Wimbledon Women's Betting: Watson to be last Brit standing

Can Watson beat Keys and progress to the second round?

Fresh from two winning selections on Day 1 at Wimbledon 2013, Abelson Info are back to preview Tuesday's action from the All England Club...

World number one and defending champion Serena Williams gets proceedings underway on Centre Court on Tuesday, and the American should have little to worry about ahead of her clash with Mandy Minella.

Ranked 92nd in the world, Minella has suffered the misfortune of being paired with Williams, and given her opponent is on a 31-game winning streak, it promises to be a difficult afternoon's work for the Luxembourgian.

The same can be said for Yvonne Meusburger, who will look to produce the second big shock of the tournament thus far when she faces last year's finalist Agnieszka Radwanska.

Sara Errani was the early casualty on Day 1, but it is unlikely that the fourth seed will suffer the same fate, and she should be joined by a whole host of other top seeds looking to progress beyond the first round.

However, there are various intriguing clashes on Tuesday, not least a pair of matches that will be of particular interest to the home faithful.

British hopeful Laura Robson will take to the No.1 Court hoping to spring a real surprise when she faces tenth seed Maria Kirilenko.

The Russian reached the quarter-finals last year as she continues to improve on grass, and she had a decent run to the third round at Eastbourne last week.

In contrast, Robson fell at the second hurdle at the same venue, having already suffered a similar fate in Birmingham the week before. Nevertheless, she has proven in her career to date that she is more than capable of pulling off a surprise against a top seed, and will be hoping to do the same here.

It is a similar scenario for Heather Watson, who arguably has the less difficult assignment. Madison Keys had a fine run to the last eight at the Aegon Classic a fortnight ago, while Watson is still on the comeback trail having missed a big part of the year with glandular fever.

However, these two are separated by just four places in the world rankings, and if Watson can dig deep and use the home support to her advantage, she should have enough to see off her 18-year-old opponent.

Fresh from her tournament win in Birmingham, Daniela Hantuchova will be in buoyant mood ahead of her clash with Klara Zakopalova despite her opponent's superior world ranking.

Two other matches that stand out in tomorrow's order of play are Sabine Lisicki's meeting with Francesca Schiavone, and Angelique Kerber facing Bethanie Mattek Sands.

The Italian won her only meeting with Lisicki, but expect the German to savour the prospect of being on grass, while Kerber will be looking to pick up her first win against her American rival in three attempts.

Recommended Bets

Back Watson to beat Keys @ 2.427/5
Back Hantuchova to beat Zakopalova 2-0 @ 2.245/4
Back Lisicki -3.5 games vs Schiavone @ 1.814/5