[Tennis- WTA Stuttgart] 20.4/ 17:30 E.Raducanu- S.Sanders
We all know what happened last summer and we all know what's happened since. Since winning the US open last year in spectacular fashion, Raducanu has lost 9 out of her last 14 matches, with everything post championship going about as badly as things could have possibly gone. There are no shortages of hot takes to be found.
So why on earth is Raducanu a logical pick? Well boys, the honeymoon is over, and the real grind starts now. Raducanu's form has been excruciatingly poor, but performance levels have been slowly rising, and her record is a little misleading, with several fortuitous Set and a break up opportunities bottled, and niggling coach and injury issues upsetting her rhythm.
A new surface, a new start and Raducanu looks freshed. Despite only ever playing two pro matches on Clay, Raducanu's playing style looks a great fit for clay, with her dogged rally tolerance and ability to spontaneously unleash from both wings, already taking down Martincova in the BJK cup last weekend in an impressive and gutsy win.
Raducanu's ranking position is precarious and she knows this. Now is the time when Raducanu gets her head down and starts getting back up again with some solid wins.
Beyond this, even from a value perspective this number is great value. Storm Sanders is a competent enough player but she isn't close to the calibre of Raducanu. The odds are based off of current form and an assumption that because things have been going a certain way, they will continue to go a certain way.
If this match-up was taking place 6 months ago you'd snort at the value on offer here.
1 @ 1,70 Bwin
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[Tennis- WTA Stuttgart] 20.4/ 17:30 E.Raducanu- S.Sanders
1 @ 1,70
