WTA Indian Wells 1/8-Finals
Navarro – Sabalenka: 13.03.2024 19:00 CEST
H2H: first meeting
Emma Navarro had a really decent tournament thus far. She played against two Ukrainian players where she won both matches in straight sets. Navarro has spent almost 5 hours on the court already. Tonight will be her biggest challenge so far as she will face Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka has played two perfect matches in this tournament so far. In her last round against Raducanu, Sabalenka played an amazing first set. She had some ups and downs in the second set, but she managed to win in straight sets in the end. Sabalenka had a big problem with her second serve in the first match here. However, she fixed that in the 1/16-Finals where she served really well. We believe that Sabalenka is more rested and, overall, a better player. If she should serve well tonight, she will win easily in straight sets!
Value bet/ the best odds: Sabalenka to win 2-0 @1.53 @bet365
Mertens – Gauff: 13.03.2024 20:30 CEST
H2H: 0-3
Elise Mertens had a great tournament thus far. She won both matches in straight sets, and she showed that she is ready! In her second match, where she played against Osaka, Mertens won after two long sets. Mertens was struggling with her serve, but her ground strokes were nearly perfect. Her opponent tonight, Coco Gauff, is only 20 years old but already ranked 3rd in the world. Gauff has already played two tiebreaks in the tournament so far. Coco played overall really well, but was not really consistent throughout the whole match. She had parts of the match where she started making many unforced errors, but then stepped up her game afterward! The bookies are considering her to be a big favorite in this matchup. We believe that Mertens has something to say, and we may expect a tough and even match here! That being said, Mertens, handicapping games is a value bet, and you should definitely go for it!
Value bet/ the best odds: Mertens +4.5 games handicap @2.10 @bet365
Parry – Sakkari: 13.03.2024 23:00 CEST
H2H: first meeting
Diane Parry is playing one of her best tournaments so far. She will get up in the rankings after this tournament for sure! A young French talent has three wins already here. We have to say that the biggest challenge for her was a match against Fernandez, which she won in 3 tough sets. Other than that, she got lucky with the draw! Tonight will be the biggest challenge for her as she will face Sakkari! Sakkari started off this tournament slowly, but she raised her level against Garcia as we predicted! Sakkari looked in this match like a top 10 player like she is! She converted all breakpoints and dominated in the rallies. Even though Parry has been really solid throughout the tournament, we believe that she is not ready for Sakkari! Parry have not faced any top 30 players thus far in the tournament. We believe that the difference in the quality is just too big and that Sakkari will win easily yet again!
Value bet/ the best odds: Sakkari to win 2-0 @2.00 @bet365
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