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WTA Rome Betting Info
Pretty much the same field, or at least the bulk of the top stars out to contest a top tier event on clay. It was the same story in Madrid last week, when Serena Williams powered her way to her 50th tour title. The French Open Grand Slam is getting ever closer and players need to step up their games on the dirt.

Latest WTA Rome Betting Prices at online bookmaker Unibet
Serena Williams 6/4, Maria Sharapova 3/1, Victoria Azarenka 6/1, Li Na 8/1, Sara Errani 20/1, Agnieszka Radwanska 25/1, Ana Ivanovic 25/1, Petra Kvitova 33/1

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WTA Rome Betting Favourite
Just as it was last week and will be for the foreseeable future, Serena Williams goes as outright favourite to win this week. She is trading in at 6/4 with Unibet and that is on the back of her taking a title in Madrid on the weekend against Maria Sharapova. The fact that Williams beat Sharapova again, extending a massive head to head lead over the Russian speaks volumes. Sharapova is arguably the best clay court player around, and in top form and yet still she was powered past by Williams. So that lines Williams up well for more glory after claiming her 50th tour title. The draw ahead of her this week looks easier than last week as well, while Sharapova is in the crowded half of the draw. Should be somewhat routine for Williams on the way to the final with only fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska, who isn’t in any kind of form.

Other Contenders
You have to plant Maria Sharapova in here anyway. The Russian looked good again on clay last week until she ran into the immovable force that is Serena Williams in the final. Sharapova will really be tested in Rome as it is a tougher draw for her. She has the big threat of Sara Errani in the quarter finals, one of the great clay experts who went to the semi finals last week in Madrid. On top of that, Victoria Azarenka, Sam Stosur and Petra Kvitova are potential semi final opponents for Sharapova as well, before any thought of a rematch against Williams. That has to put Sharapova back as second favourite for this week’s action. Sharapova has taken the Rome title in the last two seasons.

Sara Errani could have the opportunity to pounce and potentially make another good run to the semi finals. She is fantastic on clay and was only stopped in Madrid by, you guessed it, Serena Williams at the semi final stage. She is dogged enough to scrap things out with Sharapova in what could be a very interesting quarter final match. Would take the Italian above any of the potential semi finalists mentioned above, being that this is on clay. Great player and worth tracking and perhaps backing as the not too distant underdog.

Victoria Azarenka didn’t make a huge impact after a break from the game because of niggling injuries. She crashed early in Madrid last week against Ekaterina Makarova. Just needs to get games under her belt and she is still one of the best players on the WTA tour at the moment. Always going to be a danger in the field, without question. Going to be value as well after her early crash in Madrid last week.

Other potential runners in the field should be Na Li and Sam Stosur. Both come alive when they come on to the clay surface and China’s Na Li could be the stronger one to back. She is in a comfortable quarter of the draw, although she would meet Williams in the semi final .There is a good draw set up in front of Na to bounce back from disappointment in her last outing. She is good on clay and has generally in a good bit of shape this term.

Best Outside Bet
The other decent alternative is Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska. She hasn’t been at her best for a few tournaments now, but still one of the classiest players on the tour. She should have the game which gets translated onto clay well, variety and control in her shots. Just searching for form and a good quarter ahead of her could see her come back to life. Radwanska is trading at a price of 25/1 at online bookmaker Unibet.

WTA Mutua Madrid Open Betting Info
Gone is the controversial blue clay that was implemented last season, upon which no-one could gain their footing, and the Spanish tournament has reverted to its traditional, and highly praised red dirt. This is a Premier Mandatory tournament on the women’s calendar, meaning that all the big guns are out in this one. The tournament has a short history for the WTA, only getting started in 2009.

WTA Mutua Madrid Open Betting Favourite
Topping the field this week in Spain will be Serena Williams. The American powerhouse has a couple of things in her favour. Not only does she have the power in her game to deliver, she also transitions well to clay. That is not something that a lot of the top players can do. Williams is the defending champion here as well, beating Victoria Azarenka in the final. Williams has the second highest win percentage on clay of all active players on the WTA Tour. She has three titles already this season and hasn’t contested since Charleston at the beginning of April on clay (not counting the Fed Cup). So well rested, history and form. Naturally favourite at a price of 2/1 at online bookmaker Bet365.

