Don’t miss our two top tennis plays for this Monday’s action in London with the WTA Wimbledon 1st round taking place. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Azarenka vs. Bellis
After more than one year away from competition due to pregnancy, Victoria Azarenka is currently ranked as the world no.683. Despite long absence, the former world no.1 can never be underestimated. Adding to this, the two-time Australian Open champions holds an astonishing 76.06 winning record throughout her career on Grand Slam events.
Despite her young age, Catherine Bellis is already one of the best players in the world. Besides her impressive 15 – 9 record in 2017, the 18-year-old American reached her first ever WTA Tour semi-finals two weeks ago at the Mallorca Open. Adding to this, Bellis staged an outstanding campaign at the 2017 French Open – losing only against Caroline Wozniacki in the 3rd round.
Despite Catherine’s undeniable talent, it’s hard to go against such a great competitor as Azarenka. For that reason, our recommendation is for you to take advantage of Victoria’s tennis betting odds to win this match at 91/100 at Pinnacle while William Hill offers 1/1 for Bellis’ victory.
Cibulkova vs. Petkovic
After slow start to 2017, Dominika Cibulkova is trying to return to her best level. Known for her quick and aggressive game style, Cibulkova is always a dangerous opponent. However, the 2016 WTA Finals champion is not going through a good moment after losing all her previous three matches on the grass-court season. Despite her lack of success in recent weeks, Dominika is famous for playing her best tennis on the big stages.
Known as an injury prone player, Andrea Petkovic is no longer the same player that she once was. Besides her poor 7 – 14 record in 2017 on the WTA Tour the 29-year-old German lost 12 of her last 13 matches against top 20 opponents. Adding to this, grass is also far from Petkovic’s favourite surface with the world no.90 winning only 55.81% of the matches throughout her career on this surface.
Taking a look now at their previous encounters, Petkovic leads on the h2h by 4 – 1. However, it’s hard to ignore Andrea’s recent results against top players and Cibulkova’s outstanding record on Grand Slam events. With this in mind, Dominika deserves to be the main favourite to win this match at 3/5 at Pinnacle while Petkovic is available at 8/5 at William Hill.