Posted on
4/7/2008 6:00:16 PM
WTA Tennis Betting - Bausch & Lomb - First Round Odds
By Nila Amerova
Amelie Island, Florida – The two-week American clay court swing kicks off this week on the WTA tour with a sports betting event favourite in the Bausch & Lomb Championships. BetUS Sportsbook is taking action on this Tier II event with a prize purse of $600,000. Bet on your favourites as they contest the first clay court tournament this year.
Tennis Betting Line: Alona Bondarenko -250 Nuria Llagostera +185
Match Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday April 7, 2008
Tennis Prediction: Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine currently ranks No.22 and enters the Bausch & Lomb Championships with a 6-8 record for the season. Last week in Miami at the Sony Ericsson Open, Bondarenko fell in her opening match to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia. Bondarenko is favoured against Nuria Llagostera in her opening match at -250, largely owing to her ranking. However, Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain holds the edge on this surface, and at 185, the lower-ranked Spaniard (No.75) is the better play. This year, Llagostera won the title in Bogota (clay).
Tennis Free Pick: Llagostera in straight sets
Tennis Betting Line: Caroline Wozniacki -400 Pauline Parmentier +250
Match Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday April 7, 2008
Tennis Prediction: Rising tennis star Caroline Wozniacki at -400 is the better play in this match. She enters the first round with a 14-5 record for the season, which includes two quarterfinal appearances – in Doha and Memphis, and appearances R16 runs – at Indian Wells and the Sony Ericsson Open.
Tennis Free Pick: Wozniacki in straight sets
Tennis Betting Line: Lindsay Davenport -1400 Vania King +650
Match Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday April 7, 2008
Tennis Prediction: In this all-American Affair, No.30 Lindsay Davenport meets No.111 Vania King for the first time. Davenport who returned to the WTA circuit last summer after becoming a parent has posted some impressive results in her comeback. Entering the Bausch & Lomb Championships with a 17-4 record for the season and 2 WTA titles, Davenport is the sure play in this matchup.
Tennis Free Pick: Davenport in straight sets
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Nila Amerova is a freelance sports writer and regular contributor to the BetUS.com Locker Room.