Feature What to look for at Wimbledon? by Ricardo Goodridge June 27, 2016 The tennis season has shifted to grass and with Wimbledon starting Monday, here are some things tennis fans should pay attention to. Serena and her continue pursuit of Steffi The question of whether Serena can tie Steffi Graf’s 22 grand slam record has been on repeat for almost a year. Serena has had three opportunities to tie Steffi, coming two matches short at the U.S. Open and one match short at both the Australian Open and French Open. Now she gets, what many tennis experts thinks is her best shot, at tying Steffi. Serena has a tough draw that has her potentially facing players who have either beaten her or given her trouble within this season and last season. So all eyes, as usual, will be on Serena to see if she finally gets the job done. Given that grass suites Serena’s game very well and that she has been consistently going deep in tournaments, she will have her chances. Whether or not Serena can hold it together for all seven matches remains to be seen. The invincible Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic made history by winning this year’s French Open. He became the first male player since Rod Laver in the late 60s to hold all four major championships at once. At this point it appears that Novak will also be the first man since Laver to win a calendar slam and given that this is an Olympic year he might have be able to complete the golden slam. It is safe to say that Djokovic is the overwhelming favorite going into Wimbledon. He has dominated his peers and it’s hard to envision a scenario in which he loses. Perhaps there is a player that might make Novak work for the title but who will actually be able to stop him, no one knows. Federer looks to get back on track Roger Federer withdrew from this year’s French Open because he believed he wasn’t 100 percent healthy. It was a smart move considering Wimbledon is and always will be Roger’s best chances of winning another major. Last year Federer lost in the finals to Djokovic so will this year be any different (this year if Roger and Novak meet it will be in the semis)? Roger played some warm up grass tournaments to get in match play and he did the unthinkable by losing them, although he did go deep in them. Since Roger couldn’t win those tennis tournaments, fans have to wonder how he will he perform at Wimbledon this year. Federer has won Wimbledon seven times therefore it would be foolish to doubt his ability to win it all. Roger’s health will also be a factor at Wimbledon. Can Roger’s body hold up for two weeks? Fans will have to just wait and see. —– There many other storylines in between such as can Dominic Thiem keep up his superb play and also what will happen on the women’s draw that has been wildly unpredictable. Also can Andy Murray, who recently partnered with ex-coach Ivan Lendl, find the answers to his Novak Djokovic problem. Perhaps the biggest question at Wimbledon and every grand slam is will tennis fans be treated to great tennis. Everyone would sure hope the answer to that is an emphatic yes! Post Views: 1,252 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Ricardo Goodridge Ricardo is the lead Tennis Analyst here at DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Ricardo Goodridge (see all) What we learned from the 2018 U.S. Open - September 11, 2018 Three Things to Look for at the 2018 U.S. Open - August 27, 2018 Empire Win Final Match of the Season - August 3, 2018 Empire Continues Losing Streak Against Breakers - July 27, 2018 Related Topicsnovak djokovicroger federerSerena WilliamsSteffi GrafTenniswimbledon Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! 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