Alison Van Uytvanck vs Garbine Muguruza
28th July from 0300hrs
Tennis – Japan – Olympic Games
Pick Van Uytvanck to win
Bookmaker Betfair
Odds: 7/2* (odds taken 21:19 GMT on July 26th 2021)
Could an upset be on the cards in Olympic Tennis betting in this Third Round match in Japan on Wednesday?
Belgium’s Van Uytvanck produced a massive upset in the last round and now looks to knock over another top player.
Will Spain’s Muruguza, who is one of the tournament front-runners, be able to survive this tricky challenge?
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Alison Van Uytvanck Preview – Can Van Uytvanck produce another upset?
In the second round of action at the Olympic Games, Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck produced a massive upset.
She faced Petra Kvitova and knocked out the Czech player 2-1 in a tournament that has been full of surprises.
That built on a comfortable opening round victory that Van Uytvanck had taken in straight sets.
In Olympic tennis betting, Van Uytvanck is the 7/2 underdog in the match outright* (odds taken 21:19 GMT on July 26th 2021 at Ladbrokes).
But she has no forlorn hope at all. That’s because she has carried some good recent form.
Van Uytvanck had picked up an ITF Title at Nottingham ahead of the Olympics, before losing in the first round of Wimbledon.
But this return to form, with that big underdog victory against Kvitova, makes this really interesting.
For our Olympic Tennis betting, we have to jump over to the head to head to see what’s happening there.
Van Uytvanck trails Muguruza 3-1 in the head to head. The Belgian’s victory over Muguruza happened on the grass at Wimbledon in 2018.
They have met this year, Muguruza making a clean sweep in Melbourne in early February.
But since the end of her clay swing of the season, the form from Van Uytvanck has definitely been on the up and is W9 L2 in her last eleven matches.
There is a chance that she will have enough to at least get a set on the board in this one.
Over 19.5 Games is at 5/6 odds for Olympic Tennis Betting* (odds taken 21:19 GMT on July 26th 2021 at Ladbrokes).
Garbine Muguruza Preview – Tricky test for Spaniard
It has been plain sailing for Garbine Muguruza at the Olympics so far. She was dominant in the second round match.
Muguruza smashed Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-0 with ease.
But there hasn’t been a terrific red-hot form from Muguruza since April.
She is usually a very strong player on grass, but the grass swing of the WTA season wasn’t particularly productive for her.
A quarter-final exit at Berlin has been the best result that she has managed in her last five tournaments.
So there could be some vulnerabilities there.
In the match outright for Olympic tennis betting, the win for Muguruza is at a strong and unplayable 1/5 odds-on quote* (odds taken 21:19 GMT on July 26th 2021 at Ladbrokes)
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Garbine Muguruza came through her first-round match against Charleston champion Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets.
But they were both very close sets, so she had been under pressure in that one.
The two-time major champion did go well on hard court surfaces earlier this year, including claiming a title in Dubai.
But as mentioned, since then, it hasn’t been the strongest form.
In the set betting, a 2-1 for Muguruza is at a quote of 10/3* (odds taken 21:19 GMT on July 26th 2021 at Ladbrokes).
Alison Van Uytvanck vs Garbine Muguruza Betting Advice
Van Uytvanck’s win over Petra Kvitova in the last round was the first victory against a Top 20 player since beating Muguruza at Wimbledon in 2018.
It was notable that the Belgian handled the heat much better than Kvitova in that match, fighting back from having dropped the first set.
There is a little hint of an upset here as Van Uytvanck has found some positive form recently.
Key Facts – Alison Van Uytvanck vs Garbine Muguruza Betting Tip
- Alison Van Uytvanck is down 1-3 against Muguruza
- Alison Van Uytvanck beat Petra Kvitova in the last round
- Garbine Muguruza hasn’t been past the Quarter Finals in any of her last five tournaments
So the Van Uytvanck outright option is at 7/2 as an Olympic tennis betting tip* (odds taken 21:19 GMT on July 26th 2021 at Ladbrokes).
Looking at things, this match could go long, if Van Uytvanck returns in the same kind of mood.
So the Over 19.5 Total Games option for tennis betting is worth looking at for 5/6* (odds taken 21:19 GMT on July 26th 2021 at Ladbrokes).
The best betting odds for Alison Van Uytvanck vs Garbine Muguruza
Alison Van Uytvanck to win: 7/2 at Bet365
Garbine Muguruza to win: 1/5 at Bet365
