Venus vs. Stephens
Venus Williams continues to be one of the greatest players in the game. Despite her age, the 37-year-old is going through a great moment in her career with a sensational 86.96% winning record over the last 12 months on Grand Slam events. Adding to this, Venus reaches this stage of the competition after a sensational display against Petra Kvitova in the quarter-finals.
Once considered the future of American tennis, Sloane Stephens is slowly returning to her best level after missing nearly a year of competition due to foot injury. Despite long absence, Stephens is playing some of her best tennis ever with appearances in the semi-finals of Toronto, Cincinnati and now in Flushing Meadows. Nevertheless, Sloane is in unfamiliar territory since she never made it to the final of a Grand Slam event.
Due to Venus’ higher experience at this level, it’s hard to go against the two-time US Open champion on this match. On the other hand, Sloane was far from impressive in the previous round against Anastasija Sevastova with a poor 0.76 winners / unforced errors ratio. For that reason, the value is definitely on Venus’ betting odds at 18/25 at Pinnacle while Stephens is available at 6/5 at William Hill.
Best Play: Venus Williams ML at 18/25 at Pinnacle
Vandeweghe vs. Keys
Coco Vandeweghe continues her incredible run in Flushing Meadows with a 7 – 6 6 – 3 win over Karolina Pliskova in the quarter-finals. This was Coco’s second win over a world no.1 in after defeating Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open earlier this season. Known as one of the most offensive players in the game, Vandeweghe won 87.50% of the points at the net in the previous round.
Regardless of this Thursday’s outcome, Madison Keys already secured her return to the top 15. After winning her first ever title on U.S. soil at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, the 22-year-old is trying to extend her good results in her home country. Taking a look now at Madison’s campaign on this event, the former world no.7 reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive straight-sets win against Kaia Kanepi.
This should be an exciting contest between two of the most powerful players in the game. Despite Vandeweghe’s brilliant performance in the quarter-finals, Madison is far from an easy match-up for her. Adding to this, Keys won all their previous two encounters on the WTA Tour. With this in mind, Madison is the right play on this match at 67/100 at 5Dimes while Bet365 offers 13/10 for Coco’s victory.
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