Latest WTA Mutua Madrid Open Betting Prices at online bookmaker Bet365
Serena Williams 2/1, Maria Sharapova 3/1, Victoria Azarenka 4/1, Agnieszka Radwanska 16/1, Petra Kvitova 14/1, Angelique Kerber 22/1, Sam Stosur 22/1, Sara Errani 25/1

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Other Contenders
The numbers are all on the side of Russia’s Maria Sharapova on clay. She was dominant on the dirt last season, as she went on to claim the French Open title for the first time in her career. Sharapova has the highest win percentage of all active players on the WTA Tour and that has to count for a lot. The only time she lost on clay last season was against Serena Williams in the quarter finals here. But she delivered with a bang for the first time on clay this season, winning in Stuttgart, beating Angelique Kerber and Na Li along the way. So a big performance from Sharapova, who can battle it out better than anyone from the baseline. Should be strong and avoids Williams until the final this time around.

Hard to decipher Victoria Azarenka in this one. Clay isn’t her strongest surface, but she did go to the final last year in Madrid. She hasn’t been out in action since pulling out of Indian Wells back at the start of March. That was after two successive titles for the Belarusian, including what was perhaps a momentum shifting win over Serena Williams in the final of Doha. Along with Sharapova and Williams, if Azarenka is fit and on top of her game then she should be in the semi final mix. Could clash in the semi finals against Williams.

Germany’s Angelique Kerber, could be worth a little bit of value in this one. She went to the semi finals of Stuttgart and lost against Maria Sharapova there, but put up a superb battle. She just looks to be getting back to her very best form, as that run came on the back of a run to the final in Monterrey. Those could well be confidence-boosting performances from Kerber, who has the natural ability and game to beat Williams, Sharapova and Azarenka. It has been a somewhat slow start to the season from Kerber, but just trending upwards and is an awkward left hander to play against.

Picking out clay court winners is a little tougher than any other surface, because specialists show up. You can take names like Sara Errani, Sam Stosur, Petra Kvitova, Dominika Cibulkova and Na Li and pay more attention to them perhaps than you would at any other time of the season. A good bunch of value players to look at and track through the tournament. Cibulkova is a powerhouse and agile enough to translate on clay, while Petra Kvitova is a dark horse, having been to the final of two tournaments this season (winning one and losing one).

Best Outside Bet
Italian Sara Errani has been supremely busy this season and is one of the best players on clay. However, she crashed in her first match at Stuttgart in a huge shock. That means she is rested but could be value here. She goes in Azarenka’s quarter and not being sure which Vika turns up, Errani could produce a deep run. Errani is prcied at 25/1 at online bookmaker Bet365.

WTA Portugal Open Tennis Betting Info
We are well into the clay court swing of the season now and with none of the top ten out this week ahead of some big tournaments coming up, there’s a great chance to look as some other players for your tennis betting. There are three top twenty players out in the field for the Portugal Open and because of the competitiveness of the event on the dirt, there is some great value around.

WTA Portugal Open Tennis Betting Favourite
Former French Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova actually goes off as favourite this week. The Russian started off the season with a bang, looking as if she was getting back to her best. She reached the quarter finals of Sydney and then the Australian Open. Since then, the world 45 has drifted away somewhat. Was last seen in mid March, losing in the third round of Miami. Because of her status, she is going as favourite but hardly worth backing at a price of 4/1 with online bookmaker Bet365.

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Other Contenders
Marion Bartoli really should be a contender. She is extremely mobile and good on the dirt surface. The issue with her is that she hasn’t played a lot of competitive tennis either really, and hasn’t been seen since a first round defeat to Coco Vandeweghe in Monterrey at the start of April. She did put in an appearance for France in the Fed Cup, and her game is well suited to clay. Full of energy, perhaps the match sharpness is not right there, but will likely go up against Kuznetsova in the quarter finals and would edge the Frenchwoman.

