Vinci vs Pennetta predictions, tips, best odds and free bets (Women's US Open final - 12.9.2015)

Saturday, 12 September 2015 12:50
Written by Simon Bettarini

Roberta Vinci will collide with compatriot Flavia Pennetta in all-Italian US Open Final. The two veterans are both playing in their first major final and will have immense pressure on their shoulders. This article contains our VINCI vs PENNETTA match preview, including betting tips, predictions, odds, bookie promotions and no deposit free bets available on the match!

VINCI v PENNETTA BETTING PREVIEW

Flavia Pennetta crushed second-seed Simona Halep 6-1, 6-3 to progress to the final. In the previous rounds, she was forced to go the distance in both the first and third rounds against Jarmila Gajdosova and Petra Cetkovska. Then, Pennetta beat Samantha Stosur in the fourth round 6-4 6-4, and defeated Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals after dropping the opening set (4-6, 6-4, 6-2). The world No.26 has now won a solid 23 of 41 matches since the start of the year (17 of 26 on hard-court).

Unseeded Roberta Vinci made a miracle in her semi final against Serena Williams, who was two wins away from registering a calendar Grand Slam. After losing the first set, the Italian bounced back by winning the following two sets, closing the match with an unbelievable 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. The Italian was backable at 300/1!

Recovering from such an epic victory that Vinci achieved on Friday is an incredibly tough task - the media attention, the adrenaline flowing, that could all turn into a sleepless night for Vinci. Furthermore, not counting a fourth-round walkover she received from Eugenie Bouchard, three of Vinci's first four matches went the distance. A quick win over Vania King in the opening round preceded tight affairs against Denisa Allertova, Mariana Duque-Marino and Kristina Mladenovic.

Pennetta has a lead of 5-4 over Vinci in overall meetings with the last match being a 2013 US Open contest that she won 6-4 6-1. The pair has clashed in one Grand Slam event, Pennetta won in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 in the 2013 US Open quarter-final clash.