{"id":99977,"date":"2026-03-22T00:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=99977"},"modified":"2026-03-22T00:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:56:46","slug":"wta-miami-best-bets-rybakina-vs-kostyuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2026\/03\/22\/wta-miami-best-bets-rybakina-vs-kostyuk\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Miami Best Bets Including Elena Rybakina vs Marta Kostyuk"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the third round of WTA Miami winds down, LWOS has more best bets from six of the remaining eight matches. By removing the two largest outliers, we’ve focused our coverage on the matches most likely to receive betting attention. Paraphrasing what many of you have emailed me, nobody wants bets on an 11-1 underdog. It’s about being flexible with our coverage, so let us know what you think in the comments. Don’t be afraid to share your bets with us, either.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WTA Miami<\/b><\/h2>\n

Svitolina <\/b>\u2013 Baptiste<\/b>: Time 09:30<\/b><\/h4>\n

H2H: 1-0<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elina Svitolina vs Hailey Baptiste will be their second match. Svitolina sits comfortably inside the top ten of women’s tennis. Baptiste has been steady in the rankings, but saw a bit of a drop in her performance last year from 2024. At just 9-7 this year, she’s not yet shown her best form. Svitolina, on the other hand, has been one of the best players of the year. She has one title, two finals, and two semifinal appearances in 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bet to Make<\/b><\/p>\n

The books are strongly in Svitolina’s favor. The best way to make money on this one is to rely on Svitolina’s ability to crush people efficiently and expeditiously. Available at 1.7 on 1xBet, Svitolina winning 2:0 is the bet I would place. I understand that their last match went three sets, but this one is on a hardcourt, and that’s easily in Svitolina’s favor.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That being said, Svitolina winning 2:0<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/span>is a value bet for sure.<\/b><\/p>\n

Value bet\/the best odds: Svitolina winning 2:0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>@1.7 <\/b>@1xBet<\/b><\/p>\n

Zheng <\/b>\u2013 Keys<\/b>: Time 12:30<\/b><\/h4>\n

H2H: 0-1<\/b><\/p>\n

The last time Qinwen Zheng played Madison Keys was at WTA Washington in 2023. That first-round match had a rousing first set before Keys went into overdrive to win the second set easily in seven games. Keys is 8-4 in 2026, and Zheng is 3-2 overall. Zheng has been rather limited since 2025, going 23-15 overall. That includes her record this year. Most players play more games than that in one season, never mind two. The injuries last year really limited her schedule, and she’s only just begun playing again. Is she really ready for someone like Keys?<\/p>\n

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Best Bet to Make<\/b><\/p>\n

Keys is the favorite in this match, and I’ve laid out why above. Zheng just isn’t where she needs to be for bettors to feel confident in her. Maybe after she gets going or develops a bit of a winning streak, but she was out for a good while. You don’t just rush back from those injuries and start winning. Besides, getting Keys for 1.77 on Betfair is a really nice way to make money.<\/p>\n

That being said, Keys winning<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/span>is a value bet for sure.<\/b><\/p>\n

Value bet\/the best odds: Keys winning<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>@1.77 @Betfair<\/b><\/p>\n

Rybakina <\/b>\u2013 <\/b>Kostyuk<\/b>: Time 11:00<\/b><\/h4>\n

H2H: 4-1<\/b><\/p>\n

Elena Rybakina has been the best player in the world outside of Aryna Sabalenka. This much is fact, as evidenced by her No. 2 ranking in the World rankings. Rybakina is off to another great start in 2026, and that start also includes a win over her current opponent, Marta Kostyuk, at WTA Indian Wells a few weeks ago. Rybakina has only lost once since then, and that came against Aryna Sabalenka. Marta Kostyuk is 7-3 in 2026, including a WTA Brisbane final loss to Sabalenka.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bet to Make<\/b><\/p>\n

Do you want to guess who the favorite is in this match? You’re not going to need too many guesses. Rybakina is a lifetime 4-1 against Kostyuk, and is a strong favorite to beat her again. In all of their matches, only one has ever gone to a third set, and that was the first match. Use that to your advantage and take Rybakina 2:0 for 1.73 on Coral.<\/p>\n

That being said, Rybakina winning 2:0 <\/strong><\/b><\/span>is a value bet for sure.<\/b><\/p>\n

Value bet\/the best odds: Rybakina winning 2:0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>@1.73 <\/b>@Coral<\/b><\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: Jay Calderon–USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the third round of WTA Miami winds down, LWOS has more best bets from six of the remaining eight matches. By removing the two largest outliers, we’ve focused our coverage on the matches most likely to receive betting attention. Paraphrasing what many of you have emailed me, nobody wants bets on an 11-1 underdog. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5481,"featured_media":99242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17400,4],"tags":[43603,17399,5595,394,7684,63,2372,16942,15,2768],"class_list":["post-99977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-bets","category-wta","tag-2026-wta-miami","tag-best-bets","tag-elena-rybakina","tag-elina-svitolina","tag-hailey-baptiste","tag-madison-keys","tag-marta-kostyuk","tag-qinwen-zheng","tag-wta","tag-wta-miami"],"modified_by":"Kane Webb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5481"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99980,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99977\/revisions\/99980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}