World No. 2 Ons Jabeur failed to advance past the second round at Wimbledon in six previous attempts before reaching the quarterfinals last year, when she lost to the second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka. She cleared that hurdle on Tuesday, becoming the first Arabian woman to make the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament by defeating Marie Bouzkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. The third-seeded Tunisian attempts to keep making history when she takes on Tatjana Maria in the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles semifinals at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. Maria also is in the midst of her best career performance in a major as she got past Jule Niemeier 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
Jabeur is a massive -800 favorite (risk $800 to win $100) to win in the latest Jabeur vs. Maria odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Maria is a +500 underdog. You also can pick whether or not Jabeur will cover the 5.5-game spread and how many games the match will last, as the over-under is set at 19.5 in the 2022 Wimbledon odds. Before making any 2022 Wimbledon picks or predictions, make sure you check out the expert tennis picks and analysis from SportsLine's Gavin Mair.
Mair is the international women's tennis expert who called unseeded Jelena Ostapenko (80-1) winning the 2017 French Open, Naomi Osaka (32-1) winning the 2018 U.S. Open, Bianca Andreescu (20-1) winning the 2019 U.S. Open, plus many other prescient calls. He also correctly backed Iga Swiatek to win the 2022 French Open in advance of the tournament.
Now, Mair has scrutinized the latest Wimbledon 2022 odds and released his coveted best bets. He's sharing all of his Wimbledon picks and analysis only at SportsLine.
Ons Jabeur vs. Tatjana Maria preview
The 27-year-old Jabeur recorded four consecutive straight-set victories before her matchup with Bouzkova and won only 53 percent of her first-serve points en route to dropping the first set. She recovered nicely, however, needing only 47 minutes and 14 games to win the next two sets after the 42-minute opener. Jabeur is riding a 10-match winning streak on grass surfaces, losing only two sets during the run.
Maria has had a more difficult time reaching the semifinals as only one of her five victories have come in straight sets and she lost the opening set three times. The 34-year-old German, who already has knocked off three seeded opponents, is the fourth-lowest ranked player to make the semis of Wimbledon at No. 103. Jabeur has won two of her three career meetings with Maria, posting victories in qualifying matches for the 2014 U.S. Open and 2018 Beijing Open while losing in the Round of 32 at the 2017 Linz Open.
How to make 2022 Wimbledon women's semifinal picks
In addition to his overall analysis, Mair has released a strong best bet on the Jabeur vs. Maria match. Be sure to see Mair's picks and analysis before locking in your 2022 Wimbledon picks for the women's semifinals.
Who wins Jabeur vs. Maria in the 2022 Wimbledon women's semifinal? And where does all the betting value lie? Visit SportsLine now to see Mair's best bets for Maria vs. Jabeur, all from the famed tennis handicapper who has crushed his Grand Slam tennis picks, and find out.
