Tennis Picks 2018 (April 4th)

It was a solid Tuesday for the Tennis Picks with both from the WTA Charleston tournament coming back as winners.

On Wednesday the entire Second Round is played at that event on the green clay, while the WTA Monterrey event moves into their own Second Round on the hard courts.

That does mean plenty of matches are scheduled on the day, but I can only find one match that convinces me of a player to pick with the rest of the matches to take note of for future tournaments on the clay courts in the next two months.


Kiki Bertens - 3.5 games v Aleksandra Krunic: Over the last couple of seasons Kiki Bertens has built her World Ranking off the back of strong clay court results and she was a dominant winner in the First Round.

Her numbers have been impressive on the clay courts with strong serving backed up by solid returns and she looks like someone who can go deep into all the events she enters in the next couple of months.

I would expect Bertens to put plenty of pressure on Aleksandra Krunic who has a decent clay court record, but has struggled once the level of opponent has ramped up on this surface.

The win in the First Round over Bethanie Mattek-Sands looks good on paper, but the American is off a big injury and this is a big step up for Krunic when she faces Bertens.

Krunic has a decent return but that is going to be tested by how well Bertens can serve on this surface, while her own service numbers when facing players Ranked in the top 100 on the clay courts have not really been good enough.

Last year Bertens lost just four games in a convincing win over Krunic.

This time it should be closer, but I still think Bertens can be backed to win and cover the number of games being asked of her and I will back the Dutchwoman to move into the Third Round with a break more in each set of a straight sets win.

MY PICKS: Kiki Bertens - 3.5 Games @ 1.80 William Hill (2 Units)

Weekly Update: 2-0, + 3.52 Units (4 Units Staked, + 88% Yield)