Sony Ericsson Betting: 'Mobile' Radwanska to overcome Sharapova

Events / Ben Caudell / 31 March 2012 /

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Radwanska could be the one dancing with joy at the end of this match.

"Radwanska also holds a better surface rating than her opponent and therefore should definitely cause a few problems for the big hitting Sharapova to handle on one of the slowest court surfaces on tour."

Two of the most in-form players of 2012 go head-to-head this afternoon and the preference is for the outsider of the two. Agniseka Radwanska will find the slow courts more to her liking than the big-hitting Maria Sharapova, says Ben Caudell.

Today is ladies final day and boy, do we have a humdinger of a match to get our gritted teeth into.

The concluding finale which takes place at 17:30 UK time, happens to be between two of the best performers so far in 2012 (Azarenka excluded) with Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland (who is 24-4 for the year) against Maria Sharapova of Russia who holds a (21-3) record in 2012.

Tonight's match is a close one to call with both players performing so admirably this year. I am a big fan of Agnieszka Radwanska and feel that the odds on her to win this match-up are overly generous at [2.50] in the match odds.

Radwanska, who is ranked at an all-time high of number four in the WTA world rankings will no doubt be knocking on that number one spot in the not so distant future, especially seeing as the twenty three year-old is vying for a second tournament trophy of the year, having already won in Dubai. In fact, Radwanska has losses against only one person this year and that player is Victoria Azarenka, who defeated the Pole in Indian Wells, Doha, and the Australian Open.

So far this week the inspired Radwanska has overcome comeback kid Venus Williams, the dogged Marion Bartoli, who defeated world number one Azarenka to reach the final without dropping a set.

Although Sharapova holds a 7-1 head-to-head series lead over Agnieszka, the last time the pair came face to face on a hard-court was nearly two years ago and since then Radwanska has developed from a talented prospect into one of the tour's leading stars.
Furthermore, the stat that tempts me more in the direction of the quick handed and elegant all-rounder is the fact that Radwanska has far superior form in tournament finals in her last 10 appearances, holding a 8-2 record compared with Sharapova, who has a 3-7 losing record.

Radwanska also holds a better surface rating than her opponent and therefore should definitely cause a few problems for the big hitting Sharapova to handle on one of the slowest court surfaces on tour.

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