Wimbledon 2018: Top 11 contenders to win the women's title

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The Venus Rosewater Dish - Who will be crowned the 2018 champion?

Maria Sharapova

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TENNIS: JUN 06 French Open
Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is the 2004 champion and was the runner-up in 2011. Her last appearance culminated in a semifinal finish, back in 2015.

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Sharapova has shown improvement since returning from her doping suspension and could qualify as a dark horse. She knows what it takes to win here, and if she can get her serve under control then she'd be hard to take out.

There are several other players capable of creating upsets and opening up the draw like Ashleigh Barty, Zhang Shuai, Johanna Konta, Kiki Bertens and Agnieszka Radwańska, to name a few. But it is nearly impossible to pick an out and out favourite as there has not been a single dominant player in the last one year.

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Consistency is another aspect which has been lacking in the top players since Serena went on her maternity leave. As the past 5 Grand Slam tournaments have shown, all the top players have an even chance of winning.

The Williams sisters will remain the sentimental favourites, but we will have to see how each of them progresses into the second week of the Championships before we can make a sound prediction of who will lift the Venus Rosewater Dish. The uncertainty of the current women’s game makes it that much more exciting though; the winner's name is a total mystery for us right now.

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