It makes for a competitive top half of the draw, with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Vesnina floating around. Down in the bottom half, you would have to look at second seed Dominika Cibulkova, who entered as a wild card. The Slovakian has immense power, if only she would back it up with consistency. She has been to one final this season, losing in Sydney to Agnieszka Radwanska. Has been patchy since, but gave Serena Williams a good duel in Miami in mid March. She hasn’t played a tournament since then so should be fresh and makes good value at 5/1 with online bookmaker Bet365.

But even the draw for Cibulkova is tricky, with the threats of Kaia Kanepi (the reigning champion) and  Sorana Cirstea. Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro is great on clay, and turn on the style and power there and she makes pretty good value as well at a price of 11/2, and she was a losing finalist here last season. But then, just to measure up the competitiveness in this Portugal field, Julia Goerges and Francesca Schiavone are in the mix. The latter, Schiavone should be brimming with confidence after landing the Marrakech title on Sunday, her first success for a long time and only ever comes alive when on clay, which will make her a danger.

Best Outside Bet
Would take a look at the ever improving Urszula Radwanska as the outside bet at a long 50/1. Worth watching for match betting, but as she is lined up to go up against Cibulkova in the second round, there is a big question mark. But if she catches Cibulkova cold, then the Pole could have a good run.

Latest WTA Portugal Open Tennis Betting Prices at online bookmaker Bet365
Svetlana Kuznetsova 4/1, Marion Bartoli 9/2, Dominika Cibulkova 5/1, Carla Suarez Navarro 11/2, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 8/1, Francesca Schiavone 11/1, Kaia Kanepi 12/1, Sorana Cirstea 12/1

WTA Stuttgart tennis Betting Info
The continuation of the clay court season in a build up to the 2013 French Open ploughs on this week with a couple of events. Along with the high profile Stuttgart event, there is a smaller event out in Marrakech. But the field in Germany is a pretty strong one with some big names on the card. The thing about the clay court surface is that is a great leveller and brings great competitiveness to the betting markets. Seven of the world’s top ten women are at this week’s Premier Level event.

Latest WTA Stuttgart tennis Betting Prices at online bookmaker Unibet
Maria Sharapova 5/4, Li Na 4/1, Sara Errani 7/1, Petra Kvitova 11/1, Angelique Kerber 14/1, Sam Stosur 20/1, Ana Ivanovic 25/1, Roberta Vinci 28/1, Jelena Jankovic 33/1, Caroline Wozniacki 33/1

WTA Stuttgart tennis Betting Favourite
Russia’s Maria Sharapova heads the market this week for the outright winner at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The world number two has been in her usual strong form this season, recording a 19-3 record for the season. It is her 2012 form on clay that needs to be looked back upon here to start with. In the clay court swing of last season, Maria Sharapova posted a tremendous 19-1 record on the surface. With her all round power and clear ability on clay, she is the major threat in the field. She has been to the final in her last two outings, winning in Indian Wells and losing in Miami. The strongest option and still a little bit of positive value in her at odds of 5/4 with online bookmaker Unibet. That’s worth jumping all over.

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Other Contenders
The number two seed for Stuttgart, Li Na looks to be very good value. She is a proven winner on the clay, and the former French Open winner has only lost three matches this season. One of them came against Maria Sharapova, and the other two were against Serena Williams, so they are forgivable. Other than that, she has been in pretty solid form this year. She goes off in the opposite half of the draw to Sharapova and seeing the Chinese star going up against the Russian, is the most likely scenario for the final. Li Na has the game for clay to really power through here.

Italy’s Sara Errani can never be counted out on clay. She is arguably the best clay court player around at the moment. She was strong enough through the early swing of the hard court season to suggest that titles will be coming her way on clay, the surface on which she really excels. She picked up four Tour titles on the surface last season. Errani has been to two finals this season, unfortunately losing both on the hard court, but should be a pretty strong shot for a quarter final place at the very least. She has lost to Maria Sharapova in the quarter finals of her last two events. Will avoid the Russian until the final though and makes tremendous value.

