Wimbledon Tip: Williams v Shvedova

Yaroslav Shvedova made tennis history on Saturday when she became the first player in Grand Slam history to win a set without losing a single point. The Russian claimed 24 points in a row to leave number 10 seed Sara Errani utterly bewildered.

“I don’t even feel like I played terribly,” said Errani, who finally lost 6-0 6-4. “She was just hitting winners from every part of the court.

Next up for the Wimbledon wild-card is four-time champion Serena Williams who is expected to storm into the quarter-finals (2/9 PaddyPower). But the American was nearly ousted in round three by China’s Zheng Jie. The final score was 6-7 6-2 9-7.

I don’t see a major upset on the cards here but a match that goes the distance is hardly out of the question on form. Shvedova is a best price 3/1 (WilliamHill) to storm out of the blocks again and win the opening set on Monday.