JW: Barely six months after suffering a stab wound to her playing hand in a home invasion, Petra Kvitova wins Wimbledon for the third time. Plus, Raonic recently parted ways with his coach, Richard Krajicek. His last win over a top-10 came in January and injuries have really disrupted him over the past 12 months. This is obviously a great surface for the Canadian but his trend isn't good. RD: Milos Raonic will crash out in the first week. One concern to note: Vandeweghe rolled her right ankle in Birmingham. I'm intrigued by the new pairing, and I think she could fare well this year after making the quarters in 2016. After splitting with coach Craig Kardon following the French Open-when she lost in the first round-she teamed up with Pat Cash, who won Wimbledon in 1987. I'm also looking forward to watching CoCo Vandeweghe. With the right draw, Khachanov could make a nice run in his first appearance at Wimbledon. Khachanov is only playing his fourth Slam of his career, but he put in a quality performance at Roland Garros, beating Nicolas Jarry, Tomas Berdych and John Isner before losing to Andy Murray in the fourth round. He reached the semis in Halle before managing a fairly tight two-set defeat to eventual champion Roger Federer. He's only 21, but his ranking is up to No. Stanley Kay: Watch out for Karen Khachanov. She's facing Johanna Konta in Eastbourne on Thursday-it will be a good test for the 20-year-old. The attention is going to be different now that she's won a major and I'm curious to see how she handles the trappings (good and bad) of being a major winner. She won the 2014 Wimbledon girls' title but exited quickly last year in an opening round loss to Kiki Bertens. Richard Deitsch: She's not a qualifier and maybe not even a true dark horse but I'm fascinated to see how Jelena Ostapenko does here following her stunning French Open win. 94 but will make life hell for opponents and make life entertaining for fans. Kevin Anderson will not be seeded, but if he's not among the 32 best grass court players, my name is Derek Carr. Ash Barty was playing cricket a year ago now she gets better bounces and is on the verge of cracking the top 50.Īs for the men-folk….Gilles Muller is my dark horse Gilles Muller is everyone's dark horse. Alison Riske is an American who won't be seeded but thrives on grass. Other names: CiCi Bellis has become a deeply intriguing player. One way or the other, it will be interesting to see how she handles what's next. She's a former Wimbledon junior champion and is, of course, undefeated in her last seven Grand Slam matches. With Wimbledon 2017 set to kick off on Monday in London, SI's tennis experts and writers Jon Wertheim, Richard Deitsch, Stanley Kay and Jamie Lisanti discuss this year's top storylines and predict the winners.
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