{"id":23456,"date":"2020-01-22T01:04:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T06:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=23456"},"modified":"2020-01-22T00:51:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T05:51:51","slug":"australian-open-day-4-womens-predictions-swiatek-suarez-navarro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/01\/22\/australian-open-day-4-womens-predictions-swiatek-suarez-navarro\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open Day 4 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Carla Suarez Navarro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Day 4 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/australian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Open<\/a> on Thursday in Melbourne. The second round wraps up, and we at LWOT are predicting every match of the day for you. This set of predictions looks at four matches. We also have three more sets, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/01\/22\/australian-open-day-4-predictions-svitolina-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elina Svitolina vs Lauren Davis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/01\/22\/australian-open-day-4-predictions-muguruza-tomljanovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garbine Muguruza vs Ajla Tomljanovic<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/01\/22\/australian-open-day-4-predictions-bencic-ostapenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belinda Bencic vs Jelena Ostapenko<\/a>. Predicting today are Damian Kust, myself (Yesh Ginsburg), and Steen Kirby.<\/p>\n<h2>Australian Open Day 4 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Heather Watson vs Elise Mertens<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nTwo in-form players will collide in the second round here. Heather Watson has won a couple of close matches lately, piling up confidence before the Australian Open. But it\u2019s the 24-year-old Belgian who gave a brutal beating to Danka Kovinic in the first round that will come into this clash as a favorite. Mertens was in the semifinals here two years ago and clearly really enjoys the conditions Down Under.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Mertens in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nWatson surprised me last round, and she might do the same again. She&#8217;s not quite playing at the same level as Mertens is, but she can dig deeper and pull out a tight match.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Watson in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Steen:<\/em><br \/>\nWatson is playing well and she just beat Mertens recently. Things are setup for a solid win here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Watson in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"v3gujKDoQ_ltV3BZCWVTYw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1201079030\" 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:'v3gujKDoQ_ltV3BZCWVTYw',sig:'AepnkgQpZxfnFFd0MAdawA_hoUnJllleoqQSecZkvEk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1201079030',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Anett Kontaveit<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nSorribes Tormo usually does her best on clay but she\u2019s been playing a lot of hard court matches recently and is clearly developing towards the right direction. But this one probably goes to Kontaveit, who eased through a potentially tricky matchup with Astra Sharma in the first round and should be able to pull through an opponent that has never progressed past that stage before.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kontaveit in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nThis match shouldn&#8217;t be too tough. Kontaveit is in better form and better on faster courts.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kontaveit in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Steen:<\/em><br \/>\nKontaveit owns the head-to-head record, is ranked higher, and better on this surface. An upset is unlikely.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kontaveit in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BMyuk0WbQDFFDR8LLvzz4Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1201056325\" 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:'BMyuk0WbQDFFDR8LLvzz4Q',sig:'u_u1YvivvhtFLWVGE6GBqxJaJR3xOrPgQg0z3fQbaI8=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1201056325',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Taylor Townsend<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nTaylor Townsend is one of the most exciting ladies to watch, making use of her net skills abilities a lot and employing tactics that are used by pretty much nobody else. This can do her a lot of good against a hard-hitting baseliner like Pavlyuchenkova, who thrives when she can tune in her huge shots. Victory won\u2019t come easy but I\u2019ll take the American to produce the slight upset and outwit her opponent.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Townsend in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll say the same thing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/01\/20\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-bertens-begu\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I said last round<\/a>. Townsend&#8217;s serve-and-volley is unique on the women&#8217;s tour and can give fits to players who aren&#8217;t used to it.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Townsend in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Steen:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"vnc8GhGGR6Bdh4R8mSaCyg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1201076521\" 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:'vnc8GhGGR6Bdh4R8mSaCyg',sig:'76gIA5JI8rvHg56GyUPohIlljCw1ZC41w9mNw6-s01A=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1201076521',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 Carla Suarez Navarro<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nPlaying her last Australian Open, Suarez Navarro snapped a five-match losing streak defeating Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday. The Spaniard benefited from her opponent\u2019s 58 unforced errors. Swiatek certainly won\u2019t give her that many opportunities. The Pole will only be playing her second game since the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Open<\/a> and was absolutely relentless in attack while she dismantled Timea Babos in the first round.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nSuarez Navarro is fun to watch and see how she works her opponents around the court, but it&#8217;s hard to see how she&#8217;ll not get hit the ball off the court by the Pole here. Swiatek should cruise as long as she keeps the ball in the court.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Steen:<\/em><br \/>\nSuarez Navarro is a wily veteran but she&#8217;s been out of form. Swiatek should be a bit more comfortable here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Swiatek in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Day 4 of the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne. The second round wraps up, and we at LWOT are predicting every match of the day for you. This set of predictions looks at four matches. 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