The no.2 seed – Simona Halep – continues her impressive campaign in Beijing. Due to Garbine Muguruza’s early exit from China Open, Halep is once again on the verge of becoming the new world no.1. Taking a look now at Simona’s campaign on this event, the 26-year-old reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive 6 – 2 6 – 1 victory over Daria Kasatkina. Adding to this, Halep also recorded her first ever win over Maria Sharapova in the 3rd round.
At the age of 20, Jelena Ostapenko became the youngest player to qualify for the Singapore since Caroline Wozniacki in 2010. On the other hand, Ostapenko is also the first Latvian player to secure a place on the WTA Finals since Larisa Savchenko-Neiland in 1988. Known as one of the most talented young players in the game, the 2017 French Open champion is enjoying great success on the Asian swing with an outstanding 11 – 1 record.
This will be the 2nd career meeting between these two players with Ostapenko emerging victorious from their previous encounter at the French Open final.
Despite Jelena’s lead on the h2h, it’s impossible to ignore Simona’s brilliant performances in Beijing. The bookmakers agree with us with Halep as the main favourite to win this match at 41/100 at Pinnacle while Ostapenko is available at 9/4 at Coral. With this in mind, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on Halep’s -4 game handicap at 79/100 at Pinnacle as the most valuable play for this contest.
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