2025 WTA Finals betting tips: Saudi showdown suits Swiatek

The top eight players in the women’s game are in Riyadh for the WTA Finals, which gets underway on Saturday, with £12m in prize money up for grabs.

Coco Gauff goes into the tournament as the reigning champion, but all eyes will be on the top two of Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, who have shared the last two Grand Slam titles.

Swiatek won her first Wimbledon title in July, when she beat Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0, while Sabalenka secured her first Grand Slam of the year in New York, beating the same opponent 6-3 7-6.

Sabalenka, who is yet to win the end-of-season tournament, is the favourite on betting sites at 12/5, just ahead of Swiatek and Gauff in the outright market.

Anisimova’s form this year has seen her rise to fourth in the world rankings, two years after she took an extended break from the sport, citing burnout.

The players are divided into two groups, with the group stage taking the form of a round-robin format, ensuring each competitive plays three matches. The top two from each group then go through to the semi-finals.

Sabalenka, Gauff, fifth seed Jessica Pegula and eighth seed Jasmine Paolini make up the Steffi Graf group, while Anisimova, sixth seed Elena Rybakina and Australian Open winner Madison Keys join Swiatek in the Serena Williams group.

Swiatek, who won the title in 2023, was knocked out in the group stage last year, so she will be looking for an improvement on that result. She heads to Saudi Arabia with three singles titles under her belt this year, including most recently in Korea last month.

Gauff will also fancy her chances in Saudi Arabia after bouncing back from her disappointing showing at the US Open to reach the semi-final of the China Open and win the recent Wuhan Open.

The Steffi Graf group looks like a tough one to call, and the two players to emerge from that section should be battle-hardened. However, Swiatek looks the standout player in the Williams group and has winning records against two of her three group rivals, while she thrashed Anisimova at Wimbledon.

WTA Finals best bet 1: Swiatek to win her group - 6/5 Ladbrokes

Paolini is also taking part in the doubles after qualifying with partner Sara Errani, and the pair are 3/1 on betting apps to win their fifth tournament of the year - a run which includes the French Open title.

The Italian pair are currently ranked third in the doubles rankings behind world number one Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, who are the joint favourites to win.

WTA Finals best bet 2: Paolini and Errani to win the doubles - 3/1 Ladbrokes

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