The WTA Qatar Total Open 2017 Final takes place this Saturday with Caroline Wozniacki and Karolina Pliskova fighting for the title. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Wozniacki vs. Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova continues her impressive run in 2017 with the Czech holding a phenomenal 93.33% winning record this season. Even though most of the players struggle in windy conditions, Pliskova is enjoying the tough conditions in Doha. Known for her powerful serve, Karolina is even harder to break on this circumstances with an impressive average of 1.24 aces per service game throughout the week. Looking now at Pliskova’s campaign on this event, the Czech reaches this stage of the competition after an unprecedented victory over Dominika Cibulkova with 40 winners and only 16 unforced errors.
The 2011 runner-up – Caroline Wozniacki – returns to the decisive match in Doha. Due to the constant rain delays, Wozniacki had to play two matches today. However, both were solved in straight sets with Caroline defeating Monica Puig in the semi-finals by 6 – 1 6 – 2 to secure a place in the final. Famous for her outstanding defensive skills, Wozniacki ended the match against Puig with only 4 unforced errors.
This will be the 4th career meeting between these two players with Pliskova still looking for her first victory against this opponent.
Despite Wozniacki’s lead on the h2h, Pliskova is a completely different player nowadays. The Czech is currently at a superb level and it won’t be easy for Caroline to break her serve. With this in mind, Pliskova is fairly priced as the main favourite for this final at 29/50 at Pinnacle while Wozniacki is available at 7/4 at Bet365.