The L’Open 35 de Saint Malo is an outdoor clay court tournament on the WTA Tour tennis schedule. As a 125K tournament, it has a relatively low total prize purse of $115,000 and is being played simultaneously with the Mutua Madrid Open.
This year’s event marks the 28th edition of the L’Open 35 de Saint Malo – the headline match of the Round of 16 sees No. 1 seed Sloane Stephens against lucky loser entrant Freya Christie.
Sloane Stephens vs. Freya Christie Odds
Moneyline: Stephens is a -1600 favorite on the moneyline to win Thursday’s Round of 16 match, while Christie is a massive +700 tennis odds underdog, meaning a successful $100 wager would give you a $700 profit.
Spread: The match spread is -7.5 (+100) for Stephens and +7.5 (-138) for Christie.
Over/Under Total: The total games is 16.5, with the over and under at -138 and +100, respectively.
Sloane Stephens vs. Freya Christie Information
Sloane Stephens vs Freya Christie
Location of the game: Tennis Club JA Saint. Malo in Saint-Malo, France.
Date & Time: Thursday, May 4, 6:30 a.m. ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Sloane Stephens vs. Freya Christie Analysis
Sloane Stephens Performance Recap and Analysis
As the top seed in tennis standings for L’Open 35 de Saint Malo, Stephens cruised to a Round of 32 victory over Emeline Dartron 6-1, 6-1. She’s now 4-6 in her last 10 matches and lost her opening Round of 128 match at the Mutua Madrid Open, which is why she’s here participating in L’Open 35 de Saint Malo schedule.
The 30-year-old American, ranked No. 48 in the world, is just 5-8 in 2023. She lost to Viktoria Azarenka in three sets in the Round of 32 at the Charleston Open before Madrid.
Key Injuries
Although Stephens has battled several injuries throughout her career, she’s healthy entering Thursday’s match and is one of the popular tennis picks to win the tournament.
Betting Trends to Know
Of her four wins in her last 10 matches, three have been in straight sets. She has lost three of her six matches during that time in straight sets.
Freya Christie Performance Recap and Analysis
Christie is the lucky loser in this year’s L’Open 35 de Saint Malo stats and has taken advantage of that distinction. She lost to Carole Monnet in qualifiers but stormed back in the Round of 32 to defeat Kate Swan 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. She’s 3-7 in her last 10 matches and is 25-25 in her last 50 matches dating back to this time last season.
Christie, more known for her doubles abilities, had exclusively played ITF events this season in singles before earning a lucky loser qualifying position in France. She and Stephens have never played each other.
Key Injuries
Like Stephens, Christie has a clean bill of health heading into Thursday morning’s match.
Betting Trends to Know
Eight of Christie’s last 10 matches were decided in straight sets. She had a record of 2-6 in those eight matches.
Sloane Stephens vs. Freya Christie Betting Picks
Moneyline: Stephens (-1600) is far and away the best player at this event and is looking extra motivated after an early exit in Madrid.
Over/Under: Again, Stephens should settle this in straight sets, meaning it’ll most likely hit the under 16.5. Christie is coming off of a tough three-set battle, whereas Sloane barely had to work in her first-round match.
Spread: If we’re picking an easy Sloane victory, it only makes sense to take her to cover the -7.5 (+100) games spread.
Sloane Stephens vs. Freya Christie Score Prediction
- Tennis pick: Sloane Stephens def. Freya Christie 6-3, 6-0
Sloane Stephens vs. Freya Christie Game Recap
This game had a final score of 6-1, 6-1 for Sloane Stephens.
Moneyline: Stephens at -1600, even though it didn’t pay a lot, was the right pick for this match as she won the game easily.
Over/Under: Again, the UNDER 16.5 games was another good choice. This match had a total of 14 games played, so it hit the UNDER too.
Spread: Finally, Stephens was able to cover the spread (-7.5) too. She defeated Christie by 10 points of advantage, which is higher than the minimum of 8 required.
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