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Serena Williams is returning to the court this season, courtesy of a Wimbledon wildcard exemption.
Many are scratching their heads as the GOAT of women’s tennis hasn’t played a singles match in four years. Is she there to pomp her GLP-1 drug or is she there to legitimately compete?
We shall see, and now the oddsmakers are chiming in on her chances.
BetOnline.ag inserted Williams as a 40/1 darkhorse to take home another Wimbledon title. Those are the 16th-best odds on the board.
“Williams’ true odds to win this tournament are really around 100/1,” BetOnine Sportsbook Manager Adam Burns said. “We can get away with slashing that number around half because we know people are going to blindly back the name and story.”
And now we are learning that Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in the first round at Wimbledon.
Joint was born in Michigan, as was Williams, but represents Australia through her father. She is ranked No. 53 and made her Wimbledon debut last year, losing in the first round to Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2.
If Williams beats Joint on Tuesday, she may face rising Filipino star Alexandra Eala, who is seeded 29th, in the second round. She could meet defending champion Iga Swiatek in the third round.
Swiatek opens against Taylor Townsend of the U.S. on Centre Court on Tuesday.
BetOnline also put up a fun prop based around Williams’ playing weight. Here it is:
What will be Serena Williams’ playing weight at Wimbledon?
| 2026 Wimbledon Odds | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 3/1 |
| Elena Rybakina | 4/1 |
| Iga Swiatek | 8/1 |
| Mirra Andreeva | 8/1 |
| Amanda Anisimova | 11/1 |
| Coco Gauff | 13/1 |
| Jessica Pegula | 16/1 |
| Emma Raducanu | 25/1 |
| Iva Jovic | 30/1 |
| Elina Svitolina | 33/1 |
| Naomi Osaka | 33/1 |
| Linda Noskova | 33/1 |
| Karolina Muchova | 33/1 |
| Donna Vekic | 33/1 |
| Madison Keys | 35/1 |
| Serena Williams | 40/1 |
| Marta Kostyuk | 50/1 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | 60/1 |
| Qinwen Zheng | 66/1 |
| Diana Shnaider | 66/1 |
| Alexandra Eala | 66/1 |
| Emma Navarro | 80/1 |
| Jasmine Paolini | 100/1 |
| Paula Badosa | 100/1 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | 100/1 |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | 100/1 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 125/1 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 125/1 |
| Ons Jabeur | 125/1 |
| Maria Sakkari | 125/1 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | 125/1 |
| Dayana Yastremska | 150/1 |
| Leylah Fernandez | 200/1 |
| Katie Boulter | 200/1 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | 200/1 |
| McCartney Kessler | 200/1 |
| Hailey Baptiste | 200/1 |
| Victoria Azarenka | 250/1 |
| Danielle Collins | 250/1 |
| Daria Kasatkina | 300/1 |
| Anastasia Potapova | 300/1 |
| Bianca Andreescu | 300/1 |
| Olga Danilovic | 300/1 |
| Yulia Putintseva | 300/1 |
| Peyton Stearns | 300/1 |
| Ann Li | 300/1 |
| Taylor Townsend | 300/1 |
| Sofia Kenin | 400/1 |
| Caroline Dolehide | 400/1 |
| Alycia Parks | 400/1 |
| Katie Volynets | 500/1 |
| Bernarda Pera | 500/1 |
| Caty McNally | 500/1 |
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
