Jelena Ostapenko continues her quest for an unprecedented appearance in the WTA Singapore Finals. Playing on the big stages brings the best out of Ostapenko with the French Open champion winning 88.24% of the matches played on Grand Slam events in 2017. Adding to this, the 20-year-old reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive win over Sorana Cirstea with 23 winners and only 16 unforced errors from the baseline.
Known as an exceptional clay-court player, Daria Kasatkina’s game style is not as effective on faster court conditions as it is on red dirt. On the other hand, Daria has been far from impressive in recent months with a poor 6 – 5 record since Roland Garros. Nevertheless, the Russian is already in the 3rd round of the US Open for the first time in her career after a straight sets victory against Christina McHale.
The bookmakers expect a very close encounter with Ostapenko as the slight favourite at 3/4 at Pinnacle while Kasatkina is available at 5/4 at 5Dimes. Despite Daria’s recent win over this opponent in Charleston, it won’t be easy for the Russian to find the answer to Jelena’s firepower on these fast game conditions. Therefore, the value is definitely on Ostapenko to win this match.
Best Play: Jelena Ostapenko ML at 3/4 at Pinnacle
The world no.16 – Madison Keys – is trying to become the first American player other than a Williams to win the US Open since Lindsay Davenport 1998. However, Madison still needs to win five more matches if she wants to follow her coach’s footsteps. Despite her unquestionable quality, Keys was far from impressive on the previous round against Tatjana Maria with too many unforced errors.
At the age of 31, Elena Vesnina is going through the best moment in her career. Besides winning her biggest title in Indian Wells, the Russian is the world no.3 on the WTA doubles ranking and is still fighting for a place in Singapore. Adding to this, Vesnina is also famous for playing her best tennis in the big stages. Looking now at Elena’s campaign on this event, the world no.18 reaches this stage of the competition after a 6 – 4 6 – 4 victory against Kirsten Flipkens.
Despite Madison’s 2 – 0 lead on the h2h, it’s impossible to find any value on her betting odds. The American is currently available at 3/10 at Pinnacle while 5Dimes offers 31/10 for Vesnina’s victory. Due to the tremendous value on Elena’s odds, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on her +5 game handicap at 91/100 at BetOnline as the best betting approach for this encounter.
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