{"id":14764,"date":"2019-05-25T14:02:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T18:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=14764"},"modified":"2019-05-28T16:26:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T20:26:14","slug":"french-open-day-1-predictions-stephens-doi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/25\/french-open-day-1-predictions-stephens-doi\/","title":{"rendered":"More French Open Day 1 Women’s Predictions–Including Sloane Stephens vs Misaki Doi"},"content":{"rendered":"

The French Open<\/a> begins on Sunday, which means the first round is split up over three days. We might not get 32 singles matches on Day 1 (we still get that at Wimbledon<\/a>, though), but there will be plenty of tennis to kick off the action. We at LWOT are here to predict as many of the matches as we can for you. Not only are we predicting the matches in this article including Sloane Stephens vs Misaki Doi, but we also have two more sets of predictions coming! (One set features Venus Williams vs Elina Svitolina<\/a>, and the other headlines Garbine Muguruza vs Taylor Townsend<\/a>.) Predicting this set of matches today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), Eric Han, Tracey Essex and Jim Smith.<\/p>\n

French Open Day 1 Women’s Predictions Including Sloane Stephens vs Misaki Doi<\/h2>\n

Belinda Bencic vs Jessika Ponchet<\/h3>\n

Eric:<\/em>
\nPonchet is a talented young Frenchwoman who was awarded a wild card to play in the tournament. Bencic will prove to be too much for Ponchet, who will no doubt use this as a learning experience to hopefully play more Grand Slams in the future.
\nPrediction: Bencic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Tracey:<\/em>
\nJessika Ponchet was dealt a tough draw. Few players would relish an opening round facing Belinda Bencic \u2013 easily one of the hottest players on tour. While the young Frenchwoman is not without talent, an opening round opponent in the form of Bencic eliminates any chance of seeing Round 2.
\nPrediction: Bencic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nBelinda Bencic has really turned things around this year after a few rough ones<\/a>. First she dealt with injuries<\/a>, then she just couldn’t find her form. That time is past her, though. Talented young Frenchwoman Jessika Ponchet could have put up a challenge with a better draw, but she can’t touch an in-form Bencic.
\nPrediction: Bencic in two.<\/p>\n

Jim:<\/p>\n

Earlier this season, Bencic seemed like an unstoppable force and whilst her form has cooled off a little since, she still surely has to be accounted a title threat in Paris. She seems certain to have too much for Ponchet, who though talented, lacks experience.<\/em>
\nPrediction: Bencic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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