Germany’s Angelique Kerber goes as third seed this week and the world number six is the biggest challenger to Maria Sharapova in the top half of the draw. The young German hasn’t quite hit top gear yet in 2013, but she picked up form in her last tournament, a run to the final of Monterrey in Mexico on the hard surface. That may have just done her the power of good to get her back up where she should be. Doesn’t make a bad option and wouldn’t be surprised to see her in the semi up against Sharapova. The Russian would edge it though.

Best Outside Bet
A little tough to pick out an outside bet this week because of the congested bottom half of the draw, where Sam Stosur and Petra Kvitova are all floating around, along with the renewed Jelena Jankovic (33/1 with online bookmaker Unibet). Out of them it will have to be Serbia’s former world number one Jankovic who has enjoyed some Spring renewal form, going to the semi’s of Miami and then the final of Charleston (where she lost to Serena Williams). All outside shots and really tough to look beyond Sharapova, Na and Errani this week.

2013 Fed Cup tennis betting swings back into action this week, as the surviving four nations take on the semi finals. The reigning champions and number one ranked Fed Cup nation, the Czech Republic take on the tough task of Italy on the clay, while fourth seeds Russia look as if they may have an easier time of things against Slovakia. The winners of the semi finals will meet up for the big showcase match in November. The semi final matches are to be played on April 20th and 21st, 2013.

Czech Republic v Italy
This is a good enough match to be the final between the number one and three ranked sides respectively. The Czech Republic steamed through their 1st round match against Australia to set up the clash with Italy. They have strengths in their team with Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova, along with the great doubles pairing of Lucie Hradecka and Andrea Hlavackova. This is a repeat of last year’s semi final which the Czech’s won 4-1, on their way to winning the Fed Cup against Serbia in the final. But things against the Italians should be a lot tighter this time around. Last year’s semi final win came indoors in the Czech Republic where they are so strong, but they have to go to Italy and play on the clay. That could spell bad news for them and after the semi final draw in 2013 Fed Cup tennis betting was settled, the Czech’s saw their odds drifting a little. The Italian side look very strong because they have two clay court specialists. Sara Errani has been in tremendous form over the last eighteen months, and along with Roberta Vinci, makes for a strong back bone on the Italian team. Together they are one of the best doubles outfits out there and that clay advantage may just swing things in their favour this year. Italy beat the USA 3-2 in the first round and the form of Errani and Vinci in both doubles and singles rubbers could be enough to just edge what should be a tight match.

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2013 Fed Cup Winner Betting Odds at online bookmaker Unibet
Italy Women 6/4, Russia Women 7/4, Czech Republic Women 4/1, Slovak Women 8/1

Russia v Slovakia
The Russians have home soil in Moscow for this one, and have the easier match against the Slovakian outsiders. Slovakia sprung a big surprise on Serbia (last year’s losing finalists) in the first round, knocking out the number two seeds .So this is a massive step for Slovakia, but the power that Russia have at their disposal, it would take a brave punter to go against the home side here. They have three of the top ten ranked doubles players in the world (Elena Vesnina, Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko) and you can throw in the weight of options like Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Svetlana Kuznetsova. It doesn’t matter what side they put out for the rubbers, the Russians are likely to be too strong and this could be a bit one sided.

WTA Family Circle Cup Tennis Betting Info
Another Premier Tier event is on the cards for your tennis betting this week, as we head to Charleston. Even though it is a Premier Tier event, there is not as competitive of a field out in attendance as there was at the recent Indian Wells and Miami events. Still, there is the star attraction of Serena Williams in the field though who is coming off the back of a stellar time in Florida.

