Originally Posted by
Honeybadger44
So now you gonna fade her for the rest of her career? She had some awful serving performances earlier in the year. Especially the second serve was played without any confidence. Balooning it into centre of the service box with 50mph, and or serving numerous double faults. But in last couple of tournaments, imporvment in that area of her game was obvious.
People make fun of Kerber sometimes because of her unatractive style. She doesn't have big weapons, but her game is super efficient. But yeah, Kasatkina is once again undervalued in this spot. Don't know why. Maybe the oddsmakers and the market are just not comfortable to adjust her odds too drastically based on couple of matches. And that is why I believe they got it wrong. Market just didn't caught up with her amazing form just yet. And you also have to knwo that there is many stats bettor that doesn't even watch the games and probably give more credit to Kerber for wining 61 61, then Kasatkna winning in two close set. Even thought it was one of the highest quality women matches this year.