Day 3 at Adelaide will feature plenty of exciting action on the WTA side of things, including world #4 Caroline Garcia and former Grand Slam champion Petra Kvitova. It’s the last week before the Australian Open and everyone is looking to hone their game and go into the first Slam of the season riding a strong wave of confidence. Who do you think will win? We share our thoughts on all the matches, including four in another article.
WTA Adelaide Day 3 Predictions
Kaia Kanepi vs Paula Badosa
Head-to-head: Kanepi 1-0 Badosa
Kanepi is a veteran of the circuit with 24 years as a pro now, but she remains a very difficult opponent for anyone on any given day. She beat Badosa when they faced at Miami 2019, but things are very different now: Badosa might still struggle at Grand Slam level, where she has a single quarterfinal appearance, but she’s one of the most regular players at tour level and even reached #2 in the rankings last year. She’ll undoubtedly come into this match as the favorite, even if Kanepi still has enough quality to defeat high ranked opponents on her day.
Prediction: Badosa in 2
Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Amanda Anisimova
Head-to-head: Anisimova 2-0 Haddad Maia
On paper, this is a very evenly matched encounter. Anisimova did win both of their previous matches, but Haddad Maia is arguably in the best moment of her career, ranked #15. It’s a very hard match to call and it will mostly depend on form on the day.
Prediction: Anisimova in 3
Caroline Garcia vs Katerina Siniakova
Head-to-head: Siniakova 4-2 Garcia
This is a very surprising head-to-head, but one that shows Siniakova has the ability to cause a lot of difficulties and even make an upset here. That said, Garcia has been a very different player since last summer and is currently in the best moment of her career, so those previous matches don’t mean all that much. Garcia will be aiming to have a big 2023 and she should be able to prevail here.
Prediction: Garcia in 3
Petra Kvitova vs Zheng Qinwen
Head-to-head: first meeting
Kvitova has the bigger game and the match will be mostly on her racket but she’s known for being quite inconsistent while Zheng is certainly the steadier player on a match to match basis. That said, Kvitova was impressive in her previous match against Rybakina and looks like she might be headed for a very good week here.
Prediction: Kvitova in 2
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