After the Rybakina fire...

..here comes the Sabalenka lightning ^^

Nice read on the last bet against Rybakina. It’s never easy to go against the market when it’s showing odds at 4.00.

Quite a draw for the Czech. After a top server, here comes the world number 1, thirsty for victory, leaving only scraps in the first three rounds. In brute-force mode, even the world number 7 was left with nothing but tears. Aryna is clearly determined to defend her title. The question is simple: can Muchova really bother the Belarusian? The H2H is in favor of the Czech, including on hard court, but in slightly slower conditions than here. Rybakina started her first set badly, which allowed Muchova to settle in. Not sure Saba will give her the same opportunity.

The 2025 version of the Belarusian is even more aggressive than in 2024 and has spent half as much time on court as her opponent today. Karolína leaves a lot of feathers in her matches. Beating a third top 10 in the same week would be exceptional, and we’re clearly starting to challenge the laws of statistics.