The only former champions in this year’s Wimbledon draw are Elena Rybakina, Petra Kvitova, and Venus Williams. With Rybakina recovering from a viral illness and Kvitova’s and Williams’ last victories coming 9 and 15 years ago, respectively, this draw feels wide open. First Quarter Iga Swiatek showed encouraging signs this week, making semis in Eastbourne, before pulling out with a fever. She’s also been blessed by the draw, with most of the bookies’ favourites landing in the other half, particularly the deadly third quarter. Only one of the bookies’ top-ten pre-draw picks is in her half, Coco Gauff. Plus Swiatek should be motivated to keep her #1 ranking: her run of 67 weeks on top might end if she doesn’t make the final and Sabalenka does. It’s already the 13 th longest #1 streak in WTA history. However, there’s still the question of her grass court pedigree. It’s not long and her loss to Cornet in last year’s fourth round is worrisome. Iga generally prefers
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