Nadal has won the tournament on two occasions (2008 and 2010) and has reached the final thrice - in 2006, 2007 and 2011. He is in red-hot form this year, having won the first two Majors, and is on course for a calendar Grand Slam.
After the odds were released, tennis fans took to social media to express their shock.
There was also an opinion that Nadal would be the second favourite no matter what the surface.
Fans also couldn’t believe that Carlos Alcaraz was given better odds than Matteo Berrettini. The teenager is inexperienced on grass while Berrettini was a Wimbledon finalist last year.
“We don’t give him enough credit just because he’s so good on clay” - Andy Roddick backs Rafael Nadal’s chances at Wimbledon 2022
After winning the French Open earlier this month with the aid of numerous injections to deal with his chronic foot injury, Rafael Nadal made it clear that he wouldn’t resort to the same procedures to participate in tournaments going ahead. That in turn cast doubt on the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s participation at SW19.
But as things stand, the Spaniard is on course to partake in the third Major of the year since his treatment is seemingly going well. And former World No. 1 Andy Roddick believes that Rafael Nadal should be one of the favorites.
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