bad Homberg is precautionary. With a favorable half of the draw and growing confidence on grass, it’s time for her to add a Wimbledon title to her collection.

Stephanie Livaudais

• Semifinals: Swiatek vs. Vekic, Jabeur vs. Sabalenka
• Final: Swiatek vs. Sabalenka
• Champion: Sabalenka

Two years on from her first Grand Slam semifinal breakthrough, at the All England Club, Sabalenka is back with a vengeance. Despite winning just one match during the grass build-up, the second seed will want to make the most of her return to Wimbledon after being banned last year. And with Swiatek’s WTA No. 1 ranking also at stake (Sabalenka must reach the final to have a shot), she has dual motivation to win big.

Ed McGrogan

• Semifinals: Kasatkina vs. Pegula; Rybakina vs. Sabalenka
• Final: Pegula vs. Rybakina
• Champion: Rybakina

I like Kasatkina to emerge from the first quarter given the momentum she'll bring to SW19. She's beaten Pliskova, Garcia and Giorgi in Eastbourne already. I like Pegula to emerge from the second quarter because she comes in with no momentum. The No. 4 seed will be outside the spotlight given her early Roland Garros exits—but she finds herself in an extremely manageable section of the draw. If she's connecting with her flat groundstokes, she'll be tough to beat on grass. But either player likely loses in a final against Rybakina, whose peak game on turf is unequaled amongst her tour-mates.

Steve Tignor

• Semifinals: Swiatek vs. Kudermetova; Rybakina vs. Sabalenka
• Final: Swiatek vs. Rybakina
• Champion: Rybakina

Swiatek may not know her way around a grass court the way she does hard or clay, but she does know her way around a Grand Slam semifinal. And while Rybakina lost to Sabalenka in the Australian Open final, she came back to beat her in Indian Wells. The defending champ is 3-0 against Swiatek this season, and her serve seems to be the only consistently successful way of defusing Iga’s ground-stroke superiority.