Join me in Shanghai this week...

Monday 2nd October 2023

A couple of big prices and first-time finalists caught the eye on the WTA Tour recently…

At WTA Ningbo in China last week, 19-year-old Diana Shnaider reached her first WTA final – having gone off at odds of 33/1.

Russian teenager Shnaider was beaten to the trophy by Ons Jabeur, with world no.7 and former US Open runner-up Jabeur winning the first hard-court title of her career.

While over in Japan, the WTA Tokyo title was won by Veronika Kudermetova, with the Russian having started the week at 20/1.

But those outsider odds have nothing on the big surprise result in Mexico last month…

At WTA 1000 Guadalajara, 25-year-old American Caroline Dolehide reached her first ever WTA final – having gone off as a 200/1 rank outsider. That was the biggest-price finalist of the year so far, men’s or women’s…

The ‘Masters 1000’ action continues this week. And over on my members-only Ones to Watch service, we will be on the lookout for upsets and big-odds opportunities…

As well as WTA Beijing which is already underway. The men’s Masters 1000 Series returns to China for the first time since 2019, with ATP Shanghai kicking-off from Wednesday morning…

I’ll be focusing on the tennis in China this week. To sign-up to Ones to Watch and get all my analysis & advice, click here…

Enjoy the tennis…

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

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