Latest WTA Family Circle Cup Tennis Betting Prices at online bookmaker Ladbrokes
Serena Williams 4/9, Caroline Wozniacki 13/2, Sam Stosur 16/1, Venus Williams 18/1, Mona Barthel 20/1, Sloane Stephens 29/1, Carla Suarez Navarro 33/1

WTA Family Circle Cup Tennis Betting Favourite
If there was more of the top ten in attendance then Serena Williams would be favourite. She looked down and out in the final of Miami on the weekend against Maria Sharapova, only to exact a tremendous comeback and take her sixth title there. This is a return to top form and no questions about her fitness, something which has prevented more titles coming her way this season. She is the defending champion at the event as well, taking a win against Lucie Safarova in last season’s final. She was in devastating form at the back end of last season’s Family Circle cup, destroying Sam Stosur 6-1 6-1 in the semi’s and then Sarafova 6-0 6-1 in the final. Hard to pick anyone besides her at 4/9 with online bookmaker Ladbrokes.

Other Contenders
You are going to be pretty much limited to picking the rest of the options from the opposite half of the draw from Williams. That makes the most sense and fortunately, for points of interest, the main challengers are all over the other half. You can start with Australia’s former US Open champion Sam Stosur. She is good on clay and is a previous winner of the Family Circle Cup as well. What lets her down is her consistency though, but she is one of three top ten players in the field. Just occasionally she pulls everything together to have a good run at a tournament. She is due one. She lost in the quarter finals of Indian Wells in her last outing before withdrawing through injury.

But young Mona Barthel is going to be a threat in the field. She is in the same quarter as Stosur, who beat her in the round of sixteen at Indian Wells. She’s going to be rested after losing her second round match in Miami last week. Not as strong on clay as she is on hard court, but still a decent shot to be hovering around the quarter finals. Still, for Barthel to win, someone would need to stop Williams from meeting her in the final.

Former World Number One Caroline Wozniacki went to the third round of Miami last week. That was on the back of an appearance in the final of Indian Wells. That was her first Premier Tier final for a couple of years and she was subsequently brushed aside in straight sets by Maria Sharapova. Like the rest of the competitors in the field, the Dane is still lagging far behind any power that Williams could well be laying down. Probably the most likely final opponent though out of the rest of the challengers from the other side of the draw. Wozniacki won the 2011 Family Circle Cup, in what was an easy run to the final for her.

Best Outside Bet
Tough to pick an outside bet, as anyone beyond Williams is an outside shot in this type of field. It would have to be last year’s losing finalist Lucie Safarova though. Would meet Williams in the quarter finals of this year’s event and the only thing to think is that she could be the one to capitalise on any tiredness from Williams after a hot Miami week.

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WTA Sony Open Tennis Betting Info
The action in Miami is one of the biggest events on the calendar outside of the Grand Slams. There is Grand Slam quality field in attendance though for the Premier Mandatory event. Serena Williams is back in action this week after her boycott of Indian Wells over the past fortnight. That will mean that she is fresh and ready to go this week and she will start the event as favourite. But all the other big guns like Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova will be waiting to shut her down.

Latest WTA Sony Open Tennis betting odds at online bookmaker Unibet
Serena Williams 5/4, Maria Sharapova 3/1, Victoria Azarenka 7/2, Petra Kvitova 16/1, Agnieszka Radwanska 16/1, Li Na 20/1, Angelique Kerber 25/1, Caroline Wozniacki

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WTA Sony Open Tennis Betting Favourite
This is Serena Williams all the way here. As powerful as she has been in the women’s game, this is one tournament where she has really been excellent. It is one of her most successful tournaments and that is the last thing that the others in the field need to heard. She has won the even five times before but hasn’t tasted Miami glory since back in 2008. This is the first outing for Williams since reclaiming her place as world number one in the rankings on February 18th. She hasn’t had things all her way this season though, because of injury largely, losing in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and then to Victoria Azarenka in the final of Doha. But this is Florida, her home turf and would expect to see her powering her way to the semi finals at the very least.

Other Contenders
Russian tennis queen Maria Sharapova will take some extra backing this week as she stormed to the Indian Wells title on the weekend. In the California final she powered her way past Caroline Wozniacki, her low, powerful hitting totally destroying the Dane. That was a title that Sharapova really needed as she has been guilty of bottling it at the business end of tournaments when it matters most. That could just the confidence boost that she needs, and she moved up to world number two as well with the win. Something to put into context though is that she didn’t really meet any tough opponent along the way, although she still didn’t drop a set on her way to the title. She didn’t face anyone inside the top seven in the world to claim the Indian Wells title. It’ll be a bigger ask this week.

