With Wimbledon fast approaching and all the players nearing completion of their pre-tournament preparation, now is the best time for Wimbledon betting to get the best odds.

Most bookmakers are listing the Wimbledon women in the following order as favourites:

1.  Serena Williams
2.  Venus Williams
3.  Maria Sharapova
4.  Dinara Safina
5.  Victoria Azarenka
6.  Svetlana Kuznetsova

Interestingly this conflicts with the Wimbledon womens seeding which stands as follows:

 1. Dinara Safina
 2. Serena Williams
 3. Venus Williams
 4. Elena Dementieva, Russia
 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova
 6. Jelena Jankovic

Venus Williams didn't impress at the French Open losing in the 3rd round, but a 3rd round loss at the French has been an annual occurence for Venus in recent years. In fact, every time Venus Williams has gone out in the third round of the French Open she has gone on to win Wimbledon. Venus Williams is currently odds of 11/2 with Bet365 to win Wimbledon.

Sharapova, who is seeded 24th, made the semifinals of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham.  Based on her play at the French Open and her play in Birmingham, Sharapova is certainly much better than her Wimbledon seeding. Maria Sharapova is currently odds of 7/1 with Paddy Power to win Wimbledon.

Serena Williams is a proven winner and despite not being given the top seed is the favourites with bookmakers. Serena Williams is currently odds of 5/4 with Stan James to win Wimbledon.

Of note, Kuznetsova, the French Open 2009 champion, has failed to convert her game to the grass courts.  Recently she got dumped in the first round of the Aegon International tournament in Eastborne by Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak.

For Wimbledon longshots look no further than Magdalena Rybarikova who won on the grass courts in Birmingham just this past weekend. Magdalena Rybarikova is currently odds of 100/1 with SkyBet.