Venus Williams vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Preview
Where: Melbourne Park – Melbourne, Australia
When: Monday, January 23, 2017
Line: Venus Williams (-110) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (-120) – view all 2017 Australian Open lines
TV Broadcast: ESPN
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Betting on Venus Williams (-110)
Venus Williams’ bid for a first Australian Open title remains right on track after recording a 6-3, 7-5 victory over German qualifier Mona Barthel in the fourth round on Sunday. It was a gritty performance by the former world no. 1 who needed one hour and 36 minutes to produce the straight-sets victory. With the win, Williams reached the quarterfinal stage of a Grand Slam tournament for the 37th time in her storied career.
Playing in front of a partisan crowd on Rod Laver Arena, Williams displayed the aggressiveness that made her one of the best players of her generation. She drilled a whopping 31 winners in her victory against Barthel. Williams is averaging an incredible 29.5 winners per match in this tournament thus far.
Next up for the ageless Williams is a quarterfinal clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Williams will fancy her chances in this matchup as she has fared extremely well against Pavlyuchenkova of late. Williams has won each of her last two meetings with the 25-year-old Russian. For Williams to stretch her unbeaten run against Pavlyuchenkova today, she will need to find ways to limit her miscues. She committed 33 unforced errors in the win against Barthel. Williams has recorded an incredible 123 unforced errors over her first four matches in this year’s Australian Open.
Williams is 5-5 in her last 10 matches.
Betting on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (-120)
The dream lives on for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The Russian star moved into the quarterfinals of the 2017 Australian Open with a resounding 6-3, 6-3 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday. It was a fantastic performance by the 24th-seeded Pavlyuchenkova who needed just one hour and eight minutes to record the straight-sets victory. With the win, Pavlyuchenkova reached the last eight at Melbourne for the first time in her career.
Providing the impetus for Pavlyuchenkova’s victory was her excellent return. She won 51 percent of her receiving points in the fourth round against Kuznetsova with Pavlyuchenkova converting five of her 11 break point opportunities. In this tournament thus far, Ostapenko has converted 20 of her 43 break point opportunities for a solid 46.5 percent success rate. She will need that same kind of performance against Williams who won 73 percent of her first-serve points in the fourth round.
Pavlyuchenkova is 7-3 in her last 10 matches.
Writer’s Prediction
Williams (-110) eases past Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.
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