So onto Victoria Azarenka, who has been having a fine season, defending her titles in Doha and at the Australian Open. She looked well on track for a title run in Indian Wells before she had to pull out of her quarter final match against Caroline Wozniacki with an ankle problem. It was a problem that had been niggling her even before the tournament had started and she decided that she didn’t want to risk it any further. The problem is tendinitis and inflammation, but the Belarusian has decided to head to Florida next week anyway. It does raise questions about her fitness and ability to go all the way though. It’s understandable that she’s being stubborn after winning twice before here. Despite two tournament withdraws because of injury, Azarenka has posted a 17-0 match record for the season.

There was a return to form for Germany’s Angelique Kerber last week at Indian Wells who made a run to the semi final. That is the best we have seen of the promising starlet and hopefully she can build upon that. She really should have gone better, being a set and a break up against Wozniacki in the semi final, but then Wozniacki started playing some incredibly unplayable stuff. Bit of a fluke result, but at least there was promising signs that Kerber is back to her best. It will be a bit of momentum with her. Another dangerous floater in the draw is former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who also blew a set lead at Indian Wells. That was in the quarter finals against Maria Kirilenko. But Kvitova, who win in Dubai in mid February should still be a threat.

It will also be interesting to see how Caroline Wozniacki reacts to getting to her first Premier Mandatory final for a couple of years. She was totally blown out of the water there by Sharapova, and there may be some work and way for the former world number one to go yet before backing her with any confidence of taking a big title like this. Italian Sara Errani continues her good form, going as number eight seed for the Sony Open. She took a quarter final place at Indian Wells last week before crashing into the brick wall defence of Maria Sharapova. The diminutive Italian is well on top of her game though.

Best Outside Bet
Seems a little strange to be calling Agnieszka Radwanska an outside bet, but she should be. She has gone off the boil after a blistering start to the new season. What may make her value though is that she recorded the biggest title of her WTA here at last season’s event. The conditions should suit and her and because of her dip in form will fly under the radar. With only Kvitova being a likely quarter final opponent, there’s a big chance for her to bounce back.

WTA Indian Wells Tennis Betting Info
The first big field since the 2013 Australian Open will be in force at Indian Wells, for this Premier tiered tournament in California. The best in the world is out for this one, all except Serena Williams, who is still on her boycott of the event along with sister Venus. That leaves the defending champion Victoria Azarenka as outright favourite to go on and win this one. Can anyone stop the powerful and in form Belarusian at Indian Wells?

WTA Indian Wells Tennis Betting Odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Victoria Azarenka 11/10, Maria Sharapova 4/1, Petra Kvitova 7/1, Agnieszka Radwanska 9/1, Angelique kerber 18/1, Sara Errani 20/1, Caroline Wozniacki 20/1, Sam Stosur 30/1, Mona Barthel 40/1

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WTA Indian Wells Tennis Betting Favourite
Victoria Azarenka has been taking some heavy backing for Indian Wells, especially with the absence of Serena Williams. It has been back to back titles for the Belarusian this season, after successfully defending her Australian Open title, she followed it up with a title defence in Doha as well. That was important because she actually beat Serena Williams in the final, snapping a long losing streak against the American. Definitely has looked on top of her game this season, has looked untroubled and powerful, confident serving is on her side. Favourable draw for her, really should dominate the top half of the 2013 Indian Wells draw.

Other Contenders
Russian tennis queen Maria Sharapova should make her presence known. The problem with her is that she should steam through to the latter stages of tournaments, which she does, but then her game falls apart when it matters most. She was imperious through the early rounds of the Australian Open and then just didn’t turn up against Na Li in the semi finals. Still, an easy draw for her, so should go well to the semi finals. Was a finalist here last season, losing against Azarenka, who seems to be a very tough opponent for her to crack.

