WTA 2019 Madrid Open Odds & Picks: Simona Halep & Petra Kvitova Among Betting Favorites

Lately, the WTA Madrid Open has belonged to Petra Klikova or Simona Halep.

Last year, kvitova won. That finished Halep reign . Kvitova also was the 2015 Madrid Open champion.One of either Kvitova or Halep has appeared in each of the last five Madrid finals. Halep is the tournament’s third seed. Defending champ Kvitova is slotted in as the no. 5 seed.Kvitova is the queen of the court in Madrid. She has been champion there a list three times, with wins in 2011, 2015 and 2018.
In 2017 as seed, she lost to unseeded Anastasija Sevastova from the quarterfinals. Seeded fifth in 2016 coming off her previous Madrid name, Kvitova dropped in third-round play to Daria Gavrilova, also an unseeded player.
Halep and Serena Williams (2012-13) will be the only players to successfully defend their title in the Madrid Open. Halep (2014-16) is the only player to attain three successive Madrid finals.
Supposed Halep won in Madrid and world no. 1 Naomi Osaka of Japan did not reach the semifinals. Halep would then recover the spot. But if the shape charts hold through the draw, Halep and Osaka are destined to battle in the semifinals.
T tends to be with her in Madrid, though. In between her names, Kvitova has stumbled.

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