Known as one of the most promising young players on the WTA Tour, Ashleigh Barty is finally living up to expectations. At the age of 21, Barty is going through the best moment in her career with an outstanding 74.07% winning record in 2017. Adding to this, the Australian already secured her career-high ranking next week with an unprecedented apperance in the top 25. Taking a look now at Ashleigh’s campaign on this event, the former junior world no.2 reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive 6 – 3 6 – 0 win over Jelena Ostapenko.
As we mentioned in previous analysis, the fast court conditions in Wuhan are perfect for Caroline Garcia’s powerful tennis. Against our expectations, Garcia proved too strong for Maria Sakkari in the semi-finals. Famous for her exceptional return to serve, the world no.20 won 50.98% of the points played on Sakkari’s serve in the previous round. On the other hand, the 23-year-old is trying to become the first French player to win a WTA Premier 5 event since Amélie Mauresmo at the Italian Open in 2005.
The bookmakers expect a close encounter with Barty as the slight favourite at 17/20 at Pinnacle while Bet365 offers 11/10 for Garcia’s victory. With both playing at such a high level, it’s hard to see anyone of them winning this match in two easy sets. For that reason, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on the Over 22 at 91/100 at Pinnacle as the best betting approach for this contest.
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