{"id":17412,"date":"2019-07-14T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T21:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=17412"},"modified":"2019-07-15T14:24:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T18:24:23","slug":"brd-bucharest-open-day-1-predictions-tamara-zidansek-vs-kaja-juvan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/14\/brd-bucharest-open-day-1-predictions-tamara-zidansek-vs-kaja-juvan\/","title":{"rendered":"BRD Bucharest Open Day 1 Predictions \u2013 Including Tamara Zidansek vs Kaja Juvan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth edition of the BRD Bucharest Open offers a great field of capable clay courters. Certainly an adjustment after the rigors of grass court play, Monday starts with the second seed Viktoria Kuzmova in action. Here\u2019s a look at four opening round matches and predictions for who will move on to the second round of the Bucharest Open.<\/p>\n<h2>BRD Bucharest Open Day 1 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Dalila Jakupovic vs Viktoria Kuzmova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Jakupovic 1-2 Kuzmova<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old Slovakian comes into Bucharest as the #2 seed. Kuzmova hasn\u2019t had a spectacular clay court result in 2019. Perhaps it\u2019s no so much her level of play but the tough draw in Pairs, Rome and Madrid. It takes some top talent to bounce Kuzmova. Compatriot Dalila Jakupovic hasn\u2019t had much success on any surface. It\u2019s doubtful the veteran Jakupovic can find a path through the up and coming Kuzmova.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction:\u00a0Kuzmova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"iXOHvIeXRY1dRhm4sz-95Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1146422078\" 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:'iXOHvIeXRY1dRhm4sz-95Q',sig:'5K4oo8fepiP-Qg3h-zRFgMBw33MWbepL5C-R9tng3Ew=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1146422078',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Anhelina Kalinina vs Laura Siegemund<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Kalinina 1-0 Siegemund (Challenger)<\/p>\n<p>Anhelina Kalinina has a win over Laura Siegemund, though I can\u2019t say it means much. Their previous meeting was at a Challenger, and Monday\u2019s clash will be the first meeting at pro level. Siegemund is hoping to further her 2018 Budapest quarterfinal result. Yet the German\u2019s 9-7 record on clay this year, isn\u2019t really a confidence building stat. Kalinina had a couple of good results in June, claiming the title in Prerov at an ITF level tourney. It\u2019s a big ask for Kalinina to find the gameplan that can dismantle the number six seed, Siegemund. I expect a few interesting rallies, some hard fought points, but Siegemund should be moving on to the second round.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction:\u00a0Siegemund in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"P3Xui3A5QvtjeUpXackX-Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1151804994\" 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:'P3Xui3A5QvtjeUpXackX-Q',sig:'jkskduvOxuKMZii8Rimnlt2HHy3ZQrKnf5yS95V5Jbw=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1151804994',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tamara Zidansek vs Kaja Juvan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> Zidansek 1-0 Juvan (Challenger)<\/p>\n<p>The only meeting between countrywomen Tamara Zidansek and Kaja Juvan was a semifinal clash at Bol, Croatia\u2019s Challenger. It took three sets before Zidansek punched her ticket to the final where she defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo. An impressive result when you consider the 21-year-old had to play her way through Voegele and Bacsinszky. Zidansek is the number four seed in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p>Kaja Juvan can really impress. Yet, the 18-year-old cannot yet consistently turn in those performance. The younger Slovenian was able to steal a set from Serena Williams at <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wimbledon<\/a>. A genuine accomplishment in which she had many believing she could beat Serena. It\u2019s that lack of consistency which eventually cost her that match. It\u2019s safe to say Juvan is a future threat \u2013 but just not there yet.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction:\u00a0Zidansek in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"AaIOEG2CT6lAHbFANzy4ew\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1152208113\" 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:'AaIOEG2CT6lAHbFANzy4ew',sig:'OptZs_9LGnnEW4zO03JacNsj8KI_qgNp-qS8KT-G4zU=',w:'594px',h:'374px',items:'1152208113',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Bethanie Mattek-Sands vs Ysaline Bonaventure<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Bethanie Mattek-Sands is 0-3 in singles competition this year. After a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2018\/03\/16\/bethanie-mattek-sands-return-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">horrific knee injury<\/a> requiring multiple surgeries, Mattek-Sands will attempt to regain her singles form after not having played a match since <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/australian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melbourne<\/a> in January 2019. The American played Wimbledon in both womens and mixed doubles. Not an impressive result, but Mattek-Sands moved well. The knee injury seems behind her and she looks to be ready to complete. This will be Mattek-Sands\u2019 first clay court match of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Ysaline Bonaventure has a 6-5 record on clay. The majority of those wins were in qualifiers, followed by a first round loss. Last year in Bucharest, Bonaventure lost her opening round bid 7-6, 6-1 to Maryna Zanevska. The Belgium woman will find Mattek-Sands power, heavy serve and unpredictable play challenging, and most likely, impossible to overcome<br \/>\n<em>Prediction:\u00a0Mattek-Sands in two<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Mattek-Sands withdrew before her match and was replaced in the draw by Tereza Mrdeza.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Dmuvf05-RYJJCzK0uis6kw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1083462520\" 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:'Dmuvf05-RYJJCzK0uis6kw',sig:'EvZ-DE9X2z6cwsEHONFqWpEXvdO3Jvh6ZJMUEqIbEf4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1083462520',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 sixth edition of the BRD Bucharest Open offers a great field of capable clay courters. Certainly an adjustment after the rigors of grass court play, Monday starts with the second seed Viktoria Kuzmova in action. Here\u2019s a look at four opening round matches and predictions for who will move on to the second round [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1838,"featured_media":17431,"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":[7207,7206,67,7209,7210,7211,4624,7208,6217,460,3501,7205,2373,2369,4798,4569],"class_list":["post-17412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wta","category-predictions","tag-anhelina-kalinina-vs-laura-siegemund-prediction","tag-anhellina-kalinina","tag-bethanie-mattek-sands","tag-brd-bucharest-open","tag-bucharest-open-2019","tag-bucharest-open-predictions","tag-dalila-jakupovic","tag-dalila-jakupovic-vs-viktoria-kuzmova-prediction","tag-kaja-juvan","tag-laura-siegemund","tag-tamara-zidansek","tag-tamara-zidansek-vs-kaja-juvan-prediction","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-viktoria-kuzmova","tag-ysaline-bonaventure"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17412","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=17412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}