2022 Australian Open odds, semifinal predictions: Proven tennis expert reveals Barty vs. Keys picks

Top seed Ashleigh Barty is two steps away from winning her third career grand slam singles title and the first in the tournament held in her native country. The 25-year-old looks to take the first step when she faces Madison Keys in the 2022 Australian Open women’s singles semifinals on Thursday. Barty advanced to the semis for the second time in three years by rolling past No. 21 seed Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-0. Keys reached the final four in the tournament for the second time in her career by upsetting the fourth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova, 6-3, 6-2.

Barty Vs. Keys is scheduled for 3:30 am ET on Thursday. The latest Keys Vs. Barty odds from Caesars Sportsbook list Barty as the -500 favorite, while Keys is a +350 underdog. There are a variety of other Barty vs. Keys picks on the board such as total match games, with the over-under set at 20.5. Before making any 2022 Australian Open women’s semifinals picks, you need to check out the 2022 Australian Open predictions and betting advice from elite tennis handicapper Gavin Mair.

A renowned women’s tennis handicapper, Mair has cashed in huge in the past. In the 2020 French Open, Mair picked Iga Swiatek to win (-163) and win in straight sets (+140), and he was right on both counts.

He also called unseeded Jelena Ostapenko (80-1) winning the 2017 French Open, Naomi Osaka (32-1) winning the 2018 US Open and Bianca Andreescu (20-1) winning the 2019 US Open.

Now, Mair has broken down the latest 2022 Australian Open women’s semifinals odds and released his coveted best bets for Barty vs. Keys. He’s sharing all of his Australian Open picks and expert tennis analysis at SportsLine.

Ashleigh Barty Vs. Madison Keys preview

Barty is hoping for a better result than the one from her first semifinal appearance in 2020, when she lost to No. 14 seed Sofia Kenin 6-7 (6-8), 5-7. She also was the top seed in that tournament but had a tougher time reaching the semis than she has this year, as she lost the first set of her first match and was taken to three sets by two of her first four opponents.

This time around, Barty has posted five straight-set victories, losing a total of only 17 games along the way. She is vying for her third career grand slam title after winning the 2019 French Open and Wimbledon last year. Barty has won two of her three career meetings with Keys, including their quarterfinal match at the 2019 French Open, a 6-3, 7-5 victory.

Keys has won 10 consecutive matches and 11 of 12 overall this year after recording a total of 11 victories in 2021. The 26-year-old American has knocked off the 11th, eighth and fourth seeds of this tournament, the latter two with relative ease , and received her toughest test from Qiang Wang in the third round as she outlasted the 30-year-old from China 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-2). Keys is seeking her second career appearance in a grand slam final and first since the 2017 US Open, where she lost 6-3, 6-0 to Sloane Stevens.

How to make Barty Vs. Keys picks

Is Barty set to reach the final for the first time in her career, or is Keys positioned to accomplish the feat? Mair has released confident picks on the winner, as well as advice on match betting for the 2022 Australian Open. Make sure you check out Mair’s predictions and analysis before making any Australian Open 2022 picks of your own for the women’s semifinals.

Who wins Barty vs. Keys in the 2022 Australian Open women’s singles semifinal? And what match pick should you be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see Gavin Mair’s best bets for Keys vs. Barty, all from the acclaimed expert who has called three long-shot winners of Grand Slam women’s titles since 2017and find out.