WTA Australian Open: Clijsters v Wozniacki Odds and Betting Preview

Story by Jack Howard on 2012-01-23 20:29:30

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Defending Champion Kim Clijsters faces World Number 1 Caroline Wozniacki on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The game is being billed as an extremely close encounter, as reflected by the odds being offered by the bookmakers. Wozniacki is currently favourite to secure victory at best odds of 4/5 (bet £5 to make £4 profit) with Stan James. Kim Clijsters, on the other hand, can be backed to defeat her Danish opponent at only marginally longer odds of 6/5 with William Hill. The stage is set for an intriguing encounter.

Caroline Wozniacki defeated former World Number 1 Jelena Jankovic in straight sets in the fourth round of the competition, securing her place in the quarterfinals. The Danish star took the first set 6-0, securing a colossal psychological advantage over Jankovic, but was then forced to fight hard in order to win the second set 7-5. Wozniacki has currently occupied the Number 1 slot on the WTA Tour for 67 straight weeks, but has never secured a grand slam title. She is utterly determined to change this disappointing statistic in this year’s Australian Open.

If she is to secure her first Grand Slam in Melbourne at the end of this week, however, Wozniacki must first defeat Clijsters, which may prove to be no easy feat. Clijsters powered past fifth seed Li Na in the fourth round, fighting back to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 after dropping the first set. Clijsters is in search of her fifth Grand Slam title, having won the Australian Open once and the US Open three times.

Wozniacki is currently quoted at best odds of 2/1 with both Ladbrokes and Skybet to win this crucial upcoming match without dropping a set, whilst a 2-1 victory for the World Number 1 is currently on offer at a market best of 10/3 with Bet Victor. For those punters who think that the reigning champion will be the player to prevail in straight sets, however, a 2-0 victory Clijsters is on offer at 5/2 with Betinternet. A 2-1 victory for Clijsters, on the other hand, is available at 4/1 with bet365.

In the tournament betting, world number 2 Petra Kvitova is currently the favourite to lift the Australian Open trophy at best odds of 15/8 with Skybet. Unlike the men’s competition, however, this year’s WTA Australian Open presents punters with a very open field. Belarusian Victoria Azarenka is on offer to win the title at 14/5 with Skybet, whilst Maria Sharapova is available at 9/2 with Ladbrokes. Caroline Wozniacki, on the other hand, can be backed at a longer 8/1 with William Hill, whilst Kim Clijsters is available at 9/1 with Bodog.

Play starts at 02.00 GMT

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