Sam Querrey +107 1 unit
Dinara Safina +150 1 unit
Dementieva is playing brilliant tennis thus far, 9 wins in 9 matches, having dropped but one set. Her level of competition, save for Serena, has not been that tough, but she has beaten who is on her schedule, that is all you can ask. The last time these two girls met, Safina was humiliated at the year end championships 4 and 2. Safina was coming off a breakthrough season and most thought she was ready to challenge the top women consistently. Safina had a horrible few days in Doha, losing three matches, all in straight sets.
I think this match will be more reflective of the finals in last summer's Olympics where both women were in excellent form and we were treated to a high-quality affair. I tipped Safina to win the tournament yesterday and despite the thrashing Elena put on Serena, my opinion remains firm.
Both women have excellent odds to win the first Grand Slam event of the year. I already played Safina at +900, I will now add Dementieva at +900 as well.