{"id":16595,"date":"2019-07-01T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=16595"},"modified":"2019-07-01T11:29:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T15:29:39","slug":"wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-maria-sharapova-vs-pauline-parmentier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-maria-sharapova-vs-pauline-parmentier\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions&#8211;Including Maria Sharapova vs Pauline Parmentier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday will complete the first round at The Championships, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wimbledon<\/a>. What should we look forward to on Day 2? Anything can happen, and we&#8217;re here at LWOT to try to predict it for you. For Day 2, we will predict 16 matches. This article contains four of them, and we also have three more sets of predictions for you. (One features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-amanda-anisimova-vs-sorana-cirstea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Amanda Anisimova vs Sorana Cirstea<\/a>, the second headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-serena-williams-vs-giulia-gatto-monticone\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Serena Williams vs Giulia Gatto-Monticone<\/a>, and the third features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-donna-vekic-vs-alison-riske\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Donna Vekic vs Alison Riske<\/a>.) Predicting Day 2 matches for you are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), Jim Smith, and Tracey Essex.<\/p>\n<h2>Wimbledon Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Belinda Bencic vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nIt is sometimes easy to forget that Bencic is still just 22, so long has she been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/11\/01\/what-happened-to-belinda-bencic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a feature in the top tier<\/a> of the women\u2019s game. Wimbledon has not been her happiest hunting ground, but she has twice reached the second week, including last year. And having put together an impressive, if slightly inconsistent year, she should be targeting another good run this year. Against Pavlyuchenkova she will need to be at her best, but if she is she will win.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bencic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nThere are few players who can go toe to toe against a red-hot Belinda Bencic. It\u2019s obvious the Swiss can play well on grass, making a run to the final at the Mallorca Open. This feisty competitor will find a way through Pavlyuchenkova. And, if she\u2019s cleaned up her errant serve, Bencic can find a way through most anyone. I expect a deep run for the Swiss at Wimbledon.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bencic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nThis is a rough draw for Bencic. The Swiss spent a few years not quite at her top level, but she seems to have picked it up since then. She&#8217;s still looking for her first Slam semifinal, but don&#8217;t expect it to come here. If she&#8217;s not careful, she won&#8217;t even reach the second round here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Pavlyuchenkova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ppMcHZUESsxnIIGF_5YpXw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/994555270\" 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:'ppMcHZUESsxnIIGF_5YpXw',sig:'sysxPHT5T2yyz5rE0s52dFflWIWUnIcoQFw9G00tyQs=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'994555270',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Harriet Dart vs Christina McHale<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nThe wild card Dart, making her second appearance at Wimbledon, looks to have a bright future in the game and the experience of playing at the Championships will surely only aid in her development. But the qualifier McHale has that bit more experience than the young Briton and will be match-tough after coming through the qualifying. That should combine to give her a decisive edge.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: McHale in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nHarriet Dart will definitely have the home field advantage. The crowd certainly loves the Brits, and that will help Dart raise her game. A motivated and supported Dart should be able to bounce the qualifier Christina McHale.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Dart in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nDart is looked at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2018\/10\/09\/harriet-dart-short-term-goal-is-to-get-top-100-as-fast-as-i-can\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">as the potential future<\/a> for British women&#8217;s tennis. She hasn&#8217;t quite had it as easy as some would expect. Still, she enjoys the grass and plays well in front of a home crowd. That should be enough to edge by the American McHale, who enjoys the grass herself.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Dart in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"iamXEQf9TtJ8_Qbywxn1Sw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/989645616\" 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:'iamXEQf9TtJ8_Qbywxn1Sw',sig:'zgQMFeXS5ZKvBxu_Cw_Vpb_-QqvJXHTY3VXads1a9z8=',w:'594px',h:'412px',items:'989645616',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Kiki Bertens vs Mandy Minella<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nAfter the twin disappointments of being <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/29\/french-open-day-4-title-favorite-bertens-retires-after-four-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">forced to retire in Paris<\/a> with injury before falling just short on the grass in Rosmalen, it\u2019s uncertain where Bertens; head will be at in south-west London. She is also not the most natural grass courter. That said, she has been having an excellent year on all three surfaces. Expect her to prove too strong for Switzerland\u2019s Minella.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bertens in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nA finalist in \u2018S-Hertogenbosch and a semifinalist in Eastbourne, Kiki Bertens is definitely an in form grass courter. This should be an easy day at the office for Bertens.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bertens in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s hard to know precisely what type of form Bertens is in right now. She looked fine in the Netherlands, though, which means she should be okay here. As long as she&#8217;s healthy, expect minimal trouble for Bertens in this match.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bertens in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"0uGa5pYAS1Blj8smz4va4Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1070729558\" 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:'0uGa5pYAS1Blj8smz4va4Q',sig:'QU-0MO7fEi-rxR9iM-D6d_vnTUZqKRh9wbGqdUjqWOc=',w:'594px',h:'406px',items:'1070729558',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Maria Sharapova vs Pauline Parmentier<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nSharapova, despite some good results, has been something of a shadow of her former self since <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/04\/26\/maria-sharapova-wins-first-match-back-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">returning from a WADA ban<\/a> in 2017, in part due to injuries. But those good results illustrate the enduring quality of the Russian. She should feel confident about her chances of overpowering the veteran Parmentier and rightly so.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sharapova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nFrance\u2019s Pauline Parmentier hasn\u2019t had a great 2019, and I don\u2019t see it getting much better. Despite a wonky serve which can go off the rails at any moment, Maria Sharapova is a fierce competitor who digs deep to bring in a win. In the early rounds of a grass tournament, the Russian is going to come through. She may win ugly, but she\u2019ll win.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sharapova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nWe haven&#8217;t really seen a consistent and healthy Sharapova since her ban a few years ago. When she is healthy, though, she can still beat anyone, on any surface. Grass is her favorite, though, so expect a good performance from her at SW19.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sharapova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"MFGMtRzSTVNcoBZd1cXgyQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/990927294\" 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:'MFGMtRzSTVNcoBZd1cXgyQ',sig:'_gHhW7nnBLBtSqsO-Vum6OHjSua5N7Vvpg4wcaP-UQY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'990927294',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>Tuesday will complete the first round at The Championships, Wimbledon. What should we look forward to on Day 2? Anything can happen, and we&#8217;re here at LWOT to try to predict it for you. For Day 2, we will predict 16 matches. This article contains four of them, and we also have three more sets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1601,"featured_media":16608,"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":[4,69,6],"tags":[269,266,6880,471,1224,6881,407,6882,5331,894,6883,486,2373,2369,6875,3267],"class_list":["post-16595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wta","category-predictions","category-wimbledon","tag-anastasia-pavlyuchenkova","tag-belinda-bencic","tag-belinda-bencic-vs-anastasia-pavlyuchenkova-prediction","tag-christina-mchale","tag-harriet-dart","tag-harriet-dart-vs-christina-mchale-prediction","tag-kiki-bertens","tag-kiki-bertens-vs-mandy-minella-prediction","tag-mandy-minella","tag-maria-sharapova","tag-maria-sharapova-vs-pauline-parmentier-prediction","tag-pauline-parmentier","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-wimbledon-day-1-predictions","tag-wimbledon-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16595","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\/1601"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}