Bianca Andreescu has the edge over Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and Ashleigh Barty to win the upcoming Australian Open. This is what Australian tennis legend Todd Woodbridge said.
The Canadian has widely demonstrated that if she is not 100% unfit she can beat anybody on the WTA tour. Of course, Woodbridge is a fine connoisseur of tennis and he didn’t rule out his compatriot Barty, Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, but he will stay with the Canadian for this Australian Open.
Talking about the American legend, Todd thinks that the former world no.1 should make it happen to comment: “That’s why I say she actually has to let it happen. Because she used just to dominate instinctively. But you can see now that there’s a real nervousness as soon as she walks out onto the court, the tension that she carries is visible. Opponents actually automatically relax when they see that from her.”
Why Bianca Andreescu is the favorite
The Australian explained why the Canadian is his pick to comment: “I just feel that after the year she had, that momentum’s still there. She had that big break in the centre of the year, so she’s still coming into this Aussie Open fairly fresh.
She is a gun. I love her technique and I think in tennis, the technique is so important. She doesn’t break under pressure – she is my pick.”
Betting odds
It’s interesting to notice that according bet365, Serena Williams is still considered as the favorite to win the tournament. The next in line are Andreescu, Barty and Osaka.
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Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.5, the Canadian played her last match on the 30th of October when she had to retire when playing against Karolina Pliskova in the round robin and the scoreline was 6-3 .
Serena Williams’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.10, the American played her last match on the 7th of September when she capitulated to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-3 7-5 in the final in U.S. Open.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Serena Williams played each other 2 times. The head to head is 2-0 for Andreescu.
The last time that they played each other, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu won 6-3 7-5 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Naomi Osaka’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently ranked no.3, the Japanese played her last match on the 27th of October when she beat Petra Kvitova 7-61 4-6 6-4 in the round robin in Shenzhen.
Ashleigh Barty’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.1, the Australian played her last match on the 10th of November when she was defeated by Kristina Mladenovic 2-6 6-4 7-61 in the Rubber 3 in Fed Cup.
Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2.
The last time that they squared off, Naomi Osaka won 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in Beijing (China Open) in October 2019.
in the below video you can watch the highlights.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu |
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