If you were to go by the prices being offered by the bookmakers, this afternoon's matches are a formality for the Williams sisters with a best price of 4/9 (William Hill) on offer for the sisters to meet in the final.
We don't believe it's going to be as straightforward as that and think both Safina and Dementieva have a chance of upsetting the bookmakers favourites and will provide stiff opposition.
Five times Wimbledon champion Venus Williams meets the current number one player Dinara Safina in her semi-final and is long odds on at 1/5 (Paddypower) to get a victory. Venus has looked impressive in her matches so far and with such a good record at Wimbledon is hard to oppose.
Safina has played well enough so far in the competition but this is by far her stiffest test and she is priced at 4/1 (Bet365) to win the match. For a player ranked number one in the word this is a huge price and it coul dbe worth risking. The minus points about a Safina win is the fact she has never won a grand slam title, has a reputation as a bit of a choker in big matches is playing a grass court specialist and doesn't have the greatest of head to head records against Venus Williams.
So with all these negatives why might Safina cause an upset? Well there are absolutely no expectations about her winning this match. She can play under no pressure what so ever as she has been written off and that could work in her favour. The added incentive of making a grand slam final against all the odds may just be the spur she needs to win the match.
We'e tipping Safina to win 2-1 8/1 (Paddypower) we are taking a bit of achance here, but thin kit could be worth it.
Elena Dementieva was our pre tournament tip at big odds to win the title and although she faces a tough task against Serena Williams we believe she now has the game to match Serena's and can reach the final.
Both players have reached the semi final stages without really being stretched and Dementieva looks better on grass this year than she has ever done before. Last years semi finalist Dementieva has lost only four games in all her matches leading up to todays semi final and that's an impressive stat.
She also has a decent recent record against Serena Williams winning three of the last four meetings. At 4/1 (Stan James) she offers excellent value and we think she will win.
Serena Williams is a best price of 1/5 (Betfred) but we think the bookies might have got this on wrong-despite Serenas great Wimbledon record.
We're tipping Dementieva to win and think the match will go to three sets 2/1 (William Hill) with Dementieva winning 2-1 at odds of 8/1 (Sportingbet).
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