The fairytale is about to have a dream ending for one of Barbora Krejcikova or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Both women entered the 2021 French Open as long odds outsiders for the tournament but they have risen to every challenge thrown their way to make it to the final.
This has been an incredibly unpredictable renewal of the French Open but it’s been all the more entertaining for that.
Let’s have a look at this match-up and try to find the best of the available tennis betting odds.
Barbora Krejcikova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Betting Tips:
Barbora Krejcikova already knows what it feels like to win the French Open, just not on her own.
She has already risen to the top of the doubles game, reaching the number one world ranking not long after winning both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2018. Krejcikova also won the last three Australian Opens.
The 25-year-old has found a way to take her strengths as a doubles player and add to them so that she is a truly world-class singles player and her experience of dealing with the nerves of an event of this magnitude is one reason why she is the narrow favourite with the bookies at 5/6 with Betfair.
Her dream week could have an historic ending as she is also in the finals of the doubles this year alongside Katerina Siniakova and has a chance to become the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to win both titles at the same French Open.
The best price available on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is 11/10 with bet365* which shows just how close the bookies expect this match to be.
The Russian is a great example of the importance of steadfastly working on your craft when things get tough as there were many moments in her career when she felt that she would never make it to a Grand Slam final.
The improvement in her game, which has very few weaknesses and is versatile enough to keep her opponents guessing, makes Pavlyuchenkova incredibly dangerous.
After a couple of wonderful days of tennis with the semi-finals, we’re looking forward to another treat with the women’s final which we think will go the distance.
So, make sure to bet on all three sets to be played at 13/10 with 888sport.
As for the match winner, it is every bit as close as the odds suggest but we are siding with the favourite, Krejcikova.
She effectively had to win her semi-final against Maria Sakkari twice after a dodgy call on the baseline at match point and it almost feels as though the fates are conspiring to make this a week she will never forget.
Please note that all odds are correct at the time of article publication.
