{"id":16619,"date":"2019-06-30T11:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=16619"},"modified":"2019-06-30T11:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T15:33:46","slug":"wimbledon-day-1-womens-predictions-including-elina-svitolina-vs-daria-gavrilova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/30\/wimbledon-day-1-womens-predictions-including-elina-svitolina-vs-daria-gavrilova\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 1 Women’s Predictions–Including Elina Svitolina vs Daria Gavrilova"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most important tennis tournament of the year begins on Monday. It’s Wimbledon<\/a>, from SW19 in London. What does Day 1 have in store? Expect plenty of action, and we’re here at LWOT to try to predict it. For Day 1, we will be focusing on 16 matches. This article will contain four of them, and we also have three other sets of predictions. (One features Naomi Osaka vs Yulia Putintseva<\/a>, the second headlines Venus Williams vs Cori Gauff<\/a>, and the third features Alize Cornet vs Victoria Azarenka<\/a>.) Predicting Day 1 matches for you are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), David Adair, and Tracey Essex.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 1 Women’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Danielle Collins vs Zarina Diyas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tracey:<\/em>
\nIn 2015, Diyas played well enough to have the great Maria Sharapova a bit nervous. Surely, it didn\u2019t turn out the way Diyas had hoped and she did lose 6-4 6-4. But, it shows the Kazakhstan has skills on the grass. And, while she may make Collins uncomfortable from time to time, the American will take this match in straight sets.
\nPrediction: Collins in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

David:<\/em>
\n25-year-old Kazakh Zarina Diyas has given herself game time on the grass by electing to play in the ITF Manchester event that she won in 2017. This year, she reached the final, only to just miss out against Poland\u2019s Magda Linette. She didn\u2019t drop a set in qualifying for Eastbourne, but just did not have the answers against a precise Lesia Tsurenko in the first round. American Danielle Collins is at her most dangerous when you think she isn\u2019t dangerous. Collins only turned out at Eastbourne and promptly withdrew 5-0 down in the first round, first set against Yulia Putintseva. Diyas should add to her 2017 Tokyo straight sets win over Collins with another one here.
\nPrediction: Diyas in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nCollins has been a revelation these past two years. Her Australian Open<\/a> run is something she’ll want to emulate<\/a> on a surface that again suits her game.
\nPrediction: Collins in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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