{"id":40168,"date":"2021-08-05T20:48:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T00:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=40168"},"modified":"2021-08-05T20:48:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T00:48:49","slug":"wta-cluj-quarterfinal-predictions-pliskova-vs-buzarnescu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/08\/05\/wta-cluj-quarterfinal-predictions-pliskova-vs-buzarnescu\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Cluj Quarterfinal Predictions Including Kristyna Pliskova vs Mihaela Buzarnescu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Winners Open (WTA Cluj-Napoca) quarterfinals are here on the clay in Romania. Here is your look at all four matches on Friday.<\/p>\n<h3>Mayar Sherif vs Kristina Kucova<\/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\/1299516514\" 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\/1299516514?et=ZCAYcqGoRAJkoipYmHbScg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=Vl790gXqg5S6ZDBNee8yK-7-P6HaHEq-uonRHY0B6wc=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sherif leads the h2h 3-1, Kucova scraped past Irina Maria Bara in the previous round and is playing great, but fatigue could be a factor and Sherif has had a great tournament so far. Given the h2h I will back the Egyptian in an upset as Sherif looks primed to continue her great week. <strong>Sherif in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Kristyna Pliskova vs Mihaela Buzarnescu<\/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\/1308950965\" 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\/1308950965?et=N4tjkUd0RexCbiDB4p5sHQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=-N6-2Er884fW41tD4jwD91rjdbyoOUDR8DVpY7Uu9Do=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buzarnescu won their only meeting, the home player, who was a semifinalist in Bastad, hasn&#8217;t dropped a set this week and is playing some thrilling tennis. Pliskova is in a second straight quarterfinal and also hasn&#8217;t dropped a set, but at home I have to go with Buzarnescu. <strong>Buzarnescu in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Aleksandra Krunic<\/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\/1321171173\" 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\/1321171173?et=KsK_9kgKRutqcxFTY2XxnA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=f2D-7G5hnwWwYUGFV_lQglSFtHTySPBv5TpAPyoItgE=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Schmiedlova and Krunic split h2h meetings 2-2, the qualifier Krunic hasn&#8217;t dropped a set all week, Schmiedlova has won seven matches in a row and also looks unbothered this week. Given Schmiedlova&#8217;s incredible form she should be the favorite in what looks like a great match. <strong>Schmiedlova in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Seone Mendez vs Andrea Petkovic<\/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\/1323499238\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 71.88552% 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\/1323499238?et=5OVeRxx5TplLw7Prb1Il-g&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=QB-_k1n5aio2-rlXDPO5wrY1g8NnV9IsjIkDPmPrImg=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"427\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Petkovic continues to win, Mendez is having a great week and has broken through, but Petkovic is a force to be reckoned with right now and should have the upper hand. <strong>Petkovic in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\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\/1326065969\" 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\/1326065969?et=LphkPqJARKxnESkgmS1L5A&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=nuu4695NbgLoAZJx8nH_fiJrHfoI9UDIpiIlcKUPuYo=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Winners Open (WTA Cluj-Napoca) quarterfinals are here on the clay in Romania. Here is your look at all four matches on Friday. Mayar Sherif vs Kristina Kucova Embed from Getty Images Sherif leads the h2h 3-1, Kucova scraped past Irina Maria Bara in the previous round and is playing great, but fatigue could be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1442,"featured_media":40169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69,4],"tags":[1834,15972,593,15469,5320,15686,5225,16352,2432,15783,11655,16294,3224,15782,16564,16565,2373,2369,16557,16558,16540,16541,2374,4935],"class_list":["post-40168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","category-wta","tag-aleksandra-krunic","tag-aleksandra-krunic-predictions","tag-andrea-petkovic","tag-andrea-petkovic-predictions","tag-anna-karolina-schmiedlova","tag-anna-karolina-schmiedlova-predictions","tag-kristina-kucova","tag-kristina-kucova-predictions","tag-kristyna-pliskova","tag-kristyna-pliskova-predictions","tag-mayar-sherif","tag-mayar-sherif-predictions","tag-mihaela-buzarnescu","tag-mihaela-buzarnescu-predictions","tag-seone-mendez","tag-seone-mendez-predictions","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-wta-cluj","tag-wta-cluj-predictions","tag-wta-cluj-napoca","tag-wta-cluj-napoca-predictions","tag-wta-picks","tag-wta-predictions"],"modified_by":"Steen Kirby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}