Wimbledon 2011 Women's Final: Maria Sharapova vs Petra Kvitova Odds and Betting Preview

Story by Ronan Curran on 2011-07-02 06:30:00

London, UK - Maria Sharapova has the chance to win her second Wimbledon title this afternoon as she faces Petra Kvitova in the Women's final.

2004 Champion Maria Sharapova has been in scintillating form so far at the Championship, progressing to the Finals without dropping a single set. The World Number 5 saw off the challenge of Wild Card Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-finals to make her first Grand Sam final since returning from a career threatening shoulder injury. The Russian's groundstrokes have been immense throughout the tournament with the one weakness in her game so far being her serving struggles, especially in the Semi-Finals where she double faulted 13 times.

Petra Kvitova is making her first ever Grand Slam final appearance after beating fourth seed Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 in the semi-finals. The young Czezh is a powerful hitter and is starting to establish herself as one of the finest emerging talents in the game. Kvitova has only ever met Sharapova once previously, losing in straight sets last year in Memphis.

Maria Sharapova is the 4/7 with William Hill to win her second Rosewater dish. The Three time Grand Slam champion is 11/8 with bet365 to win the match in straight sets or 3/1 with Ladbrokes to come through in three. Sharapova is 10/11 with Paddy Power to win in spite of -2.5 game handicap.

Petra Kvitova is a 13/8 chance to win the match with Ladbrokes. The Eight seed is 4/1 with Ladbrokes to win in straight sets or 9/2 on Betfair to win in three. Kvitova is 10/11 with bet365 to win with a +2.5 game handicap or 12/5 to win when give a +3.5 game advantage with Ladbrokes.

Play is scheduled to begin on Centre Court at 1400 BST.

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