WTA Monterrey Open First Round Betting Action

Monterrey, Mexico – Fifth seed Agnes Szavay and unseeded Polona Hercog are set to begin their Monterrey Open campaign today when they take on Julie Goerges and qualifier Corinna Dentoni, respectively. BetOnline online tennis betting market is already hopping with various tennis betting lines and odds on these matchups. So let’s get down to brass tacks.

Match Betting Line:

Polona Hercog -4 -140 -300 20½ O +105 U -145
Corinna Dentoni +4 Ev +200 20½ O +105 U -145

First Set Line: Polona Hercog -200 Corinna Dentoni +150

Match Time: 04:00 PM Eastern Time Tuesday March 2, 2010

Tennis Betting Verdict: World No. 53 Polona Hercog of Slovenia enters her first round encounter as the -300 favourite. Supporting her cast as the bookies favourite is an 11-5 mark on the season made up largely of her recent run in Acapulco where she finished runner-up to Venus Williams, and rather impressively accounting for herself come to that, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. Prior to Acapulco, Hercog picked up a minor title in Cali.

Corinna Dentoni is the +200 underdog, which should come as no surprise, even to her fans. The Italian ranks outside the top 100, at No.183, and though she takes a 7-4 mark into her first round match, the mark is made up of wins in the qualifying rounds of tourneys. She has only made the main draw once this season to date.

Tennis Free Picks: Hercog comes into this tourney with momentum and she should win this match handily. AT -300, she is the smart play. She is also a good bet on the spread at -4 -140 and on the totals, at Under 20 ½ -145.

Match Betting Line:

Agnes Szavay -3½ -125 -210 21 O -110 U -130
Julia Goerges +3½ -115 +160 21 O -110 U -130

First Set Line: Agnes Szavay -175 Julia Goerges +135

Match Time: 05:30 PM Eastern Time Tuesday March 2, 2010

Tennis Betting Verdict: Agnes Szavay is seeded fifth in Monterrey and she is an outside favourite for the title. Ranked at No.31 in the world, Szavay takes a 10-5 mark on the season into her first round encounter, which includes back-to-back quarterfinals in Paris and Acapulco. However, she retired from her last match against Hercog in Acapulco so she isn’t without a few question marks ahead of Monterrey.

Julia Goerges of Germany, ranked No.69 in the world, is a disappointing 2-4 on the season. She has been underwhelming in all events to date and frankly, she doesn’t look like she is on the verge of turning things around. Her struggles to win matches against lesser opponents are proof-positive of her shortcomings.

Tennis Free Picks: Szavay is the -210 favourite and rightly so. Even though she is questionable coming into Monterrey, whether any lingering injuries from last week might become an issue, all things equal, she is the better play. Goerges might make a match of it, she does seem to be able to do at least that against most opponents; where she struggles is to close out matches successfully. She could therefore be the bet on the handicap at + 3 ½ -115. The totals pick is the Under 21 -130.

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