{"id":18037,"date":"2019-07-28T22:24:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T02:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=18037"},"modified":"2019-07-28T22:24:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T02:24:52","slug":"mubadala-silicon-valley-open-predictions-including-coco-vandeweghe-vs-maria-bouzkova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/28\/mubadala-silicon-valley-open-predictions-including-coco-vandeweghe-vs-maria-bouzkova\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Mubadala Silicon Valley Open Day 1 Predictions \u2013 Including CoCo Vandeweghe vs Maria Bouzkova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Jose State University will play host to the Silicon Valley Open starting tomorrow. Two time champion Venus Williams accepted a wildcard into the event, along with compatriots CoCo Vandeweghe and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Harmony Tan, Kristie Ahn and Mayo Hibi secured main draw spots winning their qualifier matches today. Timea Babos was up 5-2 when\u00a0Liang\u00a0En-shuo retired. Garbine Muguruza withdrew with a leg injury which hampered her <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wimbledon<\/a> bid.<\/p>\n<p>The Silicon Valley Open has a strong field of contenders this year. Here&#8217;s a look at the opening day matches and the best guesses on who will punch their ticket for the second round.<\/p>\n<h2>Silicon Valley Open Day 1 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Carla Suarez Navarro vs Magda Linette<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Carla Suarez Navarro doesn\u2019t give away a lot of free points. The Spaniard makes her opponents work for their wins. The #6 seed starts against the unpredictable Magda Linette. Poland\u2019s Linette can create some surprising upsets with her ability to work her way into even the strongest servers\u2019 games. This won\u2019t be an easy go for the Spaniard, and I expect some long rallies. But the consistency of Suarez Navarro will most likely wear down Linette.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Suarez Navarro in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Upz00YrfSi511vTIcCvD3w\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1152019959\" 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:'Upz00YrfSi511vTIcCvD3w',sig:'U1s80Ir-JbZdu35w9kqgvu9h8xh-Hltu81qS1_VLfmM=',w:'418px',h:'594px',items:'1152019959',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 Kristie Ahn<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kristie Ahn arrived in the main draw through qualifiers, winning both matches in straight sets. But, Tomljanovic is a formidable opponent &#8211; a very tough first round draw for Ahn. Tomljanovic has had some difficulty with her service, with far too many double faults. But, the rest of the Aussie\u2019s game is solid and she should have little trouble exiting the American.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Tomljanovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"uccXNy5oRpdyb8SHJKtnzQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1155895707\" 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:'uccXNy5oRpdyb8SHJKtnzQ',sig:'bvZWw8uCJurdIeg_rz9F8osLw_62xDgeDGo7cLRan5U=',w:'594px',h:'403px',items:'1155895707',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Maria Sakkari<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Alexandrova 0-2 Sakkari<\/p>\n<p>Maria Sakkari will be looking for another deep run in San Jose. Her title quest was thwarted by Mihaela Buzarnescu last year. The Grecian starts her campaign against the hard hitting Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova. Fortunately, Sakkari absorbs pace well and can cleverly redirect. This is a dangerous match for Sakkari, as Alexandrova tends to play her best on the hard courts and would like nothing better than to bounce the #7 seed for a second round appearance. Sakkari will have a bit of a battle here, but should be able to get through the Russian.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"mow6MjDcS2FySaBYHvy-ug\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1156720814\" 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:'mow6MjDcS2FySaBYHvy-ug',sig:'JNl_zioxBf4BnDWxDilNdAzNjjjwszdL1Vgkk62cOU4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1156720814',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Marie Bouzkova vs CoCo Vandeweghe<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Receiving a wild card, CoCo Vandeweghe will make her return to the WTA tour in San Jose. Ankle and foot injuries have kept the feisty American out of action since October 2018. It\u2019s a good sign that Vandeweghe played for the San Diego Aviators in last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/03\/11\/world-teamtennis-draft-takes-place-tuesday-march-12-at-indian-wells\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">World TeamTennis<\/a> match. Yet, it will be a struggle to regain her form after being sidelined for nearly a year.