Cornet vs. Vikhlyantseva
Playing on Indoor Hard Court brings the best out of Natalia Vikhlyantseva. Despite her disappointing 52.94% winning record this season, the 20-year-old holds a terrific 7 – 2 record on this surface in 2017. Adding to this, Vikhlyantseva won 90.00% of her service games in Moscow. Taking a look now at Natalia’ campaign on this tournament, the world no.67 reaches this stage of the competition after two straight-sets victories over Kaia Kanepi and Elena Vesnina.
Alize Cornet continues her brilliant campaign in Moscow. Known as one of the best defenders in the game, the slow court conditions on this event are perfect for Alize’s game style. Besides not dropping a single set on her previous two matches in Moscow, Cornet won 75.00% of her opponents’ service games at the VTB Kremlin Cup. On the other hand, Alize is going through a great moment of her career with a 9 – 3 record since the US Open.
The bookmakers expect a close encounter with Cornet as the slight favourite at 83/100 at 5Dimes while Pinnacle offers 111/100 for Vikhlyantseva’s victory. Despite Natalia’s brilliant numbers on this surface, it won’t be easy for the Russian to overcome such a great defender as Cornet. With this in mind, our suggestion is for you to take advantage of the value on Alize’s tennis betting odds by placing a bet on the French to secure a place in the semi-finals.
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