Sharapova could meet Sara Errani in the semi finals of this season’s tournament, and the Italian could be one of the surprise packages of 2013 Indian Wells. She actually wouldn’t be that much of a surprise package because she in good form. She landed four titles last season on Tour and has followed that up already this year with another. Errani won in Acapulco recently, but that was on clay, where she is something of an expert. Still, can’t ignore the fact that she has been in three finals already this season. Not as prominent on hard courts as clay, but form is with her.

Petra Kvitova could be some interesting value at Indian Wells. She finally found her way back into the winners circles as she beat Sara Errani in the final of Doha. She beat Agnieszka Radwanska along the way as well. A little hit and miss because she has had early tournament exits this year, but will the Doha win have put her back in top gear? Actually because of Kvitova’s slight unpredictability, it could be worth looking at Dominika Cibulkova to take Kvitova’s quarter. Power personified, she has her consistency issues too, but could produce if she brings her A game.

But Agnieszka Radwanska could be the one to back from the bottom half off the draw. Started the season so strongly with back to back titles, and then lost in the quarter finals against Na Li at the Australian Open. She followed that up with a loss against Azarenka in the semi finals of Doha (and Azarenka has a firm hold over the Pole), but then bombed in Dubai losing in the quarter finals against Petra Kvitova, not being on top of her game there. But has the class and composure to play her way to the top of the quarter. Has to raise her game just another 10%.

Best Outside Bet
It has to be Germany’s Angelique Kerber at the moment. Unlike Errani, who has kept her levels up after a career season, Kerber hasn’t hit the heights she is capable of this season. Her best performance was a semi final in Sydney. She was a semifinalist at Indian Wells last season in her great year, where she lost to Azarenka. There has to be better to come from her at some point. Kerber is an 18/1 shot with online bookmaker Paddy Power in WTA Indian Wells tennis betting.

WTA Kuala Lumpur Tennis Betting Info
This is just an international tier event, so nothing major, but there should be some interest around in tennis betting at the BMW Malaysian Open this week. This is only the third time that the Malaysian tennis event has been held and we have had three different winners so far. Not a deep field, but that makes for some good betting value.

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WTA Kuala Lumpur Tennis betting odds at online bookmaker Bet365
Caroline Wozniacki 6/5, Su Wei Hsieh 13/2, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 9/1, Donna Vekic 20/1, Ayumi Morita 20/1

WTA Kuala Lumpur Tennis Betting Favourite
Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki is favourite this week in tennis betting, but not overwhelmingly so. that is understandable as it is a long time since we have seen her in the world beating form that she was in when she ranked number one in the women’s game. Had a really slow start to the new year with early exists in Brisbane and then Sydney. Made the round of sixteen at the Australian Open in showing better form and then went to the quarter finals of Doha. She did score a couple of good wins there, beating Sorana Cirstea and young German starlet Mona Barthel. Couldn’t match up to the class of Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarter finals though, but at least Wozniacki is back in the top ten in the world and fighting. Highest ranked player in this week’s field by a long shot and is 6/5 favourite.

Other Contenders
Su Wei Hsieh, the Chinese Taipei player, is the defending champion here this week. She is ranked 23rd in the world and she has always been up and down since joining the Tour back in 2001. It was a great run in last season’s event where she actually beat the then world number six Agnieszka Radwanska along the way in a shock result. She took the title when up against Petra Martic, who retired before the end of the match. Hsieh has not been in any great kind of form this year, hasn’t been past the second round of anywhere this season yet. Trading well as defending champion, but not really a lot of value.

Would look for far better value in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The Russian took some time away from the game because of illness and is feeling her way back in. She went to the final of Brisbane at the start of the season and got blown away by Serena Williams there and hasn’t picked up a win since in her other two outings. Still, she is highly experienced and ranked 29th in the world. Would take the heavy hitting Russian to make a decent fist of things here. it’s not a tough tournament for her to navigate and would hope to see her around the business end of the week. She should meet Hsieh in the semi’s if they both get that far.

