Wimbledon 2021: Small cause, big effect
Should one of the top players withdraw shortly before Wimbledon - the status of Dominic Thiem is unclear - this would have somewhat serious effects on the draw for the Wimbledon tournament.
by tennisnet.com
last edit:
Jun 24, 2021, 09:43 am
Novak Djokovic and then nobody for a long time. Even if there seems to be a consensus in the tennis scene regarding the favorite for the Wimbledon tournament in 2021 ( Alexander Zverev and coach Jan de Witt recently formulated this in HalleWestfalen): The All England Lawn Tennis Club can hardly score on the official seeding lists leave a few lines blank. And only then continue with Daniil Medvedev , number two.
As seen in Roland Garros, small shifts in the order in the tableau can have a big effect: For example, the later champion Djokovic already had the pleasure in the semifinals with Rafael Nadal, who started the race as number three in Paris whether Nadal is a shade easier to defeat in the semifinals than in the final on the Court Philippe-Chatrier. On the other hand: the latter is still pending.
Bautista Agut and Auger-Aliassime could benefit
Nadal, however, is missing in Wimbledon, which, as of now, provides Stefanos Tsitsipas in third place and Dominic Thiem in fourth place. However, the go in the case of Thiem is still pending. And a possible withdrawal of the reigning US Open champion would have serious consequences for some players. Above all Alexander Zverev. He would then slide up a group - and could meet Novak Djokovic in the semifinals at the earliest. If he is drawn into half of the Serbs at all. In Roland Garros, Zverev cleared the field from below.
The next successor would be Roberto Bautista-Agut , then number eight. That the Spaniard can play well on grass in London, he has proven with the semi-finals in 2019, as eighth he is spared the top four up to the quarter-finals. Félix Auger-Aliassime could still benefit from a withdrawal. He would come up as number 16 in the conversation. And would not be able to meet the top people until the round of 16 at the earliest. And vice versa. Nobody needs a game in round three against the Canadian who was so strong on grass.
wimmap