The second round comes to an end this Thursday with the players from the top half of the draw in action on the women’s side. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Pironkova vs. Wozniacki
At the age of 26, Caroline Wozniacki is returning to her best level. Known as one of the greatest defenders in tennis history, the former world no.1 already secured her return to the top 10 for the first time in almost two years. After an outstanding campaign at the Aegon International, Wozniacki started her campaign in Wimbledon with a three-set victory against Timea Babos.
Even though Tsvetana Pironkova is one of the best grass-court players on the WTA Tour, the former Wimbledon semi-finalist is not going through a good moment in her career. Besides her terrible 41.67% winning record in 2017, the 29-year-old Bulgarian is currently ranked outside the top 100. Nevertheless, Tsvetana didn’t experience any major problems on her debut in Wimbledon with a 6 – 1 6 – 4 win against Sara Errani.
Taking a look now at their previous encounters, Wozniacki leads on the h2h by 5 – 0. Adding to this, the Dane has been absolutely superb in recent months. For that reason, Caroline is the main favourite to win this match at 2/5 at Bet365 while Pironkova is available at 21/10 at William Hill. For those who want to take a higher risk, Wozniacki’s -4 game handicap at 24/25 is also a great bet for this match.
Cirstea vs. Mattek-Sands
Regardless of this Thursday’s outcome, Bethanie Mattek-Sands already secured her return to the top 100. Known as one of the best doubles players on the WTA Tour, Mattek-Sands is an exceptional grass-court player. Looking now at Bethanie’s campaign on this tournament, the 32-year-old American reaches this stage of the competition after an outstanding comeback against Magda Linette.
The former world no.21 – Sorana Cirstea – continues her sensational return to competition after spending several months out of the game with shoulder injuries. Despite Sorana’s unquestionable quality, the 27-year-old Romanian is far from a grass-court expert. Considering now Cirstea’s record in Wimbledon, the world no.63 only won 47.37% of the matches played throughout her career at the All England Club.
The bookmakers expect a close contest with Cirstea as the slight favourite at 83/100 at Pinnacle while Coral offers 6/5 for Mattek-Sands’ victory. Due to Bethanie’s incredible talent and record on this surface, it’s hard to ignore her current tennis odds. With this in mind, our advice is for you to add the American to your betting picks to book a place in the following round.
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