Nabeel Bhatti
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Podcast Appearances
We know Rybakina has also won Wimbledon before.
And at her best, she will be favoured over Swiatek because she is a more powerful player.
She's more similar to Sabalenka.
But you cannot write off Swiatek.
And I'm actually surprised by this.
This is a tough draw.
These two are obviously not happy to see each other in the same quarter.
But even when you go down...
You see Belinda Bencic, you see Naomi Osaka, Ellis Mertens.
So this is a very, very difficult quarter.
And this is definitely the more difficult half.
So Sabalenka has actually, for me, been given the easiest quarter and quite a clear path through to the semifinals.
But even if it isn't a clear path for her, because she was given a difficult draw at the US Open,
Sabalenka always gets to the semi-final.
That's when the difficult stuff starts.
That's when the nerves kick in.
That's where the unforced errors creep in.
And that's where Sabalenka's mental side of the game seems to let her down.
But I'm still taking her here to win the Australian Open.
I'm going to take her at this price that we have now, around about plus 180.