THERE are only four men worth talking about when the action starts at Wimbledon on Monday.
Bookies fear the big four and they're the players everyone wants to back.
Outside of the world's top four the fifth favourite is 20-1 shot Juan Martin del Potro so you can see why I'm focusing on Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
His grasscourt win at Queen's will have filled the Scot with confidence but while I’d love to see him win it I can’t see him beating Nadal in the semis.
Murray should be honoured simply to be mentioned in the same breath as the others but only a Grand Slam title will make him feel good.
He is a best 6-1 with McBookie.com to win at Wimbledon with my choice Nadal the 9-4 favourite at Coral. Then comes Djokovic (7-2, Paddy Power) and Federer (13-5, Betfred).
Six-time champion Federer got the better of Djokovic on the French clay so should certainly take care of him on the grass he loves.
If you fancy the big four consider 11-8 with Paddy Power and William Hill on them filling the semi-final slots as they did at the French Open in Paris.
World No.4 Murray is 15-8 with Paddy Power to repeat his semi-final exit of the last two years and 5-1 to lose his fourth Grand Slam final.
A Nadal-Federer final is once again the favourite at 7-4 with Paddy Power. For Nadal v Djokovic it’s 9-4, Nadal v Murray 15-4, Federer v Djokovic 12-5, Federer v Murray 4-1, Djokovic v Murray 5-1.
Murray is 66-1 with William Hill to win Wimbledon without dropping a set but 2-9 to lift no Grand Slam titles this season. For one it’s 3-1 and two 25-1.
McBookie.com are one of the firms who have promised to refund all losing bets on the outright market if Murray becomes the first British Slam winner in 75 years.
Maria Sharapova is 4-1 favourite with Paddy Power to win the women’s singles but such is the current start of the game that the Williams sisters follow closely behind despite barely featuring on tour in the last year. Serena is 9-2 second favourite followed by Venus at 6-1.
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