Putintseva vs. Stephens
After a brilliant start to 2017 with her first WTA Final in St. Petersburg, the last months haven’t been easy for Yulia Putintseva. Despite her unquestionable quality, the 22-year-old Kazakh lost all her last four matches on the WTA Tour. In addition to her poor results in recent weeks, Putintseva hasn’t played any official match since Wimbledon. Therefore, this is also Yulia’s first appearance on Hard Court since the BNP Paribas Open in March.
Once considered the future of women’s tennis in the United States, Sloane Stephens is currently ranked outside the top 900. Besides spending almost one year away from competition due to foot injury, Stephens is still looking for her first victory since June 2016 in Wimbledon. Nevertheless, the former world no.11 staged a very good performance in Washington against Simona Halep.
Despite Sloane’s lack of success in recent months, this match seems to be a great opportunity for the 24-year-old American to claim her first win in more than one year. On the other hand, Putintseva hasn’t played any match on this surface in several months. With this in mind, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on Stephens’ moneyline at 4/5 at SBOBet while Putintseva is available at 11/10 at Bet365.
Best Play: Sloane Stephens ML at 4/5 at SBOBet
Suarez Navarro vs. Kvitova
The two-time Wimbledon champion – Petra Kvitova – continues her successful comeback after knife attack. Known as one of the most powerful players on the WTA Tour, Kvitova can beat anyone in a good day. Despite her disappointing defeat against Catherine Bellis in Stanford, the 27-year-old Czech holds a terrific 8 – 3 record in 2017. Adding to this, playing in Canada brings great memories to Kvitova after winning the Rogers Cup in 2012.
At the age of 28, Carla Suarez Navarro is still searching for top form in 2017. Due to her poor 20 – 16 record this season, the former world no.6 fell outside the top 30 for the first time since January 2013. Besides her poor results in 2017, the Spanish player only won 12.50% of her last 8 matches against top 50 opponents.
This will be the 11th career meeting between these two players with each of them winning five of their previous ten encounters.
Despite the balance on the h2h, Suarez Navarro won all their last four matches. However, the 28-year-old Spaniard is far from her best. Adding to this, Carla only won 50.00% of the matches played on this event throughout her career. Due to Suarez Navarro’s recent success over this opponent, the bookmakers offer a very interesting price for Kvitova’s victory. The 2012 Rogers Cup champion is currently available at 57/100 at Pinnacle while William Hill offers 3/2 for Carla’s victory. For those who want to take a higher risk, Petra’s -3.5 game handicap at 51/50 at BetOnline is also an interesting approach for this match.
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