The action continues in Eastbourne with the Aegon International semi-finals taking place this Friday. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Konta vs. Pliskova
The world no.7 – Johanna Konta – is trying to become the first British player to win the Aegon International Eastbourne. With a brilliant 33 – 11 record in 2017, Konta is just one win away from reaching her 4th final of the season. Looking now at Johanna’s campaign in Eastbourne, the 26-year-old Brit reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive 6 – 3 6 – 4 win over the world no.1 – Angelique Kerber.
Playing on grass brings the best out of Karolina Pliskova. Besides her sensational 67.31% winning record on this surface, the 2016 Aegon International runner-up holds an outstanding average of 0.75 aces per service game throughout her career on grass. Despite not playing her best tennis against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the previous round, Pliskova staged a remarkable comeback from 1 – 4 down in the decisive set.
This will be the 7th career meeting between these two players with Pliskova leading on the h2h by 5 – 1.
Despite Karolina’s edge over this opponent, Konta emerged victorious from their last encounter at the 2016 China Open. Adding to this, 83.33% of their previous six matches went the distance. The bookmakers are well aware of the balance between these two players with Pliskova available at 4/5 at Coral while Pinnacle offers 123/100 for Johanna’s win. Although we agree with Karolina’s favouritism, our suggestion is for you to follow the trend and place a bet on the Over 22.5 at 1/1 at William Hill.
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