Caroline Wozniacki vs Anhelina Kalinina Prediction, Picks, Odds, H2H, Stats - 8/14/24

Wild Card entrant Caroline Wozniacki will battle Anhelina Kalanina in the first round of the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday, and the Dane will be the favorite to advance in Section 4 play. With a lengthy battle in mind, EJ Garr’s Caroline Wozniacki vs Anhelina Kalinina prediction features odds at +165 which you can find below 

With odds at -200 to reach the second round on this WTA1000 event in the Queen City, Wozniacki is competing in Cincinnati for the 13th time in her illustrious career.

Anhelina Kalinina hasn’t been seen since the Prague Challenger over three weeks ago

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Caroline Wozniacki vs Anhelina Kalinina Prediction: We’re Going the Distance!

• Prediction: Match Total Over 2.5 Sets
• Best Odds: +165
• Bookmaker: Pinnacle
• Stakes: 3/10

Odds updated at 7:00 am UK Time on August 14, 2024.

Caroline Wozniacki is no stranger to Cincinnati having competed here 12 times but success in the Queen City has eluded the favored Dane. With only one semifinal appearance in 12 tries, Wozniacki is 34 years old and might only have one or two more chances to leave a stamp on Cincinnati.

Wozniacki is a 30-time singles champion and a former World #1, and the decision to come back after retiring hasn’t been filled with much success. 

I am honestly trying to figure out why Caroline has seen a big jump in the ranking despite being 12 – 12 this season. A quarterfinal appearance at Indian Wells is the best result for Wozniacki this season but yet a 249th-ranked player is now 84th? 

Angie Kalinina hasn’t played but one tournament since getting bounced at Eastbourne and Wimbledon on back-to-back days in late July. A sore throat kept the Ukrainian national out of the Olympics and Angie didn’t make the trip to Washington or Toronto.

I will not bother with who wins this match but I expect this tilt to go 3 sets to decide the victor. Kalinina’s time away from the court for almost a month combined with Wozniacki getting pushed to 3-sets in five of her last eight outings, I can envision them going the distance.

The +165 offer from Pinnacle is full of flavor so jump on the Over 2.5 sets prop and enjoy the payout.

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI RECENT FORM

Wozniacki hasn’t accomplished much in 2024 and it has been 6 years since the Dane has won a tournament. 

Caroline has only played a total of 24 matches with a 12 – 12 record in 2024 but somehow she has jumped to 84th in the WTA rankings. 

Wozniacki is 6 – 5 on hardcourts this season and is 0 – 2 against Kalinina in 2024.

ANGIE KALININA RECENT FORM

Kalinina was set to appear in the Olympics until a sore throat sidelined the Ukrainian for what is now almost a month. The rain in Paris during the first few days of the Olympic Games sent Kalinina out of the tennis event and now the goal is to finish the season trying to improve the 7 – 9 record on hardcourts. 

Angie is 21 – 19 this season and ranked 51st on the WTA Tour and it will be interesting to see this first-round affair after nearly a month off-court.

WOZNIACKI VS KALININA H2H –  STAT OF THE MATCH

Wozniacki and Kalinina hadn’t met once before this season but the two have played twice this year.

Angie is 2 – 0 against Caroline after taking wins in Miami and Charleston.

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