With Australian Open favourite Serena Williams starting to drift in the outright winner market, one player getting shorter in the market in opposition to Williams is Petra Kvitova. The Czech star and two time Wimbledon Champion is looking extremely good value (especially as an each way wager) at a price of 9/1 at online betting site Paddy Power in Australian Open 2015 tennis betting.
Kvitova’s stock in Australian Open betting has been rising since the turn of the year. After making a run to the semi finals of Shenzen, she went better in her second tournament of the new year, by taking a win in Sydney, which was the 15th title of her WTA career. You can’t ignore players heading into a tournament who are carrying form, and Kvitova has an advantage there over some of the other front runners in the draw.
Serena Williams looked very shaky at the Hopman Cup and has failed to impress in recent Australian Open challenges. World number three Simona Halep picked up some stomach problems forcing her out of Sydney. Eugenie Bouchard has yet to claim a career Grand Slam. Caroline Wozniacki was hampered by a wrist injury which saw her also pull out of Sydney and with punters perhaps cautious about Maria Sharapova’s lack of delivery in Grand Slam tournaments, then Kvitova suddenly looks a brighter.
Petra Kvitova Australian Open Odds backed by form
One of the failings of Kvitova has been her lack of focus midway through matches. She does switch off at times, but she seems to be fully focused on her build up to the Australian Open, and if she can carrying on powering her way through games with her first serve, the awkward left hander will pose a huge threat in the draw. Of the front runner challenges, Kvitova has made the most impressive impression so far at the start of 2015.
The draw of the Australian Open was made on Friday, and Kvitova heads up the second quarter of the women’s draw, trading at a price of 5/4 to progress to the semi finals from her section of the draw. Opposing her in the race to win the quarter is Agnieszka Radwanska, but Kvitova has a strong enough head to head lead over the Pole to suggest that the Czech star is going to be ready to deliver on that favouritism in that section of the draw.
Petra Kvitova Australian Open 2015 odds are looking very much more valuable than they would have been in the longer ant-post market just a couple of weeks ago. Suddenly her form makes her a big threat in the field and with only really Radwanska opposing her in the second quarter of the draw, and with punters deserting potential semi final opponent Serena Williams, then Kvitova could well be lined up for her third career Grand Slam.
There is an Australian Open Money Back Special at Paddy Power for this season’s latest edition. The bookmaker will refund losing match bets on your player as a free bet if they win the first set of the match but go on to lose the match. The money back will comes as a free bet and the maximum refund is £100 per customer per match.
