Danielle Collins vs Marketa Vondrousova Odds & Prediction – Chicago Fall Tennis Classic Quarterfinals
- Marketa Vondrousova is a -136 favorite over Danielle Collins in the WTA Chicago Fall Tennis Classic quarterfinals on Friday, October 1
- Unseeded Czech Vondrousova has already ousted two seeded players from the tournament
- Collins, the #10 seed, upset #7 seed Elise Mertens in the Round of 16
On the tennis court, Marketa Vondrousova is kind of like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates. You just never know what you’re going to get.
She faces #10 seed, Danielle Collins, in Friday’s quarterfinals at the WTA Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. The talented Czech player is showing this week that she’s on her game. The unseeded Vondrousova has already sent two seeded players packing.
Oddsmakers like her chances of making in three in a row. Vondrousova is the -136 favorite over Collins in this match.
Collins vs Vondrousova Chicago Fall Classic Quarterfinal Odds
| Player | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Collins | +110 | +1.5 (-118) | O 21.5 (-150) |
| Marketa Vondrousova | -136 | -1.5 (-112) | U 21.5 (-105) |
Odds as of September 30 at FanDuel
Action is slated to get underway at 10 am ET on Friday. The Tennis Channel is carrying all the action from the tournament.
Eight Is Enough for Collins
Talk about crazy eights. For Collins reaching the final eight in Chicago is her eighth appearance of the season in a tournament quarterfinal round.
American Collins, the #10 seed, got there by dispatching #7 seed and world #18 Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-4. Falling behind 2-1 in the first set, Collins unleashed a run that saw her win seven consecutive games.
She was able to break Mertens’ service seven times on 13 opportunities. Mertens helped her opponent’s cause. The Belgian player double-faulted seven times in the first set and 10 times during the match. Mertens only managed to successfully land 45% of his first serves into play during the first set.
Joy in Illinois for Danielle Collins 🇺🇸
The No.10 seed defeats Mertens 6-2, 6-4 to move into QFs at the #ChicagoTennisFestival!
Collins has reached 8️⃣ quarterfinals this season 👊 pic.twitter.com/u3KUPYgXrg
— wta (@WTA) September 30, 2021
Collins credits the turnaround in her game this year to January surgery she underwent to treat endometriosis. It’s a condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Collins indicated the pain that this was causing her was debilitating. It prevented her from playing her best tennis.
She was sitting #50 in the world rankings at the time Collins made the decision to undergo the operation. Today, she is 28th in the WTA rankings.
Vondrousova Completes Olympic Set
Chicago once made a failed bit for the Summer Olympic Games. Well, Chicagoans at least are getting plenty of looks at all three Olympic women’s tennis medal-winners for this past summer’s Tokyo Games.
Elina Svitolina, the #1 seed in Chicago, won Olympic bronze. She’s in the quarterfinals. Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, the Olympic gold medalist, also advanced to the final eight.
Vondrousova eating everyone up💅🏻we love to see it
— safe place for krejcistans🏆 (@krejciqueen) September 30, 2021
Vondrousova, who settled for the silver medal after losing the Tokyo final to Bencic, completed the Olympic medal set when she bounced #16 seed Jil Teichmann, 6-4, 6-3. Vondrousova only required an hour and 19 minutes to complete her mission.
It was the second successive round in which Vondrousova stopped a seeded player. She ousted #4 seed Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32. The Czech player has yet to drop a set in Chicago. Vondrousova hasn’t lost more than four games in any set during the tournament.
First Meeting for Collins-Vondrousova
There’s a first time for everything and this will be the first tennis match between Vondrousova and Collins. Since her Olympic final appearance, Vondrousova has also reached a semifinal and two quarterfinals. At the same time, she’s gone out once each in the first and second rounds of events.
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Vondrousova started the season 10-8. However, the 2019 French Open finalist appears to have rediscovered her form since this year’s tourney at Roland Garros. Vondrousova is 19-8 since that event. She’s gone 9-5 against top 50 players and an even better 4-2 when facing top 20 opponents.
Danielle Collins vs Marketa Vondrousova Stats
| 28 | ATP Ranking | 41 |
| 2 | ATP Titles | 1 |
| 2 | ATP Final Appearances | 5 |
| 34-12 | W-L (2021) | 28-17 |
| 68.9% | Service Games Won | 67.5% |
| 39.3% | Return Games Won | 36.0% |
| 53.3% | Break Points Saved | 57.1% |
| 164 | Aces | 79 |
Collins earned wins this year in San Jose and Palermo. Those are her first career wins on the WTA Tour.
Danielle Collins 🇺🇸
She’s the last local standing for the hometown crowds to cheer for as Danielle takes out the seventh seed Mertens.
6-2, 6-4. #chicagotennisfestival pic.twitter.com/fn5NxnrEut
— WTA Appreciation (@WTAPlayerFan) September 30, 2021
The lone lefty remaining in the tournament, Vondrousova is coming off a semifinal appearance at Luxembourg. Collins crashed out before getting to the quarterfinals in each of her past three tournaments.
Collins has the seeding but it’s Vondrousova who holds the hot hand.
Pick: Marketa Vondrousova (-136); Vondrousova 2-0 (+180)
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