{"id":27272,"date":"2020-08-31T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=27272"},"modified":"2020-08-30T22:32:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T02:32:00","slug":"us-open-day-2-womens-predictions-venus-williams-muchova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/08\/31\/us-open-day-2-womens-predictions-venus-williams-muchova\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Venus Williams vs Karolina Muchova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US Open finishes off its first round on Tuesday. We at LWOT are here to predict as many of the matches as we can for you. In fact, we&#8217;re predicting 28 of the day&#8217;s 32 scheduled matches. Each set of predictions looks at four matches. That means that we have six more sets in addition to this one. One features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/08\/31\/us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-swiatek-kudermetova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iga Swiatek vs Veronika Kudermetova<\/a>, another headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/08\/31\/us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-anisimova-tomova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanda Anisimova vs Viktoriya Tomova<\/a>, the next features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/08\/31\/us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-konta-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johanna Konta vs Heather Watson<\/a>, one looks at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/08\/31\/us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-serena-williams-ahn\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serena Williams vs Kristie Ahn<\/a>, another headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/08\/31\/us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-azarenka-haas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victoria Azarenka vs Barbara Haas<\/a>, and the last features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2020\/08\/31\/us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-clijsters-alexandrova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kim Clijsters vs Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Tracey Essex, Jim Smith, and myself (Yesh Ginsburg).<\/p>\n<h2>US Open Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Lauren Davis vs Alize Cornet<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nLauren Davis always makes predicting an outcome challenging. An insanely hit or miss player, who can make the most difficult matches look easy and the easiest matches look difficult. Cornet is a veteran player who\u2019s been working on improving. Increasing the power behind her service and sharpening an already keen backhand has been impressive. If the Frenchwoman can use depth and power to the weak Davis forehand, we\u2019re in for a short lived match. If the Davis backhand sees a lot of play, Cornet will need to battle through this one. This is where Cornet\u2019s experience will prove itself.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Cornet in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nCornet comes into the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/us-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Open<\/a> in fine form, having stunned Sofia Kenin in the second round at the Western &#038; Southern Open. Davis did not have such a profitable week, losing her in the first round of qualifying to Ludmilla Samsonova. She won just five games in that match and it\u2019s hard to see her upending the Frenchwoman.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Cornet in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nCornet is in some of her best form right now, and Davis is not. Cornet would be the favorite here under most circumstances, and right now this should be an easy win.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Cornet in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"wuoZSWsgQwhXJhuB1Hy7FQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1268126212\" 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:'wuoZSWsgQwhXJhuB1Hy7FQ',sig:'uzavFMbNSph9lw5ZGQn20bvNQAG5LXSoubzGUUWEpec=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1268126212',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Maria Sakkari vs Stefanie Voegele<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nFitness and strength are Sakkari\u2019s true weapons. Her speed and movement allow her to keep so many balls in play, wearing down and fatiguing her opponents. It\u2019s the Grecian\u2019s momentary lapses filled with errant balls which open the door. While Vogele leads the head to head, there\u2019s no recent match play, so I give this stat little bearing on the outcome. It should be one way traffic from the #15 seed.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nSakkari was fairly comprehensively beaten by Johanna Konta in the quarterfinals in &#8220;Cincinnati,&#8221; but that defeat came after a memorable triumph over Serena Williams. The Greek may not be a title threat in New York, but she is a reliable performer and should be targeting the second week. Don\u2019t expect Voegele to stand in the way of that ambition for long.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nSakkari is in very good form right now, and is one of the best players in the world. I don&#8217;t expect Voegele to give her any trouble.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"hp2of5y1RvZbyf9127Gi3w\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1263724766\" 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:'hp2of5y1RvZbyf9127Gi3w',sig:'YjvbraaAcjuRDPY615I6zIqixx83qMsyIHWtn9L1xxI=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1263724766',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Margarita Gasparyan vs Monica Puig<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nMonica Puig is one of the grittiest players around. She can continue to fight in spite of all odds. Her lack of match play will be a detriment. Gasparyan comes into this match with two first round losses, in post pandemic play. Who\u2019ll shake off the rust quickest? Puig leads the head to head 2-1, with Garparyan\u2019s win coming after Puig retired. If Puig can quickly find her form, I expect she\u2019ll see the second round.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Puig in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nIt is hard to reconcile the Puig who stormed to a gold medal at the Rio Olympics with the seemingly listless player of the past few seasons. The Puerto Rican is just 26, however, so it is certainly too soon to write her off. She has also enjoyed the better of her rivalry with Gasparyan, beating her in similar conditions in New Haven two years ago. Expect her to come out on top again.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Puig in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nPuig is potentially one of the best in the world but is wildly inconsistent, which is very unfortunate for her. Still, she&#8217;s a better player than Gasparyan, even in her current form. The Puerto Rican should move on.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Puig in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"K5q-V3cIQU9Q5-Wm5XyJ-A\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1171573612\" 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:'K5q-V3cIQU9Q5-Wm5XyJ-A',sig:'FsdSqqv4bSdW7JTqFAcJb-xSvoBx-1-GoBz3Jps_ShM=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1171573612',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Karolina Muchova vs Venus Williams<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nVenus\u2019 new service motion isn\u2019t producing the desired result. The elder Williams sister is coming off a three-set, first round loss in &#8220;Cincinnati&#8221; where she served at 57%. Her serve was broken on five occasions. These are the stats which bode well for a deep run. Combine that with a Top 30 opponent whose fitness level far exceeds the 40-year-old Venus. Certainly, the former World #1 has the fight to push this to the decider, but I see Muchova chalking up the win.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Muchova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nThis is a tough match to call. Williams is never short of fight and gave Dayana Yastremska a stern examination in the first round at the Western &#038; Southern Open. But there is no escaping the fact that she is no longer the player she once was. Muchova, meanwhile, has not quite kicked on as one might have expected after reaching the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wimbledon<\/a> quarterfinals last year. But she is a solid top 30 player, with deft touch in and around the net. She should have just about enough to edge this one.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Muchova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesh:<\/em><br \/>\nI hate picking against Venus. I really do. She&#8217;s a legend of the game and deserves to be pulled for in every match. Looking at her recent play and Muchova&#8217;s skyrocketing talent over the past two years, it&#8217;s very hard to pick Venus in this one.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Muchova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Open finishes off its first round on Tuesday. We at LWOT are here to predict as many of the matches as we can for you. In fact, we&#8217;re predicting 28 of the day&#8217;s 32 scheduled matches. Each set of predictions looks at four matches. 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