French Open 2020: Betway Match of the Day - Simona Halep vs Amanda Anisimova
In the Betway Match of the Day , top favorite Simona Halep will meet her previous year's conqueror in round three of the French Open: Amanda Anisimova .
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last edit: Oct 01, 2020, 09:39 pm
Simona Halep is the top favorite for the title at the French Open 2020, and rightly so: The Romanian has three finals in Paris, one victory (2018), and currently? She has been unbeaten for 16 matches and has so far mastered the tour comeback with triumphs in Prague and Rome. And the reigning Wimbledon winner has also been harmed in Paris so far, only had to make up for a deficit in set 1 at the start against Sara Sorribes Tormo.
The duel against Amanda Anisimova is also interesting with regard to Halep's "streak": It was Anisimova who last defeated Halep on clay, last year in Paris, the Romanian was also the favorite back then. In the end it was 6: 2, 6: 4 for the young American, who finally lost to the eventual winner Ash Barty in three sets in the semifinals.
Anisimova cracked the top 30 after Paris, but a little later the sporting events moved far into the background: In August 2019, her father Konstantin died completely unexpectedly, just before his 53rd birthday ...
Halep clear betting favorite
In terms of sport, things were mixed for Anisimova, currently number 29 in the WTA ranking, after the resumption of the tour in summer 2020: Third round at the US Open (defeat against Sakkari), second round in Rome (out against Yastremska) and an opening failure in Strasbourg (against Jil Teichmann). In Paris she defeated Tamara Korpatsch and Bernarda Pera at the beginning.
Betting provider Betway sees Halep clearly ahead: odds 1.2 are given if she wins, Anisimova has odds 4.5.
Here you can find the odds of all matches of the French Open for today at Betway.
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