No Serena Williams…no problem! No Maria Sharapova? Again…no worries. With the G.O.A.T. out of this year’s French Open and her longtime rival sidelined by tournament officials who didn’t feel she deserved a wild card entry, a quartet of first-time grand slam hopefuls will square off in two 2017 French Open semifinals that both have the look of thrilling matches just waiting to happen!If you’re looking to cash in on the pair of 2017 French Open WTA semifinal matchups that will go down on Thursday, June 8, then you’re in luck, thanks to this tennis betting picks that you’re about to get!
2017 Roland Garros Women’s Semifinals Winning Predictions
Jelena Ostapenko +130Timea Bacsinszky -150
Jelena Ostapenko +2.5 games -105Timea Bacsinszky -2.5 games -115
Over 21.5 Games -120Under 21.5 Games +100
Analysis: Unseeded, 19-year-old Latvian Jelena Ostapenko became the first teenager to reach the French Open women’s semifinals since 2007 but I’m not surprised since I picked her to dispatch former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals.“I’m really happy, I can’t believe it,” the World No. 47, Ostapenko said.Now after advancing with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Sunshine, Ostapenko will take on Swiss 30th seed Timea Bacsinszky, who advanced by pounding France’s Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-4.Ostapenko and the 27-year-old Bacsinszky will both celebrate their birthdays on Thursday with Bacsinszky reaching the French semis for the second time after doing so in 2015.The pair have never played one another, but I’m going to urge you to back Jelena Ostapenko for several reasons. First, she’s the far younger player and should have more energy to spare because of it. Second, she’s the bigger player with far more firepower than her elder opponent, although Bacsinszky has the big edge in experience.Jelena Ostapenko is clearly playing with ‘house money’ ad has absolutely nothing to lose, which is why I believe she’ll advance with a thrilling three-set win. In addition to playing Ostapenko for the outright win, I’m also going to urge you to play the Over 21.5 games as this match looks like a sure-fire, three-setter just waiting to happen.Pick: Jelena Ostapenko in 3 Sets