Both players are coming off of strong performances in the 2nd round.
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Justine Henin and Dominika Cibulkova are on course to meet in Miami the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in what will be the first career meeting between the two WTA players.
Each player dominated their second round win however it was Henin that actually faced a quality opponent as she eliminated Elena Dementieva in straight sets.
bet365 are offering the following odds on the third round match:
Justine Henin to win, -800 (1/8)
Dominika Cibulkova to win, +450 (9/2)
The main question to ask here is if Cibukova's odds are worth risking at +450 (9/2) as most sports bettors are not going to mess around with -800 (1/8) regardless of who the bet is on.
Cibulkova's play so far on tour this year has been reasonably solid but there isn't much to suggest that she can beat a player of Henin's calibre at this point. Cibulkova has a fairly recent win over Svetlana Kuznetsova but that win was just an isolated match as Cibulkova could just as easily lose to players ranked outside of the top 20, something she has done on multiple occasions in 2010. Besides, most would throw out the rankings with Henin and judge her to be better than Kuznetsova at this point, even if Henin is ranked 33rd.
Henin lost in Indian Wells to Gisela Dulko, a player of similar ability to Cibulkova, but the Belgian appears to be back on form now as Henin has won 24 games in Miami while only losing 9.
It all implies that the best betting angle on this match is to go for a moderate top-up by backing Henin with bet365 at -225 (4/9) to win in straight sets. If you are thinking of betting against Henin, only do so at the longest odds and only go for a minor sprinkle (Boylesports +500, 5/1).
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