Australian Open Odds Offer Will/Won’t Props For Top Players

The 2020 women’s Australian Open has begun and while most sportsbooks only offer up lines on who’ll win the tournament, BetOnline has taken it a step further to offer ‘will’ or ‘won’t’ win props, which allows you to bet on or against a player for this tournament. On the women’s side, the focus of this tournament falls mainly on the four players: Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova, Naomi Osaka, and Serena Williams. The first three players on this list are the top three seeds in the tournament while Serena is seeded in the top eight and is a 23-time major champion. Let’s look at what these players will or won’t do in Australia.

ASHLEIGH BARTY

WILL WIN THE TOURNAMENT: +800
WON’T WIN THE TOURNAMENT: -1500

The reality of Ashleigh Barty’s situation is that in Australia, she will play with the added pressure of trying to win a major tournament in her home nation. That is something other great Australian players such as Samantha Stosur, the 2011 U.S. Open champion, have not handled very well. The other problem facing Barty is that she might have to play Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals and then either Naomi Osaka or Serena Williams in the semifinals. The road to the final, let alone the championship match, is very rugged. A semifinal would be Barty’s first in Australia. It would be a very good result but it wouldn’t be the final. Bet against her here.

KAROLINA PLISKOVA

WILL WIN THE TOURNAMENT: +1000
WON’T WIN THE TOURNAMENT: -2000

The truth surrounding Karolina Pliskova is that she hasn’t returned to a major final since her only appearance in a major final, at the 2016 U.S. Open, when she lost to Angelique Kerber. Pliskova is a consistent, quarterfinal-level player. She made the semifinals of Australia last year. She could realistically make the final. However, Elina Svitolina will be a very difficult opponent for her in a possible quarterfinal. One gets the sense that everything has to fall into place for Pliskova at this 2020 Australian Open, so if presented with those circumstances, one should probably bet that she won’t make the final.

NAOMI OSAKA

WILL WIN THE TOURNAMENT: +700
WON’T WIN THE TOURNAMENT: -1200

The whole focus of the 2020 Australian Open women’s tournament is likely to be the possible quarterfinal between Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams. This is the ultimate showdown, a championship-quality match in the quarterfinal round. If you think Osaka will win, you should bet on her to defend her title, because she won’t face anyone tougher than Serena. If you think Serena will win this match (should it happen), you should then naturally bet against Osaka making the final.

SERENA WILLIAMS

WILL WIN THE TOURNAMENT: +300
WON’T WIN THE TOURNAMENT: -400

The tennis Serena Williams is playing right now looks very clean and very convincing. Serena is the favorite, and she is playing like one. Osaka will be a huge test, in a match which will probably go three sets, but if Serena can get past that hurdle, she is in great shape to win a major title. She isn’t injured. Her body looks fit and fresh. Assuming no injuries happen, she should win. Of course, she did injure her ankle in last year’s quarterfinal, losing match points to Pliskova and eventually falling in three sets. If she can avoid bad luck, she is the player to beat.

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