The 3rd round gets underway this Friday with the players from the bottom half of the draw in action on the women’s competition. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Azarenka vs. Watson
After Karolina Pliskova and Petra Kvitova’s surprising eliminations, Victoria Azarenka is now one of the main contenders to lift the trophy. Despite long absence, the former world no.1 is back to her best level. Looking now at Victoria’s stats in the previous round against Elena Vesnina, the two-time Australian Open champion ended the match with an incredible 2.18 winners / unforced errors ratio.
Besides Johanna Konta, Heather Watson is the other British player left on the women’s competition. Watson continues her sensational run on the 2017 grass-court season with a brilliant 6 – 0 6 – 4 victory over Anastasija Sevastova in the 2nd round. The 25-year-old Brit is now trying to book a place in the second week of Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
Due to Azarenka’s brilliant performances at the All England Club, it’s impossible to go against the 27-year-old Belarusian at this time. With this in mind, Azarenka is the clear favourite to win this match 11/25 at Bet365 while Watson is available at 19/10 at William Hill. Besides the value on Victoria’s moneyline, placing a bet on her -3 game handicap at 17/20 at Pinnacle is also a very interesting approach for his match.
Cibulkova vs. Konjuh
Regardless of this Friday’s outcome, Ana Konjuh already secured her career high ranking next week with an unprecedented place in the top 25. Known as one of the most promising young players on the WTA Tour, the 19-year-old Croatian is trying to reach the 4th round of a Grand Slam event for the third time in her short career. Despite her unquestionable talent, Konjuh is also famous for her inconsistency with 42 unforced errors in the previous round against Irina-Camelia Begu.
The 2016 WTA Finals champion – Dominika Cibulkova – is trying to return to her best level after a slow start to 2017. Playing in Wimbledon brings great memories to Cibulkova after reaching the quarterfinals last season. After a shaky start against Andrea Petkovic, the 28-year-old Slovak didn’t experience any major problems in the following round against Jennifer Brady.
Even though we consider Konjuh one of the best grass-court players on the WTA Tour, it’s hard to ignore Dominika’s current tennis betting odds. In addition to Cibulkova’s undeniable quality, she’s also the more experienced of the two at this level. Therefore, the value is definitely on Cibulkova’s moneyline at 97/100 at Pinnacle while 5Dimes offer 1/1 for Konjuh’s victory.
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