Bertens vs Wozniacki 09/05/2018

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Kiki Bertens vs Caroline Wozniacki Tennis Prediction

Former world #1 Wozniacki will be the favorite, as she will walk on the court with a 3-0 head-to-head against the world #20. All of their meetings have been on hard-courts and ended in straight sets, with the latest one coming at Melbourne, during the Dane’s maiden slam win campaign.

Caroline Wozniacki News

Caroline Wozniacki keeps her #1 bid alive at Madrid after surviving a close call against Ashleigh Barty in the second round (6-2 4-6 6-4). The Australian Open champion trailed the third set, 2-4, before rattling off four games in a row against the Australian #1.
Wozniacki was the runner-up of this event in its inaugural edition (2009), when as an 18-year-old (ranked #11), she defeated former #1 Mauresmo, before losing to #1 Safina. Since then, she has reached just one quarterfinal at Madrid (2015, l. Sharapova).
This week, the world #2 is seeking her first red clay title since 2011 Brussels (d. Peng). She came close last year, when she made it to the final of Bastad, but was upset by #56 Katerina Siniakova in the final (6-3 6-4).

Kiki Bertens News

Kiki Bertens avenged her 2017 Madrid quarterfinal loss by kicking out 15th seed Anastasija Sevastova with a routine 6-1 6-4 victory in the second round. Earlier this week, the Dutch started her third Madrid campaign with a 6-4 6-4 win over Greek #1 Sakkari.
Bertens, who has won four clay International titles so far in her career (including Gstaad and Nuremberg last year), won her biggest title at Charleston last month. After negotiating a two hour and 42-minute win over Keys (6-4 6-7 7-6), she subdued Goerges (6-2 6-1) in the final.
Heading into this round of 16 clash, Bertens has a 3-17 record against top 10 players and is currently on a nine-match losing streak against them. Her last such wins came when she defeated #3 Kerber and #9 Bacsinszky to reach the 2016 French Open semifinal.

Tennis Prediction: Caroline Wozniacki
Odds: 1.73

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