2-time grand slam winner Garbine Mugurza to face Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit in the final of the Akron WTA finals 2021, know its schedule, date, time, draw and prediction
In Doubles Hsieh Su-wei/ Elise Mertens to face Barbora Krejčíková/ KateřinaSiniaková in the finals.
Akron Finals WTA 2021 Tennis Open Semi-Finals Results
The semi-final round concluded for the singles as well as doubles event. In the singles event, Garbine Mugurza had it easy in her match against fellow Spanish Paulo Badosa. Mugurza won the match in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
In the other semi-final, Anett Konteaveit created an upset. Konteaveit entered the tour as the last ranked player and defeated the 4th seeded Maria Sakkari in the semis. The match was well fought from both ends, but in the end, Anett secured the victory by a score of 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
In the doubles category, its a very interesting set-up. Hsieh Su-wei/ Elise Mertens to face world number 1 pair of Barbora Krejčíková/ Kateřina Siniaková.
Hsieh Su-wei/ Elise Mertens defeated Shuko Aoyamma/ Ena Shibahara 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-finals. And Barbora Krejčíková/ Kateřina Siniaková defeated Nicole Martinez/ Deni Schuurs by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 10-6.
Akron WTA Finals 2021 Tennis Open: Final Date, Time, Fixtures, Draw, Schedule
The final of the Akron WTA Finals will take place on 17th November. The streaming of the final will begin from 7:00 am IST.
Firstly, the doubles final between Hsieh Su-wei/ Elise Mertens and Barbora Krejčíková/ Kateřina Siniaková will take place. Followed by the doubles, singles final between Mugurza and Kontaveit will take place.
Akron WTA Finals 2021: Betting Odds And Prediction
Garbine Mugurza vs Anett Kontaveit
Garbine Mugurza – 2.34
Anett kontaveit – 1.7
Champion- Garbine Mugurza
Even the odds favour the Spanish. Mugurza is the favourite to lift her maiden WTA Finals title. She has played better tennis than Kontaveit.
Adding on, these two had faced each other few days back in the group stage. In that battle Mugurza was victorious in straight sets. Hence Mugurza is favourite to win this.
Hsieh Su-wei/ Elise Mertens vs Barbora Krejčíková/ Kateřina Siniaková
Hsieh Su-wei/ Elise Mertens- 2.01
Barbora Krejčíková/ Kateřina Siniaková- 2.00
Champion- Barbora Krejčíková/ Kateřina Siniaková
The odds are even, so are the favourites. Both the pair are in super form and this match is going to be a nailbiting one.
If wei’s team win the match, then she becomes the individual number 1 player and same goes for Siniakova. But to chose one team, then the team of Barbora Krejcikova/ Katerina Sinikova are the favourites.
Akron WTA Finals 2021: Tickets And Live Stream Details
Tickets for the final can be booked from WTA and Akron’s official website.
As far as live telecasting goes, In India, the matches are being telecasted live on WTA’s youtube channel. Similarly, or other regions, the list of channel partners is as follows.
EuroSport (Europe)
SkySports (Europe)
Rogers SportsNet (Canada)
TSN (Canada)
TVA (Canada)
ESPN (US)
You Tube – Asia
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