{"id":15808,"date":"2019-06-11T17:27:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=15808"},"modified":"2019-06-12T18:43:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T22:43:29","slug":"wta-nottingham-day-3-predictions-kristina-mladenovic-vs-magdalena-frech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/11\/wta-nottingham-day-3-predictions-kristina-mladenovic-vs-magdalena-frech\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Nottingham Day 3 Predictions Including Kristina Mladenovic vs Magdalena Frech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The middle of the week is arriving with yet a main draw ball to be struck in anger or frustration in Nottingham. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/09\/nottingham-open-day-1-predictions-dart-lapko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Day 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2019\/06\/10\/wta-nottingham-day-2-predictions-watson-sakkari\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">day 2 match predictions are still awaiting a resolution<\/a>. There is hope that Wednesday will see at least some play. Obviously it needs to as the matches pile up. Here&#8217;s selections from some of the matches scheduled for at least some play on what should be Day 3 at the WTA Nottingham Open.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Nottingham Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>Ajla Tomljanovic vs Danielle Lao<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Tomljanovic 5-0 Lao<\/p>\n<p>The history between world #47 Ajla Tomljanovic and the American W orld #164 started in 2009. It includes three 2017 victories for the Australian, but there have been no meetings on grass. Tomljanovic finished last season with a 5-3 win-loss grass record and is having a consistent, if unspectacular so thus far. She should progress to Round 2.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction:\u00a0Tomljanovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"qeCcis3yQ3VG2R_5csIGVg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1152241721\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'qeCcis3yQ3VG2R_5csIGVg',sig:'dr0vpAlGLe0aHYMjkSbeNybsTD9S_1rEeulShdzQRw0=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1152241721',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Monica Niculescu vs Tatjana Maria<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Romanian World #144 Monica Niculescu returns to action having last played in Rabat late April. She was originally down to play Yulia Putintseva prior to the Kazakh&#8217;s late withdrawal. In all likelihood she would have preferred that match-up instead of having to face the gritty and stoic German Tatjana Mari,a who has consistently maintain a plus win-loss record on grass since 2014. This will be a tough return for Niculescu in the clash of the 31-year-olds.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Maria in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"tWn17ZQ0Q7NEPPe2keXYcg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/695781840\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tWn17ZQ0Q7NEPPe2keXYcg',sig:'hLzd1xHq8iTPcVPTHQLFpfAFGLMLhAkOxt8bm3e5NlY=',w:'594px',h:'565px',items:'695781840',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chloe Paquet vs Evgeniya Rodina<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<br \/>\n<em>(Editor&#8217;s Note: Rodina withdrew from the tournament before this match and was replaced by Ankita Raina.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lucky loser World #168 Chloe Paquet benefits from Putintseva&#8217;s withdrawal. She is worthy of a main draw place by virtue of a run to the semifinals in Strasbourg. However, even though the Russian world #76 Evgeniya Rodina comes into this tournament on the back of a five-match losing streak, she will have been chomping at the bit to return to grass. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2018\/07\/08\/evgeniya-rodina-needs-to-find-a-way-past-fellow-mother-and-idol-serena-williams-to-make-her-first-slam-quarterfinal-of-her-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodina had a dream run to the last 16 at Wimbledon last year.\u00a0<\/a>She is only eight ranking places shy of her best ever of World #67. She can use the return to grass to turn her season around.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Rodina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"YvjUZUjtTklPhbhOpz2GWg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1076372728\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'YvjUZUjtTklPhbhOpz2GWg',sig:'iN1nIzaZPWD1RSglNjZJz_biDxdRFQ6wsWDWfub-x0g=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1076372728',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Kristina Mladenovic vs Magdalena Frech<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s Kristina Mladenovic topped becoming the World #1 doubles player by winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French Open<\/a> doubles title with Timea Babos. Her singles form is starting to recover from a dip, as a run to the quarterfinals in Rome testifies. Polish 21-year-old Magdalena Frech, with her solid groundstrokes, could have a good grass court season and is playing with more maturity of late. She could sneak this.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Frech in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Yt1g4O79S6pxzRcZ0XtHBw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1154824670\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Yt1g4O79S6pxzRcZ0XtHBw',sig:'CcbfmKnjOoLFnqxIWfW5v50xVufa4nrPp4bPZu7KuCE=',w:'594px',h:'372px',items:'1154824670',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The middle of the week is arriving with yet a main draw ball to be struck in anger or frustration in Nottingham. Day 1 and day 2 match predictions are still awaiting a resolution. There is hope that Wednesday will see at least some play. Obviously it needs to as the matches pile up. 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