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Sloane Stephens -4 over Qiang Wang
My girl Sloane coming off a US Open victory. I've ridden her a lot lately since she came back from her injury. I believe that has caused her to be more fresh than the other players including Wang.

[jtoler]

Finally a good thread. Good luck bud. She might lose the first set or it might be close.

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Finally a good thread. Good luck bud. She might lose the first set or it might be close.

Thanks man. I know, it's a square bet but I've just been winning with Sloane so I just guess I'll keep betting on her.

My past success has been pitting players who are quite bit different in terms of talent. That's what I need to get back to. That doesn't always mean betting the favorite. Until recently Sloane was an underdog a lot of times.

[jtoler]

She has a good coach which I thought she would have dumped by now because he's tough and gets the most out of her. I thought she would have gotten sick of him pushing her. 1st rounds are tricky, competitor already has a few matches in and has played in tourneys before this one so Wang in better form, Sloane has been on a countrywide tour after her Slam win and she's not defending any points, but with deep showings here and/or Beijing she does have a shot at Singapore. Im thinking about the over 20 myself.

[wilbs]

Beware of the grand slam hang over. I doubt she would've been training much over the last few weeks. Probably been on the Chandon & Moet and In & Out burgers.

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Beware of the grand slam hang over. I doubt she would've been training much over the last few weeks. Probably been on the Chandon & Moet and In & Out burgers.

LOL! Believe me, that thought has crossed my mind (well, maybe not the In & Out burgers). Like I said before, this is a square bet but Sloane has just been overachieving and I think it is due to her freshness. Tennis can wear down these players playing week after week. Sloane is still on fresh legs, Wang Chung is not.

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She has a good coach which I thought she would have dumped by now because he's tough and gets the most out of her. I thought she would have gotten sick of him pushing her. 1st rounds are tricky, competitor already has a few matches in and has played in tourneys before this one so Wang in better form, Sloane has been on a countrywide tour after her Slam win and she's not defending any points, but with deep showings here and/or Beijing she does have a shot at Singapore. Im thinking about the over 20 myself.

Good input. As far as the early matches go, one of the reasons I took this one is because the players like to show dominance early and this is a good spot for Sloane to put some fear in the other ladies with this weak opponent.

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Beware of the grand slam hang over. I doubt she would've been training much over the last few weeks. Probably been on the Chandon & Moet and In & Out burgers.

Yep. Looks like she's had a few too many Double-Doubles Animal Style! Good point to note.

[wilbs]

Bad read. Probably the last person to bet on this Asian swing given her euphoric last few weeks.

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Keys taking a dump too. Shocker. Just watched Gava put 3 doubles into the net to lose against Goerges. Pretty sure the last one bounced before it got there.