{"id":16148,"date":"2019-06-18T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=16148"},"modified":"2019-06-18T16:33:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T20:33:02","slug":"mallorca-open-day-3-predictions-including-sam-stosur-vs-elise-mertens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/18\/mallorca-open-day-3-predictions-including-sam-stosur-vs-elise-mertens\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallorca Open Day 3 Predictions \u2013 Including Sam Stosur vs Elise Mertens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super Tuesday at the Mallorca Open is in the books, and gone is Victoria Azarenka. After a solid first set, the Belorussian\u2019s serve faltered. That was all France\u2019s Caroline Garcia needed to take control of the match. Amanda Anisimova came through, but not without challenge. The #1 seed Angelique Kerber was pushed to three sets, but commanded in the decider. And, Maria Sharapova triumphantly returned from injury.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the Round of 16 matches \u2013 along with predictions. Who will make it to the quarterfinals on the island of Mallorca?<\/p>\n<h2>Mallorca Open Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Alison Van Uytvanck vs Wang Yafan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Wang 1-1 Van Uytvanck<\/p>\n<p>Alison Van Uytvanck claimed her first win over Wang Yafan just last week in &#8216;s-Hertogenbosch. You can\u2019t really call a 7-6 6-3 score commanding, but the Belgian got the job done. Van Uytvanck took out Katerina Siniakova in her opening match, maintaining a 73% first serve with seven aces. Her only weakness is the backhand wing.<\/p>\n<p>Wang will need to find the Van Uytvanck backhand if she hopes to see the quarterfinals. Wang is solid on her return of serve. The Chinese will be looking to break the Van Uytvanck serve. And, I expect she will. Yet, the Belgain will break right back and without more significant weapons, Wang won&#8217;t fare well. This will be a tough match for Wang, one she probably can&#8217;t win.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Van Uytvanck in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"8z2RKnngTjZbZmig9jzV4Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1156542001\" 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:'8z2RKnngTjZbZmig9jzV4Q',sig:'-AYvdBT2nbNZ_J11xnsqbDv0MBiIb532euJbHRVrMUg=',w:'594px',h:'359px',items:'1156542001',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sofia Kenin vs Ons Jabeur<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Kenin 2-0 Jabeur<\/p>\n<p>This should be an easy outing for Sofia Kenin. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/01\/serena-williams-upset-by-20-year-year-old-sofia-kenin-in-french-open-third-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">The American has been playing exceptionally well<\/a> and wins 88% of her second serves. It\u2019s hard to see where the Tunisian could stymie the American\u2019s game. This should be a commanding win to send Kenin to the quarterfinals.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction:\u00a0Kenin in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"PRcAT7TpSvNlozrnPSs8BQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1153493387\" 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:'PRcAT7TpSvNlozrnPSs8BQ',sig:'UBTxDS6-o5VHtqe5nJHIW2BtQxpZ-rYuDgppVrqdpAo=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1153493387',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ajla Tomljanovic vs Anastasija Sevastova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Tomljanovic 0-1 Sevastova (2018 Mallorca Open)<\/p>\n<p>Anastasija Sevastova impressed in her opening round. The Sevastova serve is not much of a threat, but her clean ball striking on the return of serve is proving to be a weapon. The Latvian plays exceptionally well at this tournament \u2013 twice a finalist and champion in 2017. It\u2019s hard to see her losing at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Ajla Tomljanovic has been serving exceptionally well. Coming off a quarterfinal run at the Nottingham Open, the Aussie is a most capable grass courter. Tomljanovic is in good form, and I\u2019d like her chances if it were anyone other than Sevastova. She\u2019ll definitely put up a fight, but in the end, Sevastova comes through.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sevastova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ni4-1f1-Rnp6tKklQZcsew\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1152984646\" 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:'ni4-1f1-Rnp6tKklQZcsew',sig:'mf7DvB5PWtD8z28YRC0TKBpVjQWfT1Bbf4Dd73-dxl4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1152984646',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Samantha Stosur vs Elise Mertens<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> No history<\/p>\n<p>Sam Stosur had a nice first round win over China\u2019s Zheng Saisai. Though that won\u2019t mean much against an elite player. The Stosur serve remains a deficit, one Elise Mertens with brutally punish. And, Mertens will be able to wear down the Aussie\u2019s backhand. There will be some great points, but Mertens will command the majority \u2013 and punch her ticket to the quarterfinals.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Mertens in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"X8a_-2MzS1dqgXb69IScVQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1156538655\" 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:'X8a_-2MzS1dqgXb69IScVQ',sig:'h96weUkG1-g8FebEbhKN-ymJhUmAW-8rXCvMldlJqPc=',w:'594px',h:'399px',items:'1156538655',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>Super Tuesday at the Mallorca Open is in the books, and gone is Victoria Azarenka. After a solid first set, the Belorussian\u2019s serve faltered. That was all France\u2019s Caroline Garcia needed to take control of the match. Amanda Anisimova came through, but not without challenge. The #1 seed Angelique Kerber was pushed to three sets, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1838,"featured_media":16153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,69],"tags":[4130,3446,119,1412,6601,6602,1096,404,1900,2373,2369,3509],"class_list":["post-16148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wta","category-predictions","tag-ajla-tomljanovic","tag-alison-van-uytvanck","tag-anastasija-sevastova","tag-elise-mertens","tag-mallorca-open-2019","tag-mallorca-open-predictions","tag-ons-jabeur","tag-samantha-stosur","tag-sofia-kenin","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-yafan-wang"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1838"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}