And just like that, the final Grand Slam of the year is here on the WTA Tour. After a ferocious eight months of tennis, the best women in the world will have one last shot at winning a major crown in 2023, with the US Open playing out over the next fortnight in New York.
After a year of tearing through the WTA Tour with her ferocious ground strokes, Poland’s Iga Swiatek has spent the past eight months attempting to defend all of her titles from 2022. She’s done so successfully three times already this year, can she do it again here in New York? Aryna Sabalenka will be hoping not as will Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, among others.
Read on for our US Open predictions for the women’s draw as we break down the latest odds from bookmaker bet365.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: August 26th, 5:00 P.M. (GMT)
Familiar faces sit atop the betting odds at bookmaker bet365, with Iga Swiatek leading the favourites at 3.40. Behind her, Aryna Sabalenka is the next best thing at 5.00, before Coco Gauff comes in at 7.50, ahead of Elena Rybakina’s 9.00. Rounding out the top five favourites is American Jessica Pegula, who pays 9.50 despite never making it past a Grand Slam quarter-final.
Odds to make the final follow a similar order, with Pegula drawing level with Gauff on 5.50, while Swiatek leads Sabalenka at 2.50 to 3.25.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: August 26th, 5:00 P.M. (GMT)
Looking at the WTA US Open draw, it very much feels as though this tournament is on track for a Swiatek vs. Sabalenka re-match, this time in the final. The pair met in the semi-finals last year that Swiatek won, but Sabalenka got the better in their most recent encounter at the Madrid Masters in May.
For Swiatek to make the final, she’ll need to go through Gauff again, which will be a big challenge considering the American is riding a hot winning streak including a victory over the world No. 1. However, Swiatek is quick to learn from her mistakes and despite being beaten by Gauff recently still holds a 7-1 head-to-head over the 19-year-old.
Sabalenka has a challenge in the form of Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula in her draw. With the world No. 1 spot on the line and deep runs at all of this year’s Grand Slams, we say Sabalenka will get through these matches just fine. As a result, we recommend betting on Sabalenka to make the final as your conservative bet and Swiatek to win as the slightly riskier wager, given that the final feels like something of a coin flip.
