We’ve reached the decisive day with Caroline Wozniacki and Katerina Siniakova fighting for the Ericsson Open title. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers
Wozniacki vs. Siniakova
As we predicted in our WTA Bastad semi-finals analysis, Elise Mertens couldn’t find the answer to Caroline Wozniacki’s solid baseline game. After losing all her previous four finals on the WTA Tour in 2017, the former world no.1 is now just one win away from winning her first title since October 2016 in Hong Kong. As usual, Caroline’s return to serve proved decisive with the 27-year-old Dane winning 47.32% of the points on Mertens’ serve.
Playing in Bastad brings the best out of Katerina Siniakova. In addition to her phenomenal 11 – 2 career record on this event, the world no.56 will play her second consecutive final at the Ericsson Open. Taking a look now at Siniakova’s campaign on this tournament, the 21-year-old Czech reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive 6 – 2 7 – 5 victory over Caroline Garcia.
This will be the 3rd career meeting between these two players with Caroline leading on the h2h by 2 – 0.
As the h2h suggests, Wozniacki is a terrible match-up for the Czech. Even though Siniakova is a remarkable fighter, it won’t be easy for the 2016 runner-up to overcome Caroline’s incredible defence. With this in mind, it’s not surprising to see Wozniacki as the main favourite to lift the trophy at 2/5 at Coral while William Hill offers 12/5 for Katerina’s victory. For those who want to take a higher risk, Caroline’s -1.5 Set Handicap at 1/1 at Ladbrokes is also an interesting approach. Nevertheless, our suggestion is to stick with the moneyline since Wozniacki only won one match in straight sets in Bastad.
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