Vesnina vs. Wozniacki
Playing on the big stages brings the best out of Elena Vesnina. Despite her disappointing 20 – 17 record in 2017, the Russian won the biggest title of her career at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells earlier this season. Taking a look now at Elena’s campaign in Cincinnati, the world no.3 on the WTA doubles ranking reaches this stage of the competition after a 4 – 6 6 – 4 6 – 4 win over Caroline Garcia.
The former world no.1 – Caroline Wozniacki – continues her quest for first title of 2017. Besides losing all her previous six finals this season, Wozniacki failed to win a single set in any of those matches. Nevertheless, the 27-year-old Dane is going through a good moment in her career with a terrific 74.19% winning record in 2017. After reaching the Western & Southern Open semi-finals in 2013, Wozniacki is trying to go a step further on this year’s edition.
These two players know each other very well with Wozniacki winning 77.78% of their previous nine encounters.
Despite Caroline’s lead on the h2h, Vesnina is never an easy opponent. Adding to this, the fast court conditions in Cincinnati are perfect for the Russian’s powerful game style. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Elena’s tennis betting odds at 13/5 at BetVictor while Wozniacki is available at 33/100 at Coral. Besides the value on Vesnina’s moneyline, placing a bet on her +1.5 Set Handicap at 27/25 at Pinnacle is also a good approach for this contest.
Best Play: Elena Vesnina +1.5 Set Handicap at 27/25 at Pinnacle
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Makarova vs. Kerber
After a slow start to 2017, Ekaterina Makarova couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the US Open Series. Besides winning the Citi Open title in Washington, Makarova also claimed the doubles title at the Rogers Cup last week. Known as one of the best counter punchers in the game, Ekaterina started her campaign in Cincinnati with an outstanding straight sets victory against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.
The two-time Grand Slam champion – Angelique Kerber – continues her disappointing campaign in 2017. With a poor 25 – 16 record this season, the former world no.1 desperately needs a good run. Nevertheless, the upcoming weeks won’t be easy for Angelique with the 29-year-old German defending more than 2500 points in Cincinnati and New York. Besides losing the WTA ranking leadership, Kerber might also leave the top 10 after the US Open Series.
This will be the 13th career meeting between these two players with Kerber leading on the h2h by 7 – 5.
The bookmakers expect a very close encounter with Kerber available at 91/100 at Ladbrokes while Pinnacle offers 51/50 for Makarova’s victory. Despite Angelique’s lack of success in recent months, it’s hard to ignore the German’s terrific record on this event. Therefore, our recommendation is for you to place a bet on the two-time Western & Southern Open runner-up as the most valuable play for this match.
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