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De Los Rios For Ivanovic In Wimbledon Ladies Opener
Monday 23 June 2008 at 08:32
 Number one seed Ana Ivanovic begins her Wimbledon ladies campaign on Centre Court today with many experts picking her to win the tournament.
The French Open champion and world number one reached the semi-finals last year and the bookmakers expect her to manage at least the same this time round, with Stan James offering 2/5 that she wins the first quarter of the draw.
Ivanovic's opening match is against Rossana De Los Rios and the Paraguayan is certainly not expected to stand in her way.
SkyBet makes the Serbian 1/50 to triumph, while De Los Rios is 43/1 at Betfair.
Despite being hotly touted to go all the way, Ivanovic (6/1, VC Bet) is only fourth favourite to win Wimbledon this year.
Maria Sharapova (11/4, Sportingbet) is the bookies' pick, followed by fellow past winners Serena Williams (10/3, Stan James) and Venus Williams (11/2, Paddy Power).
Serena also plays today and is 1/12 to beat Kaia Kenpi on Court One, with her opponent 14/1 at Sportingbet to achieve victory.
Meanwhile, number four seed Svetlana Kuznetsova (33/1, Boylesports) is 1/12 at Coral to beat Mathilde Johansson on Court Two.
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