Best Outside Bet
Think there could be a decent bit of value in looking at Japan’s Ayumi Morita. She has a decent draw and could have a solid run to the semi finals because of the draw, where she would likely meet Caroline Wozniacki. Because of the vulnerabilities of Wozniacki this season, hovering around a price of 20/1 at online bookmaker Bet365, she could put in a decent performance. This is her first foray into a WTA event this year (plays in the ITF) but if her mightily convincing wins over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the Fed Cup is anything to by, could make a great outside bet.

WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Betting Info
After a superb tournament in Doha, in which Serena Williams reclaimed the number one spot in the world, but then lost out in the final against a very strong Victoria Azarenka, the two head back into action again this week in the United Arab Emirates. This is another top Premier Tier event and with a deep field and more bragging rights are up for grabs. The top four in the women’s game made it to the semi finals last week, however, Maria Sharapova is missing this week.

WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Betting Favourite
Serena Williams at a price of 6/4 with online bookmaker Bet365 goes as favourite again. She was full of confidence after getting back to world number one, but found a highly impressive Victoria Azarenka in her way of the Doha title. That broke a streak of nine consecutive wins by Williams over the Belarusian, the player she knocked off the top of the world rankings, so the American should still be in ascendancy. It wasn’t the start to 2013 that Williams will have wanted, missing out at the Australian Open, seeing Azarenka win that, and then losing to Vika at Qatar. However, she will keep plugging away and her immense power should keep her close to titles at the moment. She looked a bit unsettled in the final of Qatar, but after powering her way there past Maria Sharapova, not someone you are going to write off. Just looked as if she was struggling with her back injury halfway through the final of Doha on the weekend.

WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Betting Odds at online bookmaker Bet365
Serena William 6/4, Victoria Azarenka 2/1, Agnieszka Radwanska 10/1, Angelique Kerber 11/1, Sloane Stephens 12/1, Petra Kvitova 16/1, Sara Errani 25/1, Ana Ivanovic 33/1, Caroline Wozniacki 33/1, Marion Bartoli 33/1

Other Contenders
Victoria Azarenka will be taking a lot of backing this week in tennis betting after getting her first win in ten attempts against Williams. That will have been an important confidence boost for the season, because Serena has been a big stumbling block for the Belarusian. Azarenka was due to play here last season, but missed out because of an ankle injury. Still, that is back to back titles now for Azarenka already this season and the win in Doha on the weekend was a title defence for her. She is serving very well at the moment and turned all aggressive when she saw the first set against Williams slipping away in a tie-break in the final. Impressive win for Azarenka and fully deserved. Great consistency and should be around the final four mark again this week.

World number three Agnieszka Radwanska is the defending champion in Dubai, taking full advantage of neither Williams nor Azarenka being at the event twelve months ago. The young Pole was back to her very best last week, making a good run to the semi finals, where she was stopped in her tracks by Azarenka, who she really has a hard time getting the better of. She would avoid Vika until the final in Dubai, but equally as problematic is that she would run into Serena Williams at the semi final stage. Superb player but very tough to see her overpowering both Williams and Azarenka in the same tournament. Every chance at a final four spot though.

We are really waiting for the Angelique Kerber show to get going in 2013. She was so impressive in 2012 and has a lot of expectation on her shoulders. Lots out against young German Mona Barthel last week in the second round of Qatar. Just struggling to find her top gear but will benefit by being more rested than any of the other big guns in the Dubai field. If she can find her rhythm then she will be the biggest challenger in the top half to Victoria Azarenka. Would really expect Kerber to win her quarter of the draw, it’s the second easiest one behind the one that Serena Williams is in.

There are other interesting marks in the field, particular Petra Kvitova, Marion Bartoli and diminutive Italian Sara Errani who picked up the doubles title last week along with compatriot Roberta Vinci and made the quarter finals of the singles.

Best Outside Bet
But heading the category as best outside shot will be Caroline Wozniacki. She was a losing semi finalist here last year, missing out of Julia Goerges. The Dane is in the same quarter as Serena Williams, which will likely put her out of the picture and that’s why she is 33/1 at online bookmaker Bet365. However, she bounced along to the quarter final in Doha last week before losing to Radwanska. Outside shot, but a chance of sneaking in if Williams does have a back issue.

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