{"id":91440,"date":"2016-01-17T21:29:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T02:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=91440"},"modified":"2016-01-18T04:17:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T09:17:15","slug":"anett-kontaveit-vs-garbine-muguruza-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2016-australian-open-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/anett-kontaveit-vs-garbine-muguruza-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2016-australian-open-first-round.html","title":{"rendered":"Anett Kontaveit vs. Garbine Muguruza Predictions, Odds, Picks, and Tennis Betting Preview \u2013 2016 Australian Open First Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza continues her search for that elusive Grand Slam title in Melbourne, where she\u2019ll participate in her fourth Australian Open singles tournament. Will Muguruza breeze past Estonian Annett Kontaveit? Or will Kontaveit trip Muguruza right in the first round?<\/p>\n<p>Read on for more about this Aussie Open first round matchup. You can also check out our preview of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/lleyton-hewitt-vs-james-duckworth-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2016-australian-open-first-round.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lleyton Hewitt vs. James Duckworth<\/a>.<\/p>\n[sc:TennisArticles ]\n<h2>Anett Kontaveit vs. Garbine Muguruza Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Monday, January 18, 6:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong> Anett Kontaveit (<strong>+750<\/strong>) vs. Garbine Muguruza (<strong>+1,400<\/strong>) \u2013<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/womens-australian-open-rd-of-128\" target=\"_blank\">view all Australian Open Women\u2019s Singles lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Anett Kontaveit<\/h3>\n<p>[sc:AUS15-250 ]Aiming to make another big leap in the rankings this year, Kontaveit hopes to get off a good start this Grand Slam season with a win over big favorite, Garbine Muguruza.<\/p>\n<p>Kontaveit&#8217;s chances of doing just that are pretty slim, but at least she won\u2019t be intimidated by the bright lights in Melbourne having played before in other major events such as the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. In last year\u2019s U.S. Open, Kontaveit made an inspired run into the fourth round, where she was beaten by Venus Williams in straight sets.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, her wins in that tournament, including one over 31<sup>st<\/sup> seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, helped her make it into the top 100 of world rankings for the first time in her career. Moreover, she also won a title in 2015, topping the $50,000 ITF event in Eastbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Kontaveit can be considered to be at her best when playing on hardcourts, as she has a 7-2 record in ITF finals events.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"z-index: 2147483647;\" 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 score a Grand Slam of your own.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Garbine Muguruza<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Garbine-Muguruza1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91443\" alt=\"Anett Kontaveit vs. Garbine Muguruza Preview, Prediction, and Picks \u2013 2016 Australian Open\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Garbine-Muguruza1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Garbine-Muguruza1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Garbine-Muguruza1-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Considered by some as the next big thing in women\u2019s tennis, Muguruza certainly has a lot of pressure riding on her shoulders this year. Among those expectations is finally winning a Grand Slam title, as she\u2019s gone kaput in 12 Grand Slam events thus far in her career. She came pretty close last season, though, as she was a beaten finalist at Wimbledon to Serena Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Ranked third in the world, Muguruza should be able to pass her first assignment in the Australian Open, as she\u2019ll be going up against an 86<sup>th<\/sup>-ranked player in Kontaveit.<\/p>\n<p>Muguruza last appeared in China, where she participated in the WTA Shenzhen Open early this month, winning her first two matches before succumbing to Alison Riske in the quarterfinals, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6.<\/p>\n<p>Muguruza has a 45\u201325 hardcourt record over the last two years.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Muguruza wins in straight sets.<\/p>\n[sc:AUS15-620 ]\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"91440\" 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;3,031&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;2&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza continues her search for that elusive Grand Slam title in Melbourne, where she\u2019ll participate in her fourth Australian Open singles tournament. Will Muguruza breeze<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"91440\" 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 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