The WTA Finals final is here. As many suspected, it’s Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina. For Sabalenka, reaching the finals is about validating her name as the best in the World. For Rybakina, it’s about taking that next step to prove she belongs in the conversation about the best. LWOS is back with the best bets for both women. Please share your thoughts in the comments.
WTA Final final
Sabalenka – Rybakina: November 8th, 2025 17:00
H2H: 9-6
Sabalenka and Rybakina have played in this very competition twice before in the group stage. They’re 1-1 in those games, but they’ve never met in the knockout stage of the WTA Finals before, let alone the WTA Finals final. In fact, it might be surprising to learn they had only contested three tournament finals in their 15 previous matches. Rybakina took both non-Major tournaments, and Sabalenka took the Australian Open final. In fact, Sabalenka hasn’t lost a Major event or knockout event to Rybakina.
Sabalenka is 9-1 in her last ten matches, and she’s only lost eleven matches all year long. She’s been in this event five times now, and it’s only her second final. She did not win the 2022 final against Caroline Garcia, and I promise that doesn’t sit well with Sabalenka. She wants to win everything when given the chance, and this is a chance to win.
Elena Rybakina has also been on the short list of people who many have said is the best in the world. This is her first chance at something like this, and she hasn’t seen this type of success since winning Wimbledon in 2022. This would be a fine cap on a solid season and would mark her second-straight season winning three tournaments. Neither lady has lost a match in this tournament, and many fans were hoping for this outcome.
Rybakina has been playing straight through, while Sabalenka has been preparing for exactly this moment. That’s a lot to consider when you’re Rybakina, but it doesn’t mean you can’t use it to your advantage. Your opponent wants it more, so make them truly desperate to do anything, and try and tire them with their own aggression. It’s a strategy, I don’t know if it’s the strategy, but Rybakina is already 6-9 against Sabalenka, and 1-3 in her last four matches.
Best Bets to Make
Main Bet
Sabalenka is the favorite in every book. The average is 1.6 to 2.48, and 1.6 points is the highest for Sabalenka. Choosing her 2:0 goes for 1.4 on Betway and 2:1 tops out at 4.0 on four different sites. Nine of their 15 matches have gone to a third set, and all four Major or WTA Final matches went to a third set. How you view that is up to you. I’d rather put my bigger bet on Sabalenka straight and put a throwaway on Sabalenka winning 2:1 on whichever of the four sites has the best line by the time I check them.
That being said, Sabalenka winning is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Sabalenka winning 2:1 @4.1 @Interwetten
Second Bet
If you’re taking Elena Rybakina, it’s wise to take her straight up at 2.63 on Bet365. It’s solid enough on the return, and you don’t have to worry about guessing a correct score and betting the underdog. Oh, you’re also doing all of that on a player who has nine losses to her opponent in 15 attempts, and is 0-4 against her in Major events. You could do it, but why? It’s smarter to make a good return on a simpler bet.
That being said, Rybakina winning is a value bet.
Value bet/the best odds: Rybakina winning @2.63 @Bet365
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