{"id":8861,"date":"2018-07-12T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=8861"},"modified":"2018-07-13T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T22:00:22","slug":"wimbledon-womens-final-predictions-serena-williams-vs-angelique-kerber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2018\/07\/12\/wimbledon-womens-final-predictions-serena-williams-vs-angelique-kerber\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Women’s Final Predictions: Serena Williams vs Angelique Kerber"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s Wimbledon<\/a> final is a rematch of the 2016 Australian Open<\/a> final. That match signified Angelique Kerber’s ascension to the top of the women’s game. Of course, Serena Williams exacted her revenge at Wimbledon that same year, when she defeated Kerber in the final. The pair will now contest their third Grand Slam final, with each having won one so far. Who will take this one? We’re here to predict it for you. Predicting today are writers Lukas Weese, Brett Margolies, Jay Sandhu, and Nurein Ahmed, along with editor Steen Kirby.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Women’s Final Predictions<\/h2>\n

Serena Williams vs Angelique Kerber<\/h3>\n

Lukas:<\/em>
\nSerena Williams will be competing in her 30th Grand Slam final at Wimbledon this coming Saturday, taking on two-time Major champion Angelique Kerber. Serena is also the third oldest woman in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam final, and is trying to win her first Major as a new mother. This is the ninth time these two ladies have met, with Serena leading the head-to-head 6-2. Kerber reached the final by defeating Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets. Kerber only had 10 winners and converted 61% of her first serve points. Serena also won in straight sets over Julia Goerges, where she racked up five aces and converted 87% of her first serve points. Serena\u2019s serve is too good at the moment, which will counter Kerber\u2019s return and ground strokes. Kerber needs to mix up her shots, giving Serena different pace and make her run the length of the court. It will be close but I think Serena pulls this off to tie Margaret Court\u2019s Grand Slam total at 24.
\nPrediction: Williams in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jay:<\/em>
\nThough Serena has played unbelievably well so far, she hasn\u2019t faced a player like Kerber yet. The German will make her work for every point and will not offer many errors, unlike Serena\u2019s previous opponents who were mostly big hitters. Kerber lost their last matchup two years ago in the final and will want revenge. She will also force many errors out of her opponent and I feel Kerber\u2019s consistency will edge her to her third Slam title.
\nPrediction: Kerber in 3<\/em>
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