Sky Bet explain how their Wimbledon odds have dramatically shifted after a day of upsets
Wednesday 2 July 2014 11:49, UK
Sky Bet have reacted to the major upsets at Wimbledon on Tuesday by slashing Roger Federer's odds and making Petra Kvitova the new favourite for the ladies' crown.
Federer is no longer on a collision course with his nemesis Rafael Nadal, who he trails 23-10 in their head-to-head, after the Spaniard suffered a shock defeat 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios.
The Australian defied odds of 9/1 and a gap of 143 places in the rankings to beat the 14-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 5-7 7-6 6-3.
Kyrgios has now been cut to 16/1 to win Wimbledon, having entered the tournament at odds of 400/1, with his current price now actually shorter than Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka (18/1).
Sitting on the other side of the draw, favourites Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have also been trimmed slightly, to 13/8 and 5/2 respectively.
Murray faces a well-fancied outsider for the title in Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, with the Bulgarian 3/1 to oust the reigning champion and 14/1 to lift the trophy.
In the ladies' draw, the two favourites have already tumbled out, with Maria Sharapova following Serena Williams in suffering a relatively early exit.
2011 winner Kvitova is the only Grand Slam winner left in the draw and is now Sky Bet's 13/8 favourite, followed by the highest seed remaining, Simona Halep (7/2).
Rising star Eugenie Bouchard is considered in such high regard that she is actually favourite against Sharapova's conqueror Angelique Kerber, despite being six places lower in the WTA rankings.
