At the age of 27, Caroline Wozniacki is trying to become the first player to win back-to-back titles at the Toray Pan Pacific Open since Lindsey Davenport in 2004. Known as one of the greatest defenders in the game, Wozniacki is always a serious title contender in any event. However, the former world no.1 had to dig deep to turn the table against Shelby Rogers in the opening round with the American unable to confirm a 3 – 0 lead on the decisive set.
Dominika Cibulkova’s quest for her first title of the season continues. Despite her phenomenal run last year, the 2016 WTA Singapore Finals champion only won 56.82% of the matches played in 2017. Nevertheless, the Slovak is enjoying great success in Tokyo with two impressive victories over Carla Suarez Navarro and Katerina Siniakova. Famous for her aggressive return to serve, Cibulkova won 52.90% of her opponents’ service games in Tokyo.
These two players know each other very well with Wozniacki winning 69.23% of their previous fourteen encounters.
Despite Caroline’s lead on the h2h, Cibulkova can never be underestimated. Adding to this, Dominika is playing some of her best tennis this year while the Dane was far from impressive on her debut in Tokyo. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Cibulkova’s tennis betting odds at 3/2 at Bet365 while Wozniacki is available at 61/100 at Pinnacle.
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