{"id":38165,"date":"2021-06-28T15:01:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T19:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=38165"},"modified":"2021-06-28T10:54:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T14:54:46","slug":"wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-serena-williams-sasnovich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-serena-williams-sasnovich\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Serena Williams vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 of Wimbledon is one of the two busiest days in tennis. 64 women will compete in 32 matches to move on to the second round. We here at LWOT will be predicting all of them for you, split between eight articles. In addition to this article, the other seven feature <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-krejcikova-tauson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Barbora Krejcikova vs Clara Tauson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-barty-suarez-navarro\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ashleigh Barty vs Carla Suarez Navarro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-azarenka-kozlova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Victoria Azarenka vs Kateryna Kozlova<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-kerber-stojanovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Angelique Kerber vs Nina Stojanovic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-gauff-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Coco Gauff vs Francesca Jones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-ostapenko-fernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jelena Ostapenko vs Leylah Annie Fernandez<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-andreescu-cornet\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bianca Andreescu vs Alize Cornet<\/a>. Predicting these matches today are Tracey Essex, Damian Kust, and Jim Smith.<\/p>\n<h2>Wimbledon Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Daria Kasatkina vs Patricia Maria Tig<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jim:<br \/>\n<\/em>Daria Kasatkina looks to be in good position to go deep at Wimbledon. The Russian has been playing some solid tennis of late, reaching the final in Nottingham and the last eight in Eastbourne. If she can maintain that level, she should have too much for Patricia Maria Tig.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 2<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nDaria Kasatkina has been in remarkable form. The Russian reached the final in Birmingham, making her mark against some very accomplished players. With what can be a deficit, Kasatkina is finding her serve effective on the grass. This should be a relatively easy opener. A potential second round clash with Jelena Ostapenko is the danger.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nTig would stand a chance on clay but definitely not here. Especially with the usually mercurial Kasatkina really catching fire in the last month or so.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_bv71a6LQShG_57GK7MAYw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/997583738\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'_bv71a6LQShG_57GK7MAYw',sig:'8DaJujZGovbQtsP-p2Wb_Aqrea540ZAR1uC8LILJ7b4=',w:'416px',h:'594px',items:'997583738',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Anastasija Sevastova vs Zarina Diyas<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jim:<br \/>\n<\/em>Daria Kasatkina looks to be in good position to go deep at Wimbledon. The Russian has been playing some solid tennis of late, reaching the final in Nottingham and the last eight in Eastbourne. If she can maintain that level, she should have too much for Patricia Maria Tig.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 2<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nThis is perhaps Sevastova\u2019s best opportunity for a win at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon<\/a>. Looking ahead, the Latvian will struggle to make it past the second round. Sevastova has more experience and a better pedigree on grass than Diyas. Yet, from time to time, Diyas can surprise. Probably not this time, and Sevastova should come through with relative ease.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sevastova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nTough call as Diyas used to enjoy a lot of success on grass on the ITF Tour. Sevastova\u2019s quality wins over Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk at Eastbourne give her the edge for me though.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sevastova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ck-I23AIQ-pwa_sj01f45w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1224129379\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'ck-I23AIQ-pwa_sj01f45w',sig:'b2h-Bm9bbmbTC2mxCbZIrx3eccT7ZwNLleXZJPvKXDk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1224129379',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Andrea Petkovic vs Jasmine Paolini<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jim:<br \/>\n<\/em>Andrea Petkovic is not the force she once was, but the German is still capable of digging out some good results and she will surely be targeting this as a match she should be winning. Jasmine Paolini has proven herself an accomplished clay courter, but it says much for her Wimbledon ambitions that she prepared for the Championships by playing a clay-court tournament in Croatia.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Petkovic in 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nJasmine Paolini hasn\u2019t played a WTA level grass tournament since 2019. And that will prove a disadvantage against Andrea Petkovic. While Petkovic\u2019s recent form has lacked, she has enough grass court skill to fight through the Paolini threat.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Petkovic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nPetkovic is just a shadow of her former self this season, but even that shadow might be enough here. Paolini lost her previous five matches on this surface and I don\u2019t see how her game translates well to the grass.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Petkovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gIxQWyW4Tcpw9BTCHHmeLg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1159573515\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'gIxQWyW4Tcpw9BTCHHmeLg',sig:'SQCUCOnLTPN5IrjR92g-3vvtCbek3MxvAOekl7Ru4Xs=',w:'594px',h:'400px',items:'1159573515',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Serena Williams vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jim:<br \/>\n<\/em>Andrea Petkovic is not the force she once was, but the German is still capable of digging out some good results and she will surely be targeting this as a match she should be winning. Jasmine Paolini has proven herself an accomplished clay courter, but it says much for her Wimbledon ambitions that she prepared for the Championships by playing a clay-court tournament in Croatia.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Petkovic in 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nYou can expect Serena to start slow, shaking off the rust. Without any tournament play since the French Open, the American superstar will need time to find her form. Sasnovich may well take the first set. Yet, the Sasnovich serve is the Belarusian\u2019s pain point&#8211;one which Serena will punish.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Williams in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nIt\u2019s always a question mark with Serena but her performances at the Slams this year have been quite great. Wimbledon is the best shot she has left at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/09\/06\/serenas-24th-grand-slam-struggle\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">getting to 24<\/a>, and I don\u2019t think she\u2019s going to let it go easily.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Williams in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 of Wimbledon is one of the two busiest days in tennis. 64 women will compete in 32 matches to move on to the second round. We here at LWOT will be predicting all of them for you, split between eight articles. 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