Tennis Picks & Best Bets for Korea Open Day Four

After we were thwarted by the defiant mood that Emma Raducanu rather brilliantly displayed against Peyton Stearns the other day, it was very nice to bounce back with that winner in the form of Kudermetova, who did the job in pleasing fashion.

In the world of tennis, things move fast, so we’re back at it already, searching for our next best bet ahead of the next round of matches. Read on for our WTA predictions.

Thursday’s WTA Tennis Picks

We stick with the WTA event in the South Korean capital of Seoul ahead of Thursday, again focusing on a match involving Emma Raducanu, who takes on Yue Yuan.

Our picks and predictions for this WTA match ahead the Korea Open are:

• Yue Yuan +1.5 Set Handicap @ -115 with BetMGM Sportsbook

Emma Raducanu vs Yue Yuan betting odds

See below for the implied probabilities behind the Moneyline odds for this match, plus our adjusted probabilities and the differences.

Emma Raducanu vs Yue Yuan picks

As is often the case when it comes to tennis matches, it’s not too difficult to disagree with the early prices ahead of this clash, prompting me to feel that the below pick is well worth taking.

Yue Yuan +1.5 Set Handicap

Listen, Emma Raducanu showed that she’s a serious competitor by digging deep to beat Peyton Stearns the other day, dealing with several breaks of serve, fighting really hard in not one but two tough tie breaks.

Such an effort was commendable and I do feel that the British player should be a narrow favorite here. She’s earned that much. However, should she be as strong in the early market as she is? For me, absolutely not.

Yue Yuan is not exactly a big-name player on the WTA, but she is ranked 40th in the world, quietly goes about her business and often beats big-name players, defeating the likes of Kasatkina, Fernandez, Alexandrova, Potapova, Shnaider, Townsend and Zheng this season, all of whom rank above Raducanu.

What else is there to like about Yuan? Well, as a Chinese player, she’s no stranger to competing in this part of the world, as she proved when reaching the final of this competition last season.

She also made finals in Japan and China last season, so we really should not be expecting her to roll over here. As far as I’m concerned, she can make this a tough test for her Grand Slam winning opponent, and at the very least, avoid a straight-set defeat.

Recap - Thursday’s WTA best bets

To summarize, our best bets for Thursday’s WTA action in Seoul are as follows:

Yue Yuan +1.5 Set Handicap @ -115 with BetMGM Sportsbook

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