Wimbledon Betting / Ben Caudell / 28 June 2011 /

Maria Sharapova is the new favourite for Wimbledon glory after Serena Williams crashed out yesterday but the stats suggest today's opponent Dominika Cibulkova should be able to grab at least one set off her.

5 Reasons to Back

Sabine Lisicki to defeat Marion Bartoli @ [1.92]

•The German youngster holds a 2-1 head-to-head series lead over Bartoli and has won their last two meetings in a row in straight sets including a 6-2 6-3 defeat this year in Charleston.

•Lisicki has won ten matches in a row on grass, four in a row at Grand Slam level and four in a row when priced as a favourite

•The unseeded 22 year-old has hit an incredible 35 aces at the All England Championships, compared to 21 aces for the Italian

•She also tops the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Serve Speed table with 124 MPH and First Serve Points won, winning 81%. Bartoli on the other hand has served far more double faults than Lisicki - 19 compared with 11 and is one behind leader Tamira Paszek, who has hit 20 this tournament

•Both players hold a grass court title in 2011 with Lisicki winning the Birmingham International and Bartoli Eastbourne. However, the German has better career statistics on the grass winning 76% of her matches. She also has better service stats recording 63% of service points won and 78.1% of service holds, compared with 60% and 73% for Bartoli.

2-0 Lay of the day - Lay Maria Sharapova 2-0 v Dominika Cibulkova @[1.90]

Cibulkova has a tied 2-2 head-to-head with Sharapova and has actually won their last two match-ups in straight sets

•Sharapova has hit more double faults at Wimbledon than her opponent

•The Slovakian has decent wins on the grass this year; she triumphed over World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki in the previous round but also holds wins over dangerous Julia Goerges and Svetlana Kuznetsova

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