Muguruza vs. Halep
For the fourth time in her career, Simona Halep is just one win away from becoming the new world no.1. After failing in all her previous three attempts in Roland Garros, Eastbourne and Wimbledon, Halep is trying to become the first Romanian woman in history to be ranked no.1. Taking a look now at Simona’s campaign on this event, the 25-year-old reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive 6 – 2 6 – 1 win over Sloane Stephens.
Playing on the big stages brings the best out of Garbine Muguruza. Known as a big match player, the 23-year-old Spaniard won all her previous three finals on the WTA Tour – including two Major finals. Adding to this, Garbine produced one of her best performances ever in the semi-finals with a straight sets victory against Karolina Pliskova. Besides ending the match with a terrific 1.15 winners / unforced errors ratio, the two-time Grand Slam champion saved all the three break points she faced.
This will be the 4th career meeting between these two players with Muguruza leading on the h2h by 2 – 1.
In addition to Garbine’s lead on the h2h, the Spaniard is famous for playing her best on the important matches. On the other hand, Halep’s lack of mental strength is well-known with the Romanian losing every match where she could have become the new world no.1 after winning the opening set. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Muguruza’s tennis betting odds at 97/100 at Pinnacle while 5Dimes offers 19/20 for Halep’s victory.
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