Wimbledon WTA Betting Picks – Cash in As Serena, Zvonareva Battle For Wimbledon Crown

The big, bad, queen of tennis, world No. 1 and reigning Wimbledon champ Serena Williams, will be looking to retain her title and take down a red-hot Vera Zvonareva when the two rivals take to the court for their 2010 Wimbledon women’s singles final which gets underway on Saturday morning at 8 AM ET.

Saturday, July 3, 8:00 AM ET

Wimbledon WTA Finals

This look at both finalists, along with my expert WTA picks, will help devoted tennis gamblers everywhere make three potentially-profitable wagers on what promises to be a thrilling showdown.

WTA Betting Odds

Serena Williams -5 -115

Vera Zvonareva +5 -125

Moneyline

Serena -900

Zvonareva +450

O/U

Over 19½ -125

Under 19½ -115

The Breakdown: Love her or loather her, there is absolutely no denying that Serena Williams (18-4) is the best female tennis player on the planet today and undoubtedly one of the greatest female tennis players of any era for that matter.

Williams has been dominant throughout the fortnight, never dropping a single set in winning six consecutive matches to reach the finals. Williams beat back a feisty Petra Kvitova 7-6 (5), 6- 2 in the semifinal round, simply by keeping pace with the streaking youngster – until it was ‘winning’ time as former L.A. Lakers legend Magic Johnson used to say.

World No. 21 Vera Zvonareva has looked better than ever in this tournament and showed the mental fortitude in her last two matches that had always escaped the former top-five player.

After losing the first set 6-3, Zvonareva came roaring back to beat Kim Clijsters in three sets in the quarterfinal round before accomplishing the same feat against the blossoming Tsvetana Pironkova in the semis, finishing with a blistering 6-3, 6-2 finish after losing the first set 6-3.

Analysis: Serena Williams owns a 5-1 career mark against Zvonareva, but I’m going on record right now to say that I don’t see anything short of a three-set showdown here – just like the last two matches these two have played and half of the six career matches overall.

I really believe Zvonareva has an excellent chance to pull off an upset for the ages and will extend Williams to the very maximum in this match, particularly after watching her effortlessly handle the same big-time power from Kim Clijsters in the quarters.

In the end though, I’ve got to back the unflappable Serena Williams to win and cover the WTA Moneyline as a -900 favorite.

Now, when it comes to covering the 5-game spread, I’m backing Zvonareva as I fully believe she’s going to keep it close throughout the match.

The best bet on the board however, is to play the Over 19½ games as a -125 selection. I like this to turn out to be a three-setter, but even if it doesn’t, I can still see these two playing Over the total.

WTA Pick: Serena Williams SU Win/Zvonareva +5 Game/Over 19½ Total Games