With Serena on maternity leave since winning a 23rd major title at this year’s Australian Open, the door has been open for a bunch of new names to barge through. Current world number one Angelique Kerber enjoyed an incredible 2016, winning two majors, but has struggled badly this year. READ | Venus Williams faces wrongful death suit in Florida crash“I will double down and say that 40 women could win Wimbledon. The field, without a doubt, is the clear favourite.”Incredibly, since Williams won the Australian Open no fewer than 22 players have won titles on the WTA Tour. Only world number five Elina Svitolina from Ukraine, with four, and Russian world number 17 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, with two, have managed multiple titles since the Australian Open.

Source: Hindustan Times July 01, 2017 12:45 UTC