{"id":20046,"date":"2019-09-17T08:12:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T12:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=20046"},"modified":"2019-09-17T08:12:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T12:12:36","slug":"wta-pan-pacific-open-day-3-predictions-osaka-tomova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/09\/17\/wta-pan-pacific-open-day-3-predictions-osaka-tomova\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Pan Pacific Open Day 3 Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Viktoriya Tomova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 3 of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Osaka will feature half of the second round singles matches. Top seeds Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber will play their first matches, after byes in the opening round. Who do you think will prevail?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Pan Pacific Open Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Angelique Kerber vs Nicole Gibbs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>The German is on a five-match losing streak at this point, although she took a set in four of the encounters. Playing Gibbs might seem like a perfect opportunity to break it, but the American has advanced to the second round with three good straight-set wins and will have some arguments of her own. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2019\/05\/14\/nicole-gibbs-diagnosed-with-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gibbs<\/a> has a very solid all-round game and she will not hand the win over on a silver platter. Considering Kerber\u2019s disastrous form, we can sound the upset alert here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Gibbs in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TLkCX0oeSXR7jDt6W2hqxA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1170574978\" 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:'TLkCX0oeSXR7jDt6W2hqxA',sig:'X3uphqZAGFqC8MEj4jKJaBlQK-AOWQTWpJHzY2EpfUc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1170574978',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Madison Keys vs Zarina Diyas<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Keys 1-0<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakh did very well to get through qualifying and defeat Monica Puig with the loss of just three games. However, Keys has been on a great run since Cincinnati. Diyas shouldn\u2019t have any weapons to harm her and in the match against Kasatkina, the American was at her blasting best.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Keys in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"0kz0oE7vQg9gNwf_AsRQbQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1171610690\" 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:'0kz0oE7vQg9gNwf_AsRQbQ',sig:'A6xxIsc1jQBDy1PrNvgA7nWTlvN_gf4tE5b9u-5F-0Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1171610690',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Su-Wei Hsieh vs Elise Mertens<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> 1-1<\/p>\n<p>Su-Wei defeated Garbine Muguruza, saving a match point on her serve. Mertens benefited from Anastasija Sevastova\u2019s late withdrawal and was too good for lucky loser Whitney Osuigwe. The Belgian hits a very clean ball but that might not help her against Hsieh\u2019s uncanny technique. This one should be dependant on how often the Taiwanese finds her flat two-handed shots. Faster conditions should help.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Hsieh in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4fAIZpdyT1N-soD2dgHZAg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1167191781\" 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:'4fAIZpdyT1N-soD2dgHZAg',sig:'kbfNWqJLoqb7JYwHnRDaQ_zutvNu2Uho-475VHcPUcs=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1167191781',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Naomi Osaka vs Viktoriya Tomova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>A good draw for the World No.4 in her first tournament since the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Open<\/a> disappointment. Tomova has already played nine sets of tennis here. The Bulgarian can hit the ball very hard, yet there\u2019s no way she will be consistent enough to contest Osaka. Playing in her hometown might put a bit of pressure on the Japanese but this should be a walk in the park.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Osaka in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 3 of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Osaka will feature half of the second round singles matches. Top seeds Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber will play their first matches, after byes in the opening round. Who do you think will prevail? 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