{"id":38859,"date":"2021-07-11T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T20:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=38859"},"modified":"2021-07-11T21:47:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T01:47:32","slug":"wta-lausanne-day-1-predictions-ferro-tan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/07\/11\/wta-lausanne-day-1-predictions-ferro-tan\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Lausanne Day 1 Predictions Including  Harmony Tan vs Fiona Ferro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA tour shifts focus to the brief European clay-court season post-Wimbledon. This event is one of two 250-level events played on the dirt this week and features the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/french-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">French Open<\/a> semifinalist Tamara Zidansek. Who will advance in an action-packed Day 1 of the WTA Lausanne Open? We have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/07\/11\/wta-lausanne-day-1-predictions-including-di-lorenzo-vs-voegele\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">predictions for all the matches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Lausanne Day 1 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Tamara Zidansek vs Marina Melnikova<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Zidansek 1-0 Melnikova<\/p>\n<p>Zidansek produced an eye-catching run at the French Open last month. Considering that she could have gone out of the tournament at the first hurdle, tennis served up a reminder of fine margins. She saved a match point in beating Bianca Andreescu. And Zidansek went all the way to the semifinals. It culminated in a Top 50 debut and the baggage of playing qualifying matches at these low-tier events has now been removed. The Slovenian is the top seed and is a natural favorite to progress against an opponent who has never been ranked higher than world #170.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Zidansek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"uOyb1i2STsBfxwk9EgKE0Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1322920912\" 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:'uOyb1i2STsBfxwk9EgKE0Q',sig:'kYrswgFTKcjORqwSEMGERcZKjKz_1xna0GMn9n6EZ94=',w:'594px',h:'383px',items:'1322920912',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Zarina Diyas vs Simona Waltert<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Zarina Diyas&#8217; ranking has plummeted substantially after a mixed first half of the season. She started the year ranked 80th in the world, but has dropped to 101st. Her 20-year-old opponent Simona Waltert is no stranger when it comes to dishing out upsets on home turf. Waltert&#8217;s only main draw win in Laussane came against the former world #9 Julia Goerges. She has been in splendid form on the ITF circuit and will be keen to repay the tournament organizers after getting a wild card yet again.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Waltert in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"B1MBR_fDQxZUkN9qXiugZw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1156363087\" 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:'B1MBR_fDQxZUkN9qXiugZw',sig:'P0foH7i4mRD6WT9HlPaNiSACHJesLs4V4ZjWu2HDSX0=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1156363087',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Clara Burel vs Susan Bandecchi<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Clara Burel is a former junior No.1 and is a player with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/10\/03\/clara-burel-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">bags of talent<\/a>. But Burel&#8217;s transition from the lower rungs of the WTA to the main tour has been very slow. Her opponent Susan Bandecchi possesses a very unorthodox style of play. She has colossal ball toss on serve and can be a nuisance in baseline exchanges when she starts to hit with spin. But Burel&#8217;s power-packed forehand should dominate this match.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Burel in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"HGAgw0WYTIV1GDkjpntP1w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1230904633\" 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:'HGAgw0WYTIV1GDkjpntP1w',sig:'2ypy1I5hdYbYN1av2waRuC3ouESzY8hLnErotlQIYg0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1230904633',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Fiona Ferro vs Harmony Tan<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Ferro 2-0 Tan<\/p>\n<p>Fiona Ferro will look to fortify her status as the defending champion from 2019. But she has been woefully out of form in recent months. She is 8-11 for the season, winning just one match in her last five tournaments. But there is a very good chance of Ferro getting out of that predicament on Monday. Her countrywoman Harmony Tan has played a blinder this season, but there are serious question marks about her fitness. She retired mid-match in an ITF event in Montpellier last week for an undisclosed reason. With that said, Ferro looks primed to extend her winning streak against Tan.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ferro in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA tour shifts focus to the brief European clay-court season post-Wimbledon. This event is one of two 250-level events played on the dirt this week and features the French Open semifinalist Tamara Zidansek. Who will advance in an action-packed Day 1 of the WTA Lausanne Open? We have predictions for all the matches. 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