{"id":38406,"date":"2021-06-29T16:51:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T20:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=38406"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:51:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T20:51:35","slug":"wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-rybakina-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/29\/wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-rybakina-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 3 Women’s Predictions Including Elena Rybakina vs Claire Liu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 3 of Wimbledon this year will see a lot more than the scheduled 16 women’s matches. Due to the rain the first few days, plenty of matches have been pushed off from Tuesday to Wednesday. We’ve already shared our thoughts on those matches with you, so today we present our predictions for the 16 Round 2 matches scheduled. We look at four matches in this article, and the other 12 are split between three other articles. One features Aryna Sabalenka vs Katie Boulter<\/a>, the second headlines Venus Williams vs Ons Jabeur<\/a>, and the third features Marria Sakkari vs Shelby Rogers<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Jim Smith, Damian Kust, and David Gertler.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 3 Women’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove vs Garbine Muguruza<\/h4>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nMuguruza only spent about 50 minutes on the court against Ferro, losing only a single game. The draw is very kind this year to the former champion and she should continue to cruise here.
\nPrediction: Muguruza in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nGarbine Muguruza was in a destructive mood in the first round, hammering Fiona Ferro for the loss of only one game. If she maintains that level, she will surely have too much for the qualifier Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, who has never played in the second round at a Major before.
\nPrediction: Muguruza in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

David:<\/em>
\nFormer champion Garbine Muguruza smashed Fiona Ferro in her first round match at Wimbledon, only losing one game. Muguruza held Ferro to only 4% second serves won, an incredible returning effort. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove was one point from going out in the final round of qualifying to Jule Niemeir, but stayed strong mentally in that match and then beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 1st round of the main draw. Pattinama Kekhove\u2019s flatter groundstrokes and aggressive mentality work well on the grass, but Muguruza should outclass her with her elite offensive tennis.
\nPrediction: Muguruza in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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