<\/p>\n<p>Bouzkova is coming off an ITF title run in Kazakhstan, a confidence boost as she starts her campaign for her first WTA title. It will be important for the Czech to capitalize on Vandeweghe\u2019s second serve. CoCo is a strong server, but should have some fits and starts after a year away \u2013 and, that will be Bouzkova\u2019s opening. A healthy and in-form Vandeweghe would have little difficulty knocking out the Czech. It\u2019s doubtful CoCo\u2019s game will be at 100%. Not an easy day at the office for either, but Bouzkova has nothing to lose and will play with freedom.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bouzkova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"6zgWuRCCQ0lQ4RSTM7SpxQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/941475278\" 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:'6zgWuRCCQ0lQ4RSTM7SpxQ',sig:'OLiwCh_ui4tpECxHrnik-5hWffDtxuRneHnuQtNASHw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'941475278',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Daria Kasatkina<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s impossible to figure out what Kasatkina will do from one match to the next when her serve is as unpredictable as she is. Year to date, Kasatkina has served 22 aces. Not a bad stat, but the 100 double faults simply give too many free points to hungry opponents. It\u2019s really difficult to string together a few wins when the Russian\u2019s serve is broke 50% of the time. If Kasatkina could fix that troublesome portion of her game, we\u2019d see the 22-year-old jump back up to her Top 10 ranking achieved in October 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Buzarnescu\u2019s form is a long way from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2018\/06\/24\/the-story-of-mihaela-buzarnescu-from-the-brink-of-retirement-to-the-worlds-top-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">World #20 player<\/a> of last year, now close to dropping out of the Top 100. The Romanian is undoubtedly talent \u2013 she pushed the 2019 Wimbledon <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/13\/halep-upsets-williams-win-wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">champion Simona Halep<\/a> to a decider in the third round in London. Another case of unpredictability and inconsistency. Buzarnescu is the defending champion at this tournament and I expect she\u2019ll bring her A game in her campaign for her second Silicon Valley title.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Buzarnescu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"k3jKuyasRmBX8pMmNqUitg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1083462370\" 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:'k3jKuyasRmBX8pMmNqUitg',sig:'qX6zDPXXqO8RJzvWdXnKCkT-pyQqx6J36JzNiu902Fs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1083462370',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Disagree with our Silicon Valley Open predictions? As always, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Jose State University will play host to the Silicon Valley Open starting tomorrow. Two time champion Venus Williams accepted a wildcard into the event, along with compatriots CoCo Vandeweghe and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Harmony Tan, Kristie Ahn and Mayo Hibi secured main draw spots winning their qualifier matches today. Timea Babos was up 5-2 when\u00a0Liang\u00a0En-shuo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1838,"featured_media":18040,"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":[4130,7651,7655,80,430,416,4184,7652,1228,3541,305,6173,7653,3224,7654,7647,7650,7656],"class_list":["post-18037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wta","category-predictions","tag-ajla-tomljanovic","tag-ajla-tomljanovic-vs-kristie-ahn-prediction","tag-carla-suarez-navarro-vs-magda-linette-prediction","tag-carla-suarez-navarro","tag-coco-vandeweghe","tag-daria-kasatkina","tag-ekaterina-alexandrova","tag-ekaterina-alexandrova-vs-maria-sakkari-prediction","tag-kristie-ahn","tag-magda-linette","tag-maria-sakkari","tag-marie-bouzkova","tag-marie-bouzkova-vs-coco-vandeweghe-prediction","tag-mihaela-buzarnescu","tag-mihaela-buzarnescu-vs-daria-kasatkina-prediction","tag-mubadala-silicon-valley-open","tag-silicon-valley-open-2019-predictions","tag-wta-san-jose-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18037","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=18037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}