We’ve reached the decisive day with Jelena Ostapenko and Simona Halep fighting for the WTA French Open title. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Ostapenko vs. Halep
Regardless of this Saturday’s outcome, Jelena Ostapenko already secured her career-high ranking next week with an unprecedented place in the top 20. At the age of 20, Ostapenko is just one win away from becoming the first player to win the first career title at a Grand Slam event since Gustavo Kuerten at the 1997 French Open. Looking now at Jelena’s numbers throughout the tournament, the Latvian fired an impressive average of 15.31 winners per set.
The world no.4 – Simona Halep – is just one win away from fulfilling two dreams. Besides the possibility of winning her first Grand Slam title, Halep can also become the new world no.1 in case of victory this Saturday. Taking a look now at Simona’s campaign in Roland Garros, the Romanian reaches this stage of the competition after a 6 – 4 3 – 6 6 – 3 win over Karolina Pliskova.
The bookmakers expect a straightforward win from Halep with BetVictor offering 33/100 for her victory while Ostapenko is available at 14/5 with William Hill. Even though we agree with Simona’s favouritism, it’s impossible to find any value on her current odds. For that reason, our advice is to place a bet on Jelena’s +1.5 Set Handicap at 97/100 with Pinnacle since we expect a much closer match than the odds suggest.
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