Kvitova vs. Garcia
Despite long absence, Petra Kvitova continues to be one of the best players in the game. Famous for her powerful game style, the two-time Wimbledon champion can outplay almost anyone in a good day. Nevertheless, Petra is also known for her inconsistency. Adding to this, the conditions in New York aren’t the best for Kvitova’s asthma with the Czech unable to perform at a consistent level on this event.
After slow start to 2017, Caroline Garcia is going through the best moment in her career with an outstanding 73.33% winning record since the Internationaux de Strasbourg in May. Moreover, the French is enjoying great success on the big stages with a terrific 11 – 3 record on Grand Slam events in 2017. Looking now at Caroline’s campaign on this event, the 23-year-old reaches this stage of the competition after a three-set win over Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Despite losing the opening set in the previous round, Garcia is playing at a remarkable level on this event. On the other hand, the French is far from an easy match-up for Kvitova after winning their last two meetings on the WTA Tour. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Caroline’s betting odds at 3/2 at 5Dimes while Kvitova is available at 63/100 at Pinnacle. Besides the value on Garcia’s moneyline, placing a bet on the Over 21.5 at 83/100 at Bet365 is also an interesting approach for this contest.
Best Play: Over 21.5 at 83/100 at Bet365
Makarova vs. Suarez Navarro
Known as a big match player, Ekaterina Makarova is famous for playing her best tennis on the big stages. Besides winning 65.32% of the matches played throughout her career on Grand Slam events, Makarova is a former semi-finalist in Flushing Meadows. Adding to this, Ekaterina reaches this stage of the competition after an unprecedented win over Caroline Wozniacki with a phenomenal 1.37 winners / unforced errors ratio.
As we mentioned in previous analysis, Carla Suarez Navarro is one of best clay-court players in the game. Nevertheless, her game style is not as effective on faster court conditions as it is on red dirt. On the other hand, the 28-year-old Spaniard has been far from impressive in recent months with a poor 9 – 14 record against top 50 opponents in 2017.
These two players are no strangers with Suarez Navarro winning 75% of their previous eight encounters. However, Makarova is a completely different player on Grand Slam events and is playing some of her best tennis ever on this event. Having said that, Ekaterina is the clear favourite to win this match at 61/100 at Pinnacle while Bet365 offers 3/2 for Carla’s victory.
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