Originally Posted by
Snowball
all time Venus is 10-14 vs Serena. She hasn't beaten her since 2009.
They played 5 times in 2009, Serena took the next 4. Since 2009
they only played once in 2013 which Serena took.
But watchers know Venus is in better form physically than she's been
in a long time. Her age is of course a barrier but she really looks damn
good right now.
This has been a tournament of upsets. I question Serena's killer instinct
especially vs her sister in what could be the last marquee matchup between
them esentially the last chance for Venus to beat Serena... and this not
being a major but still being a top tournament could be the right spot.
So I'm thinking about Venus +4.5 or +5, (Serena goes easy on her)
with a portion of those potential winnings on Venus ML because
after all she's no slouch lately.
this can be parlayed with Roger ML because he's never lost to Lopez in
many matches. And Lopez beating Raonic doesn't mean much because
Roger has never lost to Raonic either. Roger has fought back with his
usual mental superiority after blowing 6 match points vs Cilic.