"Where do I even begin with explaining how wrong this is" - Fans bewildered at seeing Carlos Alcaraz placed ahead of Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon odds

Wimbledon odds are out and Rafael Nadal is not the favourite to win at SW19 this year

Rafael Nadal is the most successful male Grand Slam player in history, but Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are being considered bigger favorites going into Wimbledon this year. The bookmakers have released their SW19 odds and Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam, has been placed lower than both Djokovic and Alcaraz.

Nadal has won the tournament on two occasions (2008 and 2010) and has reached the final thrice - in 2006, 2007 and 2011. He is in red-hot form this year, having won the first two Majors, and is on course for a calendar Grand Slam.

After the odds were released, tennis fans took to social media to express their shock.

"Where do I even begin with explaining how wrong this is," one fan wrote.

Where do I even begin with explaining how wrong this is twitter.com/thefanchild/st…

@TheFanChild Tsitsipas has never made it past the QFs of any grass court tournament… Cilic should be favored over Stef.

There was also an opinion that Nadal would be the second favourite no matter what the surface.

"Rafa is still second favourite for me no matter what surface, I think it only makes sense as the 2 time slam champ and one of the big 3. He’s 2nd and Matteo is 3rd especially seeing how Rafa attacked Matteo’s BH in AO. Alcaraz should be way lower considering we haven’t seen (1)," on user tweeted.

@Mia44778350 Rafa is still second favourite for me no matter what surface, I think it only makes sense as the 2 time slam champ and one of the big 3. He’s 2nd and Matteo is 3rd especially seeing how Rafa attacked Matteo’s BH in AO. Alcaraz should be way lower considering we haven’t seen (1)

@TheFanChild How the heck Alcaraz is before Nadal, Berrettini and FAA in these odds I find mind boggling if I'm honest, certainly on grass at this stage of his career. Hype betting again like RG

@TheFanChild I would say Cilic is top 5 at worst 6th so agree with Andy

@TheFanChild Alcaraz is more of a favorite than nadal or Berretini? Am I reading that right? Bc that’s absolutely insane

@TheFanChild I agree with the odds except:

1) Cilic over Tsitsipas (as Roddick said)
2) Nadal should be 2nd favorite and Alcaraz 3rd (I think Alcaraz can be a great grass court player, but lack of experience on the surface might come back to haunt him)

Fans also couldn't believe that Carlos Alcaraz was given better odds than Matteo Berrettini. The teenager is inexperienced on grass while Berrettini was a Wimbledon finalist last year.

"Crazy to see Alcaraz before Nadal and Matteo. The latter is the last year runner up, while how many matches did Alcaraz play on grass so far," another fan wrote.

@TheFanChild Crazy to see Alcaraz before Nadal and Matteo. The latter is the last year runner up, while how many matches did Alcaraz play on grass so far?

@TheFanChild Carlos second fave? https://t.co/acnWPEg86g

@TheFanChild These betting companies are the new hype machine and we don’t know it.

@TheFanChild Well,Alcaraz had bigger odds to win Roland Garros than Rafa,so I'm in awe how he's not in front of Djokovic at Wimbledon? 😌 (And yes,where is Cilic?And Berrettini should be after Djokovic..etc).

@TheFanChild Imagine putting Alcaraz before Nadal lol 💀

Total nonsense. Nadal won 2 slams this year, why shouldn't he win even Wimbledon since he's full of confidence?

Alcaraz still hasn't made a slam SF and on grass has no experience.

Nadal is even more favourite than Djokovic right now.

@TheFanChild Pretty random lol
Tsitipas has zero chance on winning and where is Krygios?

"We don't give him enough credit just because he's so good on clay" - Andy Roddick backs Rafael Nadal's chances at Wimbledon 2022

Rafael Nadal at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships

After winning the French Open earlier this month with the aid of numerous injections to deal with his chronic foot injury, Rafael Nadal made it clear that he wouldn't resort to the same procedures to participate in tournaments going ahead. That in turn cast doubt on the 22-time Grand Slam champion's participation at SW19.

But as things stand, the Spaniard is on course to partake in the third Major of the year since his treatment is seemingly going well. And former World No. 1 Andy Roddick believes that Rafael Nadal should be one of the favorites.

"Is Rafa Nadal, did that procedure help? Is he going to be able to play well on the grass? When he is there, he is very good on grass," Roddick said, adding, "We always forget that he has won Wimbledon twice, right? We don't give him enough credit just because he's so good on clay."

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