The third round of WTA Madrid in is full swing on day 5 with Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka among the players in action. We have predictions for every day 5 match in Madrid.
Simona Halep vs Coco Gauff
Halep has eased past Gauff in both of their meetings, Gauff has two quality wins this week but Halep is fantastic on clay and has rolled in her two matches thus far. Halep should ease into the 4th round with a win here. Halep in 2
Ons Jabeur vs Belinda Bencic
Bencic won both meetings against Jabeur, Bencic won Charleston and hasn’t lost a match in Madrid this week. Jabeur lost the final to Bencic in Charleston, she slipped past Varvara Gracheva in round 2 of Madrid, given these two just met, I’ll go with Bencic to win again. Bencic in 2
Victoria Azarenka vs Amanda Anisimova
Anisimova won a pair of three setters this week, the Charleston semifinalist is playing great tennis, Victoria Azarenka is looking to make her best showing at a tournament since January. Given the surface and their current form, Anisimova looks to have the upper hand. Anisimova in 2
Marie Bouzkova vs Ekaterina Alexandrova
Bouzkova has four great wins this week as a qualifier including a win against Karolina Pliskova. Alexandrova is also a qualifier with four wins on the week, she was a semifinalist in Charleston and given the recent strength of her performance I’ll give her a slight edge. Alexandrova in 3
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