We’ve reached the decisive day with Jelena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina fighting for the Volvo Car Open title this Sunday. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Ostapenko vs. Kasatkina
Regardless of this Sunday’s result one thing is certain – one of these two players will leave Charleston with their first WTA title.
Famous for her powerful groundstrokes, the fast court conditions in Charleston are ideal for Jelena Ostapenko’s game style. After defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the quarter-finals, Ostapenko featured another tremendous result in the following round against the 11th seed – Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Despite her young age, this is already Jelena’s 3rd career final on the WTA Tour.
Daria Kasatkina continues her impressive run in Charleston. After her victory against Laura Siegemund in the semi-finals, Kasatkina secured not only her return to the top 35 but also her first career final. Daria admitted in her post-match conference that she was extremely nervous during the match and couldn’t stop thinking about a possible final. Despite the nerves, Kasatkina bounced back from a set down to emerge victorious by 3 – 6 6 – 2 6 – 1.
This will be the 3rd career meeting between these two players with Kasatkina still looking for her first win over this opponent.
Due to Ostapenko’s lead on the h2h and larger experience on finals, the value is definitely on Jelena’s side with the Latvian available at 13/10 at 5Dimes while William Hill offers 69/100 for Kasatkina’s victory. Despite the value on Ostapenko’s moneyline, we’ll go once again with the +1.5 Set Handicap at 51/100 at Pinnacle due to Kasatkina’s inconsistency and lack of experience.
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