The action continues in Indian Wells with the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals taking place this Friday. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Pliskova vs. Kuznetsova
Looking now at the matches scheduled for this Friday in Indian Wells, the highlight clearly goes to the contest between Karolina Pliskova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
After losing to Victoria Azarenka in the 2016 WTA Indian Wells semi-finals, Karolina Pliskova is trying to go a step further on this year’s edition. However, the Czech has been far from impressive on pressure points throughout the tournament. Besides winning only 33.30% of the points when facing break points, Karolina failed to convert her opportunities in 62.80% of the times.
It’s been a long time since Svetlana Kuznetsova made it into the semi-finals in Indian Wells. Despite her lack of success in recent years, Kuznetsova loves the high bouncing conditions in the Californian desert. Taking a look now at Svetlana’s campaign on this event, the two-time runner-up reaches this stage of the competition after two high-quality performances against Caroline Garcia and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Due to Pliskova’s outstanding results this season with a phenomenal 90.48% winning record, she’s the main favourite to reach the final. However, the slower game conditions in Indian Wells clearly benefit Kuznetsova on this match. Having said that, the value is on Svetlana’s side with the former world no.2 available at 31/20 at 5Dimes while Pinnacle offers 61/100 for Pliskova’s victory.
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