In the lead-up to Wimbledon, we're asking six burning questions—three about the men's field and three about the women's field—about the 131st edition of the Championships. Click here to read them all.
The French Open women’s draw was as wide open as ever. Will that be the case at Wimbledon, as well? Is it the same, more so or less so?
It will be about the same. The French Open women’s final was played just 18 days ago, and not that much has changed in that span. Serena Williams is still out, Maria Sharapova won’t be able to participate and world No. 1 Angelique Kerber might even be more of an unknown now than she was at the start of Roland Garros. (She lost in the first round, taking the madness on the WTA to another level.)
Petra Kvitova made her season debut at the French Open and was predictably rusty, but she put the world back on notice with her impressive title in Birmingham. The two-time Wimbledon champion unfortunately had to withdraw from Eastbourne this week with an abdominal injury, which is certainly troubling, but she should be more of a threat in England than she was in France. Victoria Azarenka returned to the tour in Mallorca this month after giving birth to her first child, but was beaten in the second round and will go into Wimbledon having played just two matches in a little over a year.
