The action continues in Melbourne this Tuesday with a place in the WTA Australian Open semi-finals at stake. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Vandeweghe vs. Muguruza
After two prior defeats in the Australian Open 4th round, Garbine Muguruza is for the first time in the quarter-finals. The 2016 French Open champion featured a remarkable performance in the previous round against Sorana Cirstea, ending the match with 18 winners, 9 unforced errors and 82.93% points won on serve.
Coco Vandeweghe also makes her debut on this event’s quarter-finals after the biggest win of her career against the defending champion – Angelique Kerber. Known for her powerful tennis, Coco was very happy about the way she executed her game plan. However, it’s important to mention that Kerber was far from her best.
This should be a very interesting match-up between two extremely powerful players. Despite Vandeweghe’s phenomenal victory, Garbine should create many problems with her terrific return to serve. Therefore, Muguruza deserves to be the main favourite for this encounter at 57/100 at Pinnacle while Vandeweghe is available at 8/5 at William Hill.
Williams vs. Pavlyuchenkova
A high-quality contest is expected this Tuesday with Venus Williams and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fighting for a place in the semi-finals.
At the age of 36, Venus continues to be one of the greatest players on the WTA Tour. After so many achievements throughout her career, Williams’ main goal is to compete at her best on the big stages and this week’s performance is a good example of that. The American has been at a very solid level, without dropping a single set on this event.
Known for her extremely aggressive baseline game, Pavlyuchenkova is always a dangerous player due to her ability to hit the ball extremely early and take time from her opponents. Even though Anastasia can play at a very high level, it’s not easy for her to play at her best on a consistent basis with such an aggressive game style.
Both have been at a very good level throughout this event with the bookmakers expecting a very close match. Despite Anastasia’s outstanding results with two consecutive victories over top 15 players – Elina Svitolina and Svetlana Kuznetsova – Venus’ higher experience should be the key to her victory. Therefore, Williams is the right play on this match at 101/100 at Pinnacle while Coral offers 91/100 for Pavlyuchenkova’s victory.
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