{"id":18335,"date":"2019-08-05T18:26:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T22:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=18335"},"modified":"2019-08-05T18:52:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T22:52:50","slug":"toronto-rogers-cup-day-2-predictions-azarenka-giorgi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/08\/05\/toronto-rogers-cup-day-2-predictions-azarenka-giorgi\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Toronto Rogers Cup Day \u00a02 Predictions \u2013 Including Victoria Azarenka vs Camila Giorgi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 at the Rogers Cup in Toronto brings another round of top tier talent. In action will be the Silicon Valley Classic champion Zheng Saisai. Winning her maiden title on the WTA tour should invigorate China\u2019s Zheng creating a troublesome opening round for Germany\u2019s Tatjana Maria. Also in action is the Washington Citi Open finalist Camila Giorgi taking on the form finding Victoria Azarenka. Here are four of the opening round matches and predictions for who will move on to Round 2 in Toronto, Canada. And don&#8217;t worry, we have predictions for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/08\/05\/wta-toronto-rogers-cup-day-2-predictions-bouchard-andreescu\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">even more<\/a> Toronto <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/08\/05\/toronto-rogers-cup-day-2-predictions-azarenka-giorgi\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Day 2<\/a> matches.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Toronto Rogers Cup Day \u00a02 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Zhang Shuai vs Anastasija Sevastova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Zhang 1-3 Sevastova<\/p>\n<p>Anastasija Sevastova had a solid clay court season but this is a different surface. Zhang already has a few hard court matches under her belt, including Montreal qualifiers to earn this main draw spot. The Latvian is a solid contender with significantly more weapons that the consistent Zhang. And, I think that\u2019ll make the difference in the match outcome. Sevastova moves on to the second round.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sevastova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gPWMZvnYQ1BvCcS-QXbb8g\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1157570072\" 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:'gPWMZvnYQ1BvCcS-QXbb8g',sig:'HP2gwl-uB0KemHANtTZsydKEiRYZZsjWwQqNDM0zJFc=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1157570072',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Iga Swiatek vs Ajla Tomljanovic<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Iga Swiatek made her way into the main draw with two commanding wins in qualifiers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/30\/iga-swiatek-on-the-cusp-of-french-open-breakthrough\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">young Pole<\/a> is a capable player and her name is tossed around when talking about the cadre of teenagers making their mark on the WTA tour. While Tomljanovic is the favorite, I don\u2019t think it will be quite that straightforward. I expect the teenager to make some inroads on the Aussie\u2019s game, pushing it to a decider. But, eventually Tomljanovic comes through.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Tomljanovic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"N7QyovD4SFhwRHoUlkmvUw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1156544617\" 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:'N7QyovD4SFhwRHoUlkmvUw',sig:'FTWGrgYIBYbWnCtu2bsSQU4we7ormkLhn0N51wJP-mg=',w:'594px',h:'403px',items:'1156544617',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Zheng Saisai vs Tatjana Maria<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>After Zheng\u2019s run in San Jose, I simply cannot pick against her. Full of confidence, the 25-year-old Chinese is finally realizing her potential. She\u2019ll be playing a different style opponent. Maria plays with the same guile and craft as does Zheng. But, Zheng\u2019s ability to get so many balls in play and with intention, it\u2019s hard to see Maria really challenging this rankings climber.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Zheng in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"zXeGz51CR0lrF8A8xHwfgA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1166117151\" 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:'zXeGz51CR0lrF8A8xHwfgA',sig:'-jm_eEMo1fkqUoBx1aTBiR1joCBoOTP-0dZfvzsZeFc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1166117151',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Victoria Azarenka vs Camila Giorgi<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Azarenka 0-2 Giorgi<\/p>\n<p>The head to head doesn\u2019t bode well for Azarenka, as she\u2019s yet to defeat Italy\u2019s Camila Giorgi. Yet, Azarenka\u2019s form is returning, even though the serve continues to be a sore spot. Giorgi is coming off a finals appearance in Washington while Azarenka was an early exit in San Jose. Don\u2019t count out the Belorussian as she is very capable of opening round victories. I think the points will be relatively short as both will look to end the point long before the opportunity allows. But, it\u2019s Azarenka who will have a bit more patience and craft to the points.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Azarenka in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"tzoecezeTpNddkqsX46arQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1146938775\" 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:'tzoecezeTpNddkqsX46arQ',sig:'pnu1blxIECdCv400G1ZasQPhUCpEE3L3Bx9I7Xxp4WY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1146938775',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>Day 2 at the Rogers Cup in Toronto brings another round of top tier talent. In action will be the Silicon Valley Classic champion Zheng Saisai. Winning her maiden title on the WTA tour should invigorate China\u2019s Zheng creating a troublesome opening round for Germany\u2019s Tatjana Maria. Also in action is the Washington Citi Open [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1838,"featured_media":18340,"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":[69],"tags":[4130,119,251,4315,7885,7850,2255,2373,2369,393,7887,7860,6218,7884,4939,7886],"class_list":["post-18335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","tag-ajla-tomljanovic","tag-anastasija-sevastova","tag-camila-giorgi","tag-iga-swiatek","tag-iga-swiatek-vs-ajla-tomljanovic-prediction","tag-rogers-cup-predictions","tag-tatjana-maria","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-victoria-azarenka","tag-victoria-azarenka-vs-camila-giorgi-prediction","tag-wta-toronto-predictions","tag-zhang-shuai","tag-zhang-shuai-vs-anastasija-sevastova-prediction","tag-zheng-saisai","tag-zheng-saisai-vs-tatjana-maria-prediction"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18335","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=18335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}