{"id":27545,"date":"2020-09-03T15:01:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T19:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=27545"},"modified":"2020-09-03T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T18:38:59","slug":"us-open-day-5-womens-predictions-osaka-kostyuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/09\/03\/us-open-day-5-womens-predictions-osaka-kostyuk\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Marta Kostyuk"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have reached the third round of the US Open. Winners on Friday move on to the second week. Who will win? We here at LWOT will share our thoughts on all eight women’s matches. Four matches are in this article, and four are in a second article<\/a>. Predicting today’s matches are Tracey Essex, Andrew Watson, and Damian Kust.<\/p>\n

US Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Jennifer Brady vs Caroline Garcia<\/h4>\n

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Tracey:<\/em>
\nBrady is in fine form, taking the title at the Western & Southern Open last week. Add to that, the American eliminated any competition from compatriot CiCi Bellis in the second round, giving up only three games. Can she do the same against a motivated Garcia, who just knocked off the #1 seed<\/a> in straight sets? This is an intriguing match which should go the distance. But, Brady should be able to edge this out.
\nPrediction: Brady in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Andrew:<\/em>
\nBoth women won through in straight sets, albeit in slightly different ways. Garcia was the underdog but showed her true quality in defeating Karolina Pliskova in a second set tiebreak. Brady, meanwhile, was never remotely troubled in her all-American clash with CiCi Bellis. The Brady serve and forehand combination has been devastating for most of 2020 and if this continues then the Lexington champion has a real chance of success here.
\nPrediction: Brady in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nCaroline Garcia played some amazing tennis in her second-round match, blasting winners from all over the place to upset Karolina Pliskova. Even more impressive was her mental performance and the way she overcame a possible comeback attempt at the end of the second set. On current form, Brady is more dangerous than Pliskova though. The American is playing the best tennis of her life after the restart. If Garcia can repeat her Wednesday\u2019s performance, this could very well be the clash of the round. Still, Jennifer Brady has been showing that she can maintain her best level for a series of matches. Garcia, we\u2019re yet to see.
\nPrediction: Brady in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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