US OPEN SEMIS LIVE BETTING ACTION VENUS WILLIAMS VS KIM CLIJSTERS
Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters are underway in the US Open semi-final and Live-In-Play betting markets are now rolling across all platforms that offer the innovative service.
Clijsters, the defending champion, entered the clash as the indisputable favourite to win outright; in part because she’s the reigning queen, but more so, because she’s dominated their series since 2005.
Lifetime, Venus and Clijsters are level 6-6 but the beloved Belgian has reeled off four consecutive wins over the American, twice at the US Open.
Last year, Clijsters beat both Williams’s sisters en route to the title. Her match against Venus stands out because it was a rather lopsided affair with each inexplicably dropping a set at love before Clijsters finally edged out a 6-4 win in the third.
That Venus hasn’t been able to snap the negative trend yet is largely what has held her back in market estimation. That and her rather disappointing season in the Slams this year.
We all know that the Williams sisters are all about winning the major titles. This year, however, more so than any other in recent memory, Venus hasn’t been up to her lofty standards. Moreover, she’s no spring chicken anymore at 30 years old.
Form is a huge deciding factor in market summation and in reaching the semis both players are obviously in good form. It follows therefore that stats and past performances, the groundwork for all the markets ahead of the clash, are now a moot point.
Everything will come down to this match, the next few hours. In particular, this should be a top-notch affair as Live betting markets furiously oscillate between the two players.
You couldn’t back a better player than Clijsters for the win, for her part it would be an extension of a great season. Backing Venus, a proven champion many times over, is never an outrageous move and should she mastermind the upset she would salvage a year of mixed results and move into the final as the outright favourite. Fickle are the markets.