{"id":32359,"date":"2021-02-08T01:01:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T06:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=32359"},"modified":"2021-02-08T01:17:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T06:17:17","slug":"australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-including-barty-vs-kovinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-including-barty-vs-kovinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Ash Barty vs Danka Kovinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jn8vp64t l9j0dhe7 hpfvmrgz\">\n<div class=\"lzcic4wl\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"gridcell\" data-scope=\"messages_table\" data-recover=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs g5ia77u1 ii04i59q\" data-testid=\"messenger_incoming_text_row\">\n<div class=\"l60d2q6s d1544ag0 sj5x9vvc tw6a2znq l9j0dhe7 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs qlfml3jp inkptoze e72ty7fz qmr60zad jm1wdb64 qv66sw1b ljqsnud1 g6srhlxm odn2s2vf\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Hopes for a home slam victory are pinned on Australian #1 Ash Barty, she starts her <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/australian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a> campaign against Danka Kovinic. As ever, we here at LWOT are making our picks for every match on the slate, including <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-muguruza-gasparyan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Garbine Muguruza vs Margarita Gasparyan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-kenin-inglis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sofia Kenin vs Maddison Inglis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-including-muchova-vs-ostapenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Karolina Muchova vs Jelena Ostapenko<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/07\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-including-pliskova-vs-paolini\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Karolina Pliskova vs Jasmine Paolini<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-including-bencic-vs-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Belinda Bencic vs Lauren Davis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-azarenka-pegula\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Victoria Azarenka vs Jessica Pegula<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-day-2-womens-predictions-mladenovic-sakkari\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kristina Mladenovic vs Maria Sakkari<\/a>. Our panel of Steen Kirby and Yesh Ginsburg offer their predictions.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Nadia Podoroska vs\u00a0 Christina McHale<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1300442012\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1300442012?et=sxTIYjmgTfJtNpfE4rn3aA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=RMSSuDGR0sV-7hiyh93jYYHCjlbOzBImUvrcuyne5mU=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Steen: Podoroska was good in warm up play and should be a clear fave against the pedestrian McHale. <strong>Podoroska in 2<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\">Yesh: Podoroska had her major breakthrough at the end of last year, and I expect her to keep rising, even against a powerful opponent. <strong>Podoroska in 2 <\/strong><\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Kaia Kanepi vs Anastasjia Sevastova<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1300756587\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1300756587?et=nlBPpFiNSN1C7XfJJswf0w&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=YRsfZZpHW1zvo7uImyiKCLjj_wTN5sPH_T1uNbcXtoM=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Steen: Former top 20 players who have slipped away from that ranking, Kanepi is coming off a final but fatigue will be a factor. Sevastova should have enough game to win this. <strong>Sevastova in 3<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\">Yesh: Kanepi just finally reached another WTA Tour final, but it&#8217;s harder to quickly recover the older you get, and Sevastova is a better player to boot. <strong>Sevastova in 2<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Ash Barty vs Danka Kovinic<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1230907903\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 56.228954% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1230907903?et=msbSdrMfSrZ010y3mriFMQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=ONh4Qvs8gF6WbGYGDbt4kgpqOWtECMIKRRrdv-6E6uw=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"334\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;4642&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Yesh: Barty is going to come here with the intention of blasting her way through the field and winning it all. Kovinic won&#8217;t stand in her way. <strong>Barty in 2<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Steen: Despite missing last season Barty has come back as a shotcaller. One of the tournament favourites, Kovinic is unlikely to pose enough of a challenge. <strong>Barty in 2<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"jn8vp64t l9j0dhe7 hpfvmrgz\">\n<div class=\"lzcic4wl\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"gridcell\" data-scope=\"messages_table\" data-recover=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs g5ia77u1 ii04i59q\" data-testid=\"messenger_incoming_text_row\">\n<div class=\"l60d2q6s d1544ag0 sj5x9vvc tw6a2znq l9j0dhe7 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs qlfml3jp inkptoze e72ty7fz qmr60zad jm1wdb64 qv66sw1b ljqsnud1 g6srhlxm odn2s2vf\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Daria Gavrilova vs Sara Sorribes Tormo<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1230908271\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1230908271?et=i2Jpv1ZeTMJoaKfLrFSbYA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=sqBP5NuPt8k6bd7SrIvkZl-TH7RUYXueez9T_Afyt_c=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\">Yesh: Gavrilova is ready to show herself in her home Slam. Sorribes Tormo is a good and consistent test, and it will show us where the Aussie is at. <strong>Gavrilova in 3<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Steen: Sorribes Tormo has been on a nice run of form, Gabrilova may be a bigger name and at home, but Sorribes Tormo is the safe pick. <strong>Sorribes Tormo in 2<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Main Photo:<\/div>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1300773481\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1300773481?et=JR3cdfnDTlJx09bx7o1vKQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=vllW-Z3ujraaB0A_gS7ptwUvd1QZlHcmm34y0j6_gm8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopes for a home slam victory are pinned on Australian #1 Ash Barty, she starts her Australian Open campaign against Danka Kovinic. 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