With a run to the final in Beijing, Simona Halep will become the new WTA world no.1 next week. Adding to this, the 26-year-old is also the first player representing Romania to achieve this historic milestone since the computer rankings were introduced in 1975. Taking a look now at Halep’s campaign on this event, the no.2 seed reaches this stage of the competition after an easy 6 – 2 6 – 4 win over Jelena Ostapenko.
Caroline Garcia continues to pursue an unprecedented apperance on the WTA Finals in Singapore. Against all expectations, the French won the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open title last week and is now just one win away from lifting another trophy in Beijing. Known as one of the most aggressive players in the game, Garcia only allowed her opponents to win 47.80% of their service games on this event.
These two players will face each other for the 3rd time in their careers with Garcia still looking for her first ever win over this opponent.
As the h2h suggests, Halep a terrible match-up for Caroline. Despite Garcia’s incredible results in recent weeks, it won’t be easy for the French to find the answer to Simona’s exceptional counter punching skills. For that reason, it’s not surprising to see Halep as the main favourite to win this match at 1/2 at Pinnacle while Garcia is available at 2/1 at Bet365. Due to the low price on Simona’s moneyline, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on her -3.5 game handicap at 91/100 at Pinnacle as the best betting approach for this final.
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