Roddick picks Rybakina as favourite for back-to-back Wimbledon titles: "Iga Swiatek is largely unproven on grass"

There is a lot of uncertainty ahead of this year's Wimbledon but for Andy Roddick, it's clear that Elena Rybakina is the favourite to win another trophy.

Andy Roddick knows a thing or two about tennis as the American contested finals at the event though he never won the trophy. He certainly knows what it takes to go all the way as he came close a few times and he sees that in Elena Rybakina. The Kazakh player already went deep at the event last year winning the trophy and he thinks that she'll do it again:

“[Elena Rybakina is my favorite to win at the All England Club] because she's the best grasscourt player in the world. It’s pretty straightforward."

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Breaking down Wimbledon

The American continued his thoughts on the Tennis Channel breaking down why to him Rybakina is likely to win and it's mostly because there aren't many true competitors. Sabalenka is a good one but Swiatek is largely unproven on grass:

“You won't find a bigger fan of Iga Swiatek than me. I have so much respect for her and so none of this is a slight to Iga, but she's unproven on this surface. I'm sure she would probably tell you the same thing and she does have some challenges on this surface. And what she does creating those RPMs, the movement that she has on clay, those things don't translate to a grasscourt."

Roddick continued:

“Conversely, everything that is a struggle for Rybakina on clay with the movement, slowing down her shots through the court is additive at Wimbledon. So I don't know how you can't make Rybakina the favorite. I actually would think that Sabalenka might be the second favorite and then maybe Iga third [or] fourth."

The trophy will likely end up in the hands ofr Rybakina or Sabalenka according to many.

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