tennis | Friday, February 3, 2023 8:29 AM (Revised at: Friday, February 3, 2023 2:53 PM)

Friday Tennis Best Bet: WTA Lyon, Alycia Parks vs Danka Kovinic

Jon Reid

Alycia Parks vs Danka Kovinic Best Bet: Friday, February 3rd

Brutal stuff from Shuai Zhang, winning just two games against Maryna Zanevska. That one is tough on a larger stakes bet, but we move onwards!

For Friday’s action, let’s take a look at the match between Alycia Parks and Danka Kovinic in Lyon.

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Alycia Parks vs Danka Kovinic Best Bet

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February 3rd, 11:30 (UK Time)

Back to the well with Parks on Friday, as I continue to believe the markets are undervaluing her this week on quick, indoor hard courts.

Outside of that dreadful four-game stretch to open play last match, Parks showed exactly why she’s become such a threat in quick conditions.

After being broken in her opening service games of the match, Parks held each of her last 12 service games against Petra Martic, allowing just Martic to see just three break point chances in those 12 games (they all came in the same game, as well).

The power the American can generate from the baseline is incredible, and her ability to dig herself out of trouble with just one or two timely first serves is something very few women on tour can do.

Not only are the courts and conditions more to her liking, but she also has strong statistical edges in ace rate, service hold rate, first serve win percentage, second serve win percentage and hard-court elo rating.

As much as Kovinic can hang on serve and with some big groundstrokes of her own, there isn’t enough that she does better than Parks to keep her a short dog in this matchup for me.

Alycia Parks vs Danka Kovinic Best Bet

Despite Kovinic’s progress and improvements on hard courts, I’m not sold on her being close enough in talent to justify a price point that has Parks as just a slight favourite.

I’ll back Parks once again on Friday in her ideal conditions, with the surface advantage, serve and power all in her favour.