Against our expectations, Timea Babos proved too strong for Francoise Abanda in the quarter-finals. As we mentioned in our previous analysis, Babos is an exceptional Indoor Hard Court player with an outstanding 83.33% winning record on this surface in 2017. Considering now Timea’s numbers in the previous round, the highlight definitely goes to her aggressive return to serve with the Hungarian winning 49.23% of the points on Abanda’ serve.
Lucie Safarova continues her quest for a second career title in Quebec. Known as one of the most powerful players on the WTA Tour, the fast court conditions on this event are perfect for Safarova’s game style. Besides winning the title in 2013, the 30-year-old holds a phenomenal 16 – 3 record in Quebec. Taking a look now at Lucie’s campaign on this year’s edition, the former world no.5 reaches this stage of the competition after a 6 – 4 7 – 5 win over Lucie Hradecka.
This will be the 4th career meeting between these two players with Safarova leading on the h2h by 2 – 1.
Despite Timea’s recent win against the Czech at the Hungarian Ladies Open, it’s impossible to go against Safarova on this event. For that reason, Lucie deserves to be the main favourite to win this match at 12/25 at Pinnacle while Bet365 offers 7/4 for Babos’ victory. For those who want to take a higher risk, Safarova’s -3.5 game handicap at 47/50 at Pinnacle is also an excellent betting approach for this encounter.
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