The 2020 women\u2019s Australian Open has begun and while most sportsbooks only offer up lines on who\u2019ll win the tournament, BetOnline has taken it a step further to offer \u2018will\u2019 or \u2018won\u2019t\u2019 win props, which allows you to bet on or against a player for this tournament. On the women\u2019s 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\u2019s look at what these players will or won\u2019t do in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reality of Ashleigh Barty\u2019s 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\u2019s first in Australia. It would be a very good result but it wouldn\u2019t be the final. Bet against her here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The truth surrounding Karolina Pliskova is that she hasn\u2019t 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\u2019t make the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The whole focus of the 2020 Australian Open women\u2019s 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\u2019t 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2019t injured. Her body looks fit and fresh. Assuming no injuries happen, she should win. Of course, she did injure her ankle in last year\u2019s quarterfinal, losing match points to Pliskova and eventually falling in three sets. If she can avoid bad luck, she is the player to beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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