With 18 Grand Slam titles between them, (Wiiliams10, Henin 7) the Australian Open Ladies Final could hardly have two better contenders than number 1 seed, Serena Williams and former world number 1, Justine Henin.
There will be few that will argue that these two have been the best two players in Melbourne this year but the question of who will win the match is a very hard one to answer.
The Bookmakers do not know, Bet365 for instance, have them both with odds of 10/11 which is a similar story with most of the others. So perhaps the facts lay with the stats and if that is the case then it is Williams, by the narrowest of margins who would come out on top.
The two players have met 13 times on the WTA tour, with Williams winning 7 times and Henin 6. The first few meetings definately went the way of the American, but Henin began to come out on top towards the end, particularly before she shocked the tennis world by retiring almost 2 years ago.
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Henin of course is now back from retirement with a ‘bang’ and she will be hoping to emulate the achievement of Kim Clijsters her Belgian compatriot. Clijsters, made her own comeback after a long layoff, at the 2009 US Open which she went on to win, ironically defeating Williams in a very controversial final. Therefore for those who believe that ‘lightening strikes twice’ then get your money on Henin now!
Australian Open Tennis Ladies Singles Betting
Looking at the form of both woman in the semi –finals, it was clear that Henin got the easier ride, winning 6-0, 6-1 in no time at all, which should leave her nice and fresh for the final. Williams on the other hand had a real tough encounter with LI Na, winning in two tough tie-break sets, where she looked very tired and out of touch for much of the match. To win this she will have to return to the sensational form she showed when coming from behind to win her quarter final match against, Victoria Azarenka the other night.
Defending champion, Williams has won this Grand Slam four times in total , but it is interesting to learn that she has never managed to defend it successfully the following year. We therefore take Henin to win the match and believe that she can do so in two straight sets and would back that at 2/1 with Bet365
Match Betting
10/11 Williams
10/11 Henin
Set Betting
2-0 Henin – 2/1
2-0 Williams – 2/1
2-1 Henin – 3/1
2-1 Williams – 3/1
Odds Supplied by Bet365
Posted: Thursday, 28th January 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: australian open, melbourne, serena williams, justine henin, bet365,
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