The 2021 tennis season is at the equator. But the most exciting developments are still ahead. The world is gradually emerging from lockdown, and sports competitions are getting back to their usual course.

There are still six months before the final tournament, and there are still many interesting competitions ahead that can affect the power landscape and change the list of tennis players who made it into the Top 8. So what awaits us in the near future and what interesting things can happen in tennis? This we will discuss below.

Wimbledon

The last two months of summer promise to be hot not only in terms of weather in Europe but also in terms of tennis battles. One of the largest tournaments of the season starts on June 28. We are referring to Wimbledon, which, by tradition, will be held in the suburbs of the capital of Great Britain.

The entire Big League of tennis, among both women and men, will definitely be present here. This already automatically generates huge interest in the competition from fans and experts. By the way, in 2020, Wimbledon was canceled due to the pandemic.

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Wimbledon is the most suitable Grand Slam tournament for online betting. This is due to the fact that it is played on the grass court. Such coverage contributes to a large number of tie-breaks because it is much easier to keep your serve on the grass since the court is for a fast-paced game.

For example, if there are on average 60 tie-breaks per draw in the French Open, and the Australian Open and US Open barely reach 80, then this indicator exceeds 90 tie-breaks on average at Wimbledon.

An interesting feature of the Wimbledon tournament is that whoever wins the tiebreak will, in most cases, take the next set. This conclusion is made based on online statistics as of summer 2021. And the odds for an athlete to win in the next set are higher than those for a player to win given by bookmakers before the start of the match.

Wimbledon is also interesting due to a rather large number of sensational outcomes when an obvious underdog wins the game, and bets on his victory were accepted with high odds.

The number of events offers betters a huge choice. The competition is attended by 128 male and the same number of female tennis players. In addition, doubles matches are also held.

Current favorites according to online rankings

As to men, at the moment, World No.1 is Novak Djokovic, a Serbian athlete. He is followed by:

• Daniil Medvedev;
• Rafael Nadal;
• Stefanos Tsitsipas;
• Dominic Thiem;
• Alexander Zverev;
• Andrey Rublev;
• Roger Federer.

The Swiss player has considerably altered this year and runs the risk of not making it to the final tournament. Despite the fact that he is 8th in the ATP rating, Matteo Berrettini, an Italian athlete, is close on his heels. It will be interesting to see the performance of these players at the upcoming tournaments because now there is a clear competition imposed on them. And Federer, who is accustomed to being in the top 3, is hardly satisfied with his current position.

Ashleigh Barty, an Australian player, still leads the WTA rankings among women. Nevertheless, her advantage is not as clear as it used to be at the beginning of the year. Naomi Osaka, a Japanese tennis player, is in peak physical condition. She can knock the Australian athlete off the pedestal subject to successful performance in the next competition. Thus, there is another upcoming exciting confrontation.

Further on, the picture is no less interesting. The density at the top of the WTA rankings is much higher than in the АТР. Simona Halep, a Romanian athlete, is third. Other tennis players in the top 8 are as follows:

• Aryna Sabalenka;
• Elina Svitolina;
• Sofia Kenin;
• Bianca Andreescu;
• Serena Williams.

Despite the fact that the former World No.1 managed to return to the top 8, it will be difficult to save this position. Such skilled athletes as Iga Świątek, Karolína Plíšková, Belinda Bencic, Petra Kvitová, and Garbiñe Muguruza follow her closely.

Such a density of the rating generates great interest in the upcoming tournaments. The results of even one competition can drastically affect the position of tennis players in the WTA rankings.

What other tournaments should not be missed?

The higher the status of the tournament, the more rating points athletes can earn. And accordingly, such competitions attract the strongest athletes.

Immediately after the end of the Wimbledon tournament, another interesting battle is scheduled in Hamburg - the ATP 500 starts there on July 12th. The same day will mark the beginning of the less rated ATP 250 in Bostad and Newport, as well as the WTA 250 in Prague, Budapest, and Lausanne. According to the regulations, all of the above competitions should end on July 18, and the next day five more tournaments will start. So in July, tennis fans will definitely not be bored.

Since tennis is one of the Olympic sports, athletes' performances at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo are of great interest. By the way, the Olympics Opening Ceremony is scheduled for July 23.

But it is not yet known who will go to the Olympic Games. Top tennis players have a habit of ignoring these events. They are of no interest in terms of rankings, as no points are awarded for winning or participating in the Olympics. The same goes for prize money. Therefore, players often take a break, go on vacation, gain strength for upcoming events, and recover from injuries. As of now, we can confidently say that Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nada will not fly to Tokyo.

However, we expect to see the performance of all those who will miss the Olympics in the United States. In August, all significant tennis events will move overseas - to North America. The following major tournaments will be held here throughout the month:

• WTA 500 in San Jose;
• APR 500 in Washington;
• WTA 1000 in Montreal and Cincinnati.

The tennis extravaganza will end with the US Open, which is scheduled to start on August 30, 2021.

The fall will not have as many significant tournaments. It is worth noting competitions in Tokyo, Beijing, Moscow, and Vienna individually. The ATP 500 in Basel has been canceled this year and will not be held.

Conclusion

The tennis season is on the rise. The coming months will bring two competitions included in the list of Grand Slam tournaments. Of course, these are world-class games that will attract the attention of most tennis fans.

But, given the athletes’ dense position in the ranking, one should not disregard less significant competitions, because players can significantly improve their standings with a successful performance even at such tournaments.

The Olympic Games will attract the attention of most sports fans this summer. They are an exciting show for spectators, although they spark much less sports enthusiasm among professional tennis players. It is interesting to know who will fly to Tokyo and who will refuse to participate in the Games preferring ratings-boosting competitions and preparing for tournaments that promise significant fees and have a large prize pool. Some bookmakers https://scores24.live/en/tennis have already started accepting bets on these kinds of outcomes.