Elena Dementieva, Tennis Oracle and 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist, predicted Rafael Nadal’s defeat at Roland Garros the day before it happened. She recently explained her hunch to reporters at Eastbourne (via The Guardian):
“It was so strange because he was winning, first round, second round, but when I was watching him I didn’t see happiness in his eyes when he had finished a match. I was thinking he must be so tired, playing so many matches. It’s very physical the way he’s playing. I didn’t want him to lose. I think he’s a very nice guy and he was desperately looking for this title but when it’s enough, it’s enough. He needs to have a break.”
Her Wimbledon prediction for the men: “Don’t ask me. That was the only time I was right.”
She did say that Venus Williams is the favorite on the women’s side. And Venus agrees:
“It seems apparent, I have more passion for Wimbledon.“ Venus told The Guardian on Tuesday. “I know how to play this tournament. I know what to do to win and I’ve got the game to do it again. Yeah, like always, I’m pro-Venus.”
But Venus credits her dad as the ultimate tennis fortune teller: “He always said we (Serena and Venus) would win Wimbledon. Most of the things he said would happen have happened. He was very good at predicting.”
Bjorn Borg, who tipped Nadal as last year’s Wimbledon champion, picks Roger Federer and Andy Murray as the top contenders this year (via Reuters):
“We all know how Roger is playing on the grass, he plays unbelievable tennis on the grass. I think he is going to have a big challenge from Andy Murray, if I have to pick up two guys for this year’s Wimbledon I would pick Murray and Federer.”
Looking deeper into his crystal ball, the Swede sees more Majors in Federer’s future:
“For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game. It’s always good to see him play and win and we are going to see so much more of Federer in the future, he is going to win more grand slam tournaments.”
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