{"id":90796,"date":"2016-01-14T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T03:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=90796"},"modified":"2016-01-15T06:45:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T11:45:01","slug":"2016-australian-open-womens-singles-tennis-expert-picks-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-australian-open-womens-singles-tennis-expert-picks-and-predictions.html","title":{"rendered":"2016 Australian Open Women\u2019s Singles Tennis Expert Picks and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis is back in the limelight with the 2016 Australian Open about to begin on January 18. Can anyone in the women&#8217;s draw stop Serena Williams from collecting another Grand Slam title in Melbourne? Let\u2019s see what some of experts are saying.<\/p>\n<p>For more readings about the event, you can check out our compilation of experts prediction for the men\u2019s side of the tournament <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2016-australian-open-mens-singles-tennis-expert-picks-and-predictions.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n[sc:TennisArticles ]\n<h2>Experts Picks and Predictions for the 2016 Australian Women\u2019s Singles<\/h2>\n<h3>Bleacher Report<\/h3>\n<p>[sc:AUS15-250 ]Writing for <em>Bleacher Report<\/em>, columnist Merlisa Lawrence Corbett published a thorough preview of the 2016 Australian Open, including her take on the Women singles. For Lawrence, Serena Williams is the woman to beat in the tournament. Williams, who is <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/australian-open-women\" target=\"_blank\">+175<\/a> to win the 2016 Australian Open women\u2019s singles, is coming off a 2015 season in which she won three-straight Grand Slam tournaments before falling short for a fourth one in the U.S. Open, where she lost to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has an eye-popping six Australian Open titles thus far in her illustrious career and Lawrence is just one of the throng of experts who believe that she would begin the Grand Slam season by raising the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup anew in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<h3>International Business Times<\/h3>\n<p>Jason Le Miere of the International Business Times, meanwhile, shares the same prediction as Lawrence. In a piece published on January 6, Le Miere selected Williams as his pick to win the women\u2019s side in the Australian Open. While Le Miere points out that Williams\u2019 troublesome knee is a point of concern, he also noted that other contenders are like Simona Halep, Garbi\u00f1e Muguruza and Maria Sharapova are nursing different injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of which, Muguruza is priced <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/australian-open-women\" target=\"_blank\">+2,000<\/a> to win Down Under, while Halep and Sharapova have odds of <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/australian-open-women\" target=\"_blank\">+700<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/australian-open-women\" target=\"_blank\">+600<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Open is finally here!\u00a0<a title=\"Join TopBet online sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and cash in on all the exciting tennis action!<\/p>\n<h3>The National<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Victoria-Azarenka.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91211\" alt=\"2016 Australian Open Women's Singles Expert Picks and Predictions\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Victoria-Azarenka.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Victoria-Azarenka.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Victoria-Azarenka-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Middle East media giant, The National asked three of its sports writers of their own predictions for the upcoming Australian Open. In his prediction blurb, reporter Ahmed Rizvi predicted Victoria Azarenka to win her third Australian Open title this year. Azarenka is coming off an impressive win in the ATP &amp; WTA Brisbane International early this month, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6-3, 6-1. Like Rizvi, sports editor Jon Turner is putting his money on Azarenka.<\/p>\n<p>Turner sees the Belarusian having a strong season after a couple of years battling injuries, beginning in Melbourne, where she has won the prestigious Grand Slam twice.<\/p>\n[sc:AUS15-620 ]\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"90796\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,464&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;3&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis is back in the limelight with the 2016 Australian Open about to begin on January 18. Can anyone in the women&#8217;s draw stop Serena Williams from collecting another Grand<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"90796\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 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