ATP Astana and WTA Ostrava predictions and best bets

The U.S. Open is in the rearview mirror. There are 4 tennis tournaments this week, 3 of which are worth 500 ranking points. The ATP and WTA tour stops in Astana, Kazakhstan and Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Novak Djokovic is the favorite at the ATP Astana Open.

Novak Djokovic is playing in Astana. He is well into plus-money at a small tournament with a field of 32. Djoka won the Tel Aviv title on Sunday. He missed the Australian Open and U.S. Open this year due to being unvaccinated.

Hubert Hurkacz is a value play at the Metz Open. He won the title indoors last fall and reached the quarters in his return to MetZ 2 weeks ago.

Andrey Rublev is a value play at ATP Astana and WTA Ostrava. Ruble has won 5 titles at the 500 level in the past 3 years and finished runner-up at 2 other 500s. He has not played since the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

ATP Astana and WTA Ostrava are taking place. AGEL Open odds include Iga Swiatek, Paula Badosa, Anett Kontaveit, Elena Rybakina, Jelena Ostepaneko, Daria Kasatkina and Victoria Azarenka.

Petra Kvitova is playing her best tennis of the season. She is 122-46 on indoor hard courts and is a better player than on clay and outdoor hardcourts. Petra KVitovova will play in front of her home crowd in the Czech Republic.

Victoria Azarenka is playing Ekaterina Alexandrova in a match at the Australian Open. Azarianka has a head-to-head series against Alexandrova 3-0.

Barbora Krejcikova is a good value play at ATP Astana and WTA Ostrava. She won in Tallin, Estonia on Sunday. She dropped only 1 set in the tournament.