My pick for Wimbledon this year is...Nadal. Yes, that's right. I'm picking the "Clay Monster" Nadal to win Wimbledon. With mono keeping Federer in a slump and Djokovic having lost the last three times he's played Nadal, I don't think he's going to have a better chance than this year to win Wimbledon. Nadal, is in the peek of his career right now. He won his first grass title at Queens last week. He even had to beat Karlovic, Roddick, and Djokovic to do it.
Of course the outcome of Wimbledon will be partially decided by the draw. Nadal, will have to play either Ernests Gulbis or John Isner in the second round. Both are big servers and pose a big threat to him.
Djokovic, has a pretty nice looking early draw. He may have to play Marat Safin, Stanislas Wawrinka, and David Nalbandian but none of them are likely to upset him. Karlovic and Roddick are much better candidates for that.
Federer's draw looks considerably harder. He will most likely have to play Robin Soderling in the second round. With Berdych, Verdasco, and Gonzalez and Ferrer lurking in the later rounds. Djokovic, has also landed in Roger's half of the draw so in order to win Wimbledon Federer's probably going to have to go through Djokovic and Nadal.
As far as Roddick and other threats for the Wimbledon crown are concerned I don't think this will be their year. Roddick is now engaged to model Brooklyn Decker and is currently without a coach. Anddy Murray and Richard Gasquet, are always dangerous but neither are overwhelming favorites to win. I'd pick one of the top seeds over them.
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