BNP Paribas Open Women’s QF
Serena Williams’ injury withdrawal and Angelique Kerber’s early dismissal in the BNP Paribas Open not only caused a seismic change on betting odds offered in betting websites, but they also blew the title race wide open with no clear online betting favourite yet.
The tournament is down to the last eight, and it only promises to be more exciting from here on out with the remaining top stars determined to take advantage of the two’s absence and win another silverware.
Karolina Pliskova vs Garbine Muguruza
Two attacking players meeting at this critical stage will certainly be a sight to behold for fans of the Indian Wells Masters; though it looks like that Pliskova has all the advantage in this highly-anticipated Thursday showdown.
Having already won two titles this season, Pliskova has been virtually unbeatable, and she is expected to keep her rich vein of form alive. Of course, Muguruza’s aggressive style will be quite a problem, but the poor defence she had shown over her last two matches won’t put her hopes up.
Additionally, besides the fact that she’ll be more rested after the early retirement of her Round-of-16 opponent, the Czech World no.3 should also be more confident with her 5-1 record against Muguruza. Hence, Pliskova on Asian Handicap -1.50 @ 2.38 seems a more logical choice.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Svetlana Kuznetsova
This Russian epic is another match not to be missed with the two stars remaining hot following their fantastic runs into the last eight. Both power players have only dropped a single set in the tournament, so their meeting is anticipated to be a close affair that could go either way.
However, Pavlyuchenkova should enter this game with an even higher spirit after upsetting the highly-seeded Dominika Cibulkova. Not to mention that she defeated Kuznetsova in their most recent meetings in Sydney and Melbourne this year – both on hard surfaces.
With that said, Pavlyuchenkova should be a solid bet on Asian Handicap +1.50 @ 1.42.
Venus Williams vs Elena Vesnina
Angelique Kerber was clearly out of shape when Vesnina surprised her in their latest match, though that doesn’t overshadow the powerful baseline groundstrokes and net plays that the 30-year-old Russian displayed in the game and throughout the competition. The problem for Vesnina is her inconsistency – as proven in her substandard 2017 – and it will be difficult for her with the Australian Open Venus likely to show up.
Still, Williams knows very well that she can’t write off Vesnina now more than ever, but the possibility of winning her first Indian Wells title should motivate her to go all out this time.
Caroline Wozniacki vs Kristina Mladenovic
It will be interesting to see Mladenovic’s bludgeoning style against Wozniacki’s conservative tennis, but the beauty of this match relies on the 23-year-old French star if she can play her best against the Danish juggernaut.
Although Kiki has been consistently dangerous in her run up to this stage, which includes a convincing victory over Simona Halep, the kind of tennis she plays is vulnerable to that of Wozniacki’s defence and brilliant return game. And with the fact that she hasn’t won in the hard court against the 26-year-old, she really needs to step up and bring her A-game this Friday.
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
