Elina Svitolina finds herself one step away from a Grand Slam final when she takes on Marketa Vondrousova in Thursday’s Wimbledon women’s singles semifinals match at 8:30 a.m. ET at Centre Court of the All England Club in Wimbledon, England. Svitolina, who was ranked as high as No. 3 in September 2017, has reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second time. She lost in the semis in 2019 to Simona Halep in straight sets. Vondrousova is making her first appearance in the semifinals at Wimbledon, having never been past the second round in her previous four appearances at the All England Club.
Caesars Sportsbook lists Vondrousova as the -140 favorite (risk $140 to win $100) on the money line, while Svitolina is +110. This will be the first meeting between the two since July 2021, when Vondrousova posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory in Tokyo. Before making any 2023 Wimbledon picks for the women’s singles tournament, you need to see what proven SportsLine tennis handicapper Jose Onorato has to say.
Onorato grew up playing competitive tennis in Caracas, Venezuela. After coming to the U.S., he trained with famed coach Nick Bollettieri at IMG Academy in Florida and faced players like Robert Farah, now one of the…