WTA Aussie Open Betting
WTA Aussie Open Betting
01/24/2009 04:38 PM
By: Crazy Lou | crazylou.mysbrforum.com
Will Serena Williams capture a fourth Aussie Open Grand Slam title, or will world #1 Jelena Jankovic stand in her way? There are plenty of swings coming as we approach the quarter finals.
It’s been a wild and wacky affair at the 2009 Aussie Open. We’ve seen one of the top seeds in Venus Williams fall early at the hands of 21-year-old world #46 Carla Suarez Navarro. Navarro made a name for herself blasting on the scene of the French Open last year, making it to the quarter finals where she fell to Jelena Jankovic.
It’s been a quiet stretch for Navarro since then, and just as the hype was beginning to die down about the “next” young Spanish superstar, she came through in mammoth proportions eliminating the 7-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams. Whilst we certainly can appreciate the awe inspiring victory, it’s been no secret that Venus’ Wimbledon pedigree has not transferred over Down Under, as aside from a lone finals loss Venus has not enjoyed the same success in Australia that sister Serena has.
We also saw former World #1 Ana Ivanovic eliminated by Alisa Kleybanova. Ivanovic had opened as an overwhelming -658 favorite in the match and closed about -325. The movement perhaps indicative that Ana is indeed a shadow of her former self, no longer the dominant pro we saw last year hoisting the French Open title in victory.
These days it’s not all about the Williams sisters, though. In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new girl on the scene who happens to be world #1 Jelena Jankovic. Jelena has achieved the top rank in the world without ever having won a Grand Slam, something that Serena Williams has gone on record voicing her displeasure for. You might remember Jelena from her loss to Serena in the finals of the US Open last year, and for her semifinals loss in the French Open to Ivanovic.
Jelena plays more tournaments year round than most other women do, with nine WTA titles at just 23 years of age, but she’ll be the first to tell you she’d trade all nine of those to finally win the big one. The sexy Serb has spent much of this last year working on her upper body definition, as she’s more chiseled than we’ve ever seen her.
Endurance has posed a problem for Jelena at times, so her time in the gym figures to pay dividends as the world #1 will need to rely on every bit of strength her 5-9 frame can dish out as she’s tested down the stretch. Is now her time to solidify herself as World #1, or will it be a Williams sister to lift a Grand Slam trophy for the third consecutive Slam?
Another wild card we have in the mix is Elena Dementieva, arguably the second best player aside from the aforementioned Jankovic to never win a Grand Slam event. Elena is undefeated to start the 2009 campaign, with impressive pre-slam wins over the likes of Dinara Safina and Serena Williams. Dementieva seems to have put the injury bug behind her, as she’s obviously been playing some exceptional tennis thus far.
Elena’s known vulnerability is her service games, so it will be interesting to see how she fairs from the R16 on as her serve will undoubtedly be pushed to the limit.
While it is never easy to win a match in a Grand Slam event, Elena figures to advance past Dominikia Cibulkova with ease in the Round of 16, and will then be slated to face the winner of Carla Suarez Navarro and Anabel Medina Garrigues, another match she ‘should’ have no problem with.
If the above scenario plays out as predicted, this means Elena Dementieva is headed on a collision course with the previously mentioned Serena Williams in the semi-finals round. World #1 Jelena Jankovic controls her own destiny on the other side of the draw, with a R16 match up with Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, the other side of her draw includes Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonera, Dinara Safina, Alize Cornet, Jelena Dokic and Alisa Kleybanova.
It seems apparent to me that we’ll be looking at a Jankovic vs Williams or Dementieva final, which should be one of the most exciting women’s tennis finals in recent memory. Remember to get the best numbers you can, and good luck approaching Quarter Finals betting and beyond. You can always come join the fun at SBR’s tennis handicapping forum to sound off with other likeminded tennis bettors.
01/24/2009 04:38 PM
By: Crazy Lou | crazylou.mysbrforum.com
Will Serena Williams capture a fourth Aussie Open Grand Slam title, or will world #1 Jelena Jankovic stand in her way? There are plenty of swings coming as we approach the quarter finals.
It’s been a wild and wacky affair at the 2009 Aussie Open. We’ve seen one of the top seeds in Venus Williams fall early at the hands of 21-year-old world #46 Carla Suarez Navarro. Navarro made a name for herself blasting on the scene of the French Open last year, making it to the quarter finals where she fell to Jelena Jankovic.
It’s been a quiet stretch for Navarro since then, and just as the hype was beginning to die down about the “next” young Spanish superstar, she came through in mammoth proportions eliminating the 7-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams. Whilst we certainly can appreciate the awe inspiring victory, it’s been no secret that Venus’ Wimbledon pedigree has not transferred over Down Under, as aside from a lone finals loss Venus has not enjoyed the same success in Australia that sister Serena has.
We also saw former World #1 Ana Ivanovic eliminated by Alisa Kleybanova. Ivanovic had opened as an overwhelming -658 favorite in the match and closed about -325. The movement perhaps indicative that Ana is indeed a shadow of her former self, no longer the dominant pro we saw last year hoisting the French Open title in victory.
These days it’s not all about the Williams sisters, though. In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new girl on the scene who happens to be world #1 Jelena Jankovic. Jelena has achieved the top rank in the world without ever having won a Grand Slam, something that Serena Williams has gone on record voicing her displeasure for. You might remember Jelena from her loss to Serena in the finals of the US Open last year, and for her semifinals loss in the French Open to Ivanovic.
Jelena plays more tournaments year round than most other women do, with nine WTA titles at just 23 years of age, but she’ll be the first to tell you she’d trade all nine of those to finally win the big one. The sexy Serb has spent much of this last year working on her upper body definition, as she’s more chiseled than we’ve ever seen her.
Endurance has posed a problem for Jelena at times, so her time in the gym figures to pay dividends as the world #1 will need to rely on every bit of strength her 5-9 frame can dish out as she’s tested down the stretch. Is now her time to solidify herself as World #1, or will it be a Williams sister to lift a Grand Slam trophy for the third consecutive Slam?
Another wild card we have in the mix is Elena Dementieva, arguably the second best player aside from the aforementioned Jankovic to never win a Grand Slam event. Elena is undefeated to start the 2009 campaign, with impressive pre-slam wins over the likes of Dinara Safina and Serena Williams. Dementieva seems to have put the injury bug behind her, as she’s obviously been playing some exceptional tennis thus far.
Elena’s known vulnerability is her service games, so it will be interesting to see how she fairs from the R16 on as her serve will undoubtedly be pushed to the limit.
While it is never easy to win a match in a Grand Slam event, Elena figures to advance past Dominikia Cibulkova with ease in the Round of 16, and will then be slated to face the winner of Carla Suarez Navarro and Anabel Medina Garrigues, another match she ‘should’ have no problem with.
If the above scenario plays out as predicted, this means Elena Dementieva is headed on a collision course with the previously mentioned Serena Williams in the semi-finals round. World #1 Jelena Jankovic controls her own destiny on the other side of the draw, with a R16 match up with Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, the other side of her draw includes Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonera, Dinara Safina, Alize Cornet, Jelena Dokic and Alisa Kleybanova.
It seems apparent to me that we’ll be looking at a Jankovic vs Williams or Dementieva final, which should be one of the most exciting women’s tennis finals in recent memory. Remember to get the best numbers you can, and good luck approaching Quarter Finals betting and beyond. You can always come join the fun at SBR’s tennis handicapping forum to sound off with other likeminded tennis bettors.
