Athletistic/Tennis. Wimbledon, the Grand Slam tournament, which takes place every year in the British capital on grass courts, continues in London. Unfortunately, this year the tournament takes place without tennis players from Russia and neighboring Belarus. Athletes from these two countries were excluded from participation in Wimbledon for political reasons. To such a measure came the organizers of the London tournament. At the same time, the ATP and WTA imposed their sanctions on Wimbledon. They deprived the tournament of ranking points due to the elimination of Russians and Belarusians.

However, Wimbledon continues to enjoy Grand Slam status. Many famous tennis players perform there, which can attract the attention of Russian spectators. On Wednesday July 6, some matches of the 1/4 finals will take place in the men’s and women’s categories. We offer to study the forecast for them.

Kristian Garin (Chile) – Nick Kyrgios (Australia)

July 6, 4:30 p.m. Moscow time

Kristjan Garin is doing pretty well at Wimbledon this year. He has already reached the quarter-finals. In the first two rounds he did not lose a single set and overtook Swede Elias Ymer and Frenchman Hugo Grenier. In the third round, Garin defeated American Jenson Brooksby. In the 1/8 finals, the Chilean defeated the representative of Australia, Alex de Minaura, in five sets. Nick Kyrgios is one of Wimbledon favorites. He started the tournament with a tough five-set victory over Paul Jub of Great Britain, then beat Serbian Filip Krajinovic in three sets and overtook Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in four sets. In the 1/8 finals, Kiryos defeated US Representative Brandon Nakashima in five sets. The bookmakers believe that Nick Kyrgios will confidently reach the semi-finals. The probability of his victory is 81%.

Taylor Fritz (USA) – Rafael Nadal (Spain)

July 6, 5:00 p.m. Moscow time

Taylor Fritz has yet to drop a set at this Wimbledon. He confidently overtook Italian Lorenzo Musetti, Briton Alastair Grey, Slovak Alex Molchan and Australian Jason Kubler. As for Rafael Nadal, he is confidently heading towards the annual Grand Slam. He has already won the US Open and Roland Garros, now Wimbledon is on, and the US Open will also start at the end of August. In the first two rounds, the Spanish tennis player beat Argentinian Francisco Serundolo and Lithuanian representative Richardas Berankis in four sets. In the third and fourth rounds, Nadal didn’t drop a single set. He beat Italian Lorenzo Sonego and Dutch representative Botik Van De Zandshulp. The bookmakers believe Nadal will win and advance to the next round. The probability of such an outcome is 73%.

The main Wimbledon favorite, according to bookmakers, remains the famous Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who not so long ago was the world’s leading racket. There is a 76% chance he will defend the title. The probability of Rafael Nadal taking first place is 18%.

Yaroslav Pyatikh, Athletistic