Elena Baltacha has produced one of the best performances of her career in beating Kateryna Bondarenko to reach the third round of the Australian Open and she is a 6/1 chance with Sky Bet to beat last year’s finalist Dinara Safina in the next round.

The British number one has now reached the third round of a Grand Slam three times, having qualified for the last 32 at Melbourne in 2005 and at Wimbledon in 2002 and Baltacha’s odds of reaching the fourth round of a Grand Slam this year are 3/1.

Sky Bet also go 12/1 that the 26-year-old Brit reaches the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam this year.

Sky Bet’s tennis betting spokesman Stephen Parkes said: “Baltacha will be looking to use the confidence gained in Melbourne to push on not only through this Australian Open but into the other three Grand Slams as well.”

Baltacha 2010 specials
Reach 4th round of any 2010 Grand Slam 3/1
Reach quarter-finals of any 2010 Grand Slam 12/1

Baltacha, E v Safina, D - Rd 3 Match Betting
Baltacha, E 6/1 Safina, D 1/12

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