Vekic vs. Bouchard
After winning her first title as a 17-year-old, Donna Vekic was immediately pointed as one of the most promising young players on the WTA Tour. Despite her lack of success in recent years, the 21-year-old Croat is finally living up to expectations. In addition to her terrific 29 – 19 record in 2017, Vekic won her second career title at the Aegon Open in Nottingham. Taking a look now at Donna’s campaign on this event, the world no.51 reaches this stage of the competition after a 6 – 4 6 – 2 win over Patricia Maria Tig in the qualifying.
The former world no.5 – Eugenie Bouchard – continues her disappointing campaign in 2017. Due to her low ranking, Bouchard needed a wild card to play in the main draw of this tournament. Despite her undeniable quality, the 2014 Wimbledon runner-up holds a terrible 43.24% winning record this season. Nevertheless, Eugenie holds great memories from this event after reaching the 3rd round in 2016.
This will be the 2nd career meeting between these two players with Bouchard emerging victorious from their previous encounter at the Shenzhen Open last year.
Despite Eugenie’s poor results in recent months, the 23-year-old Canadian can never be underestimated. Adding to this, Bouchard knows that she can count on the strong support from the crowd. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Bouchard’s tennis betting odds to win this match at 11/10 at 5Dimes while Vekic is available at 4/5 at BetVictor.
Best Play: Eugenie Bouchard ML at 113/100 at 5Dimes
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Svitolina vs. Kasatkina
With a phenomenal 39 – 10 record in 2017, Elina Svitolina is going through the best moment in her career. Besides winning four titles already this season, the 22-year-old is currently in her career-high ranking as the world no.5. Despite some concerns regarding Elina’s physical condition, the former junior world no.1 didn’t experience any issues on her terrific campaign in Wimbledon.
After a brilliant start to 2017, the last months haven’t been easy for Darya Kasatkina. Known as one of the most talented young players on the WTA Tour, Kasatkina has not been able to live up to expectations. Nevertheless, the Russian started her campaign in Toronto with a 7 – 6 7 – 6 win over Roberta Vinci. Darya is looking for another successful run in Canada after reaching the Rogers Cup 4th round last season.
This should be a very interesting contest between two of the most promising players on the WTA Tour. Despite Kasatkina’s unquestionable talent, it won’t be easy for the 20-year-old to overcome Svitolina’s incredible baseline defence. Taking a look now at the odds for this match, Svitolina is the clear favourite at 11/25 at Bet365 while Pinnacle offers 11/5 for Darya’s victory. Due to the low price on Elina’s moneyline, we’ll go with her -4 game handicap at 17/20 at Pinnacle as the most valuable play for this contest.
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