{"id":40444,"date":"2021-08-15T22:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T02:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=40444"},"modified":"2021-08-16T00:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T04:00:26","slug":"wta-cincinnati-day-1-predictions-krejcikova-kasatkina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/08\/15\/wta-cincinnati-day-1-predictions-krejcikova-kasatkina\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Cincinnati Day 1 Predictions Including Barbora Krejcikova vs Daria Kasatkina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a thrilling week in Montreal, the WTA Tour turns to its next big tournament for Day 1 in Cincinnati. Everyone is gearing up for the US Open, as this tournament matches its conditions quite well. As always, we&#8217;re here to predict every match for you. We have the rest of the matches in two other articles. One features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/08\/15\/wta-cincinnati-day-1-predictions-putintseva-vs-zhang-shuai\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Yulia Putintseva vs Zhang Shuai<\/a> and the other features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/08\/15\/wta-cincinnati-predictions-kvitova-vs-keys\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Petra Kvitova vs Madison Keys<\/a>. Who do you think will win on Day 1 of the WTA Western &#038; Southern Open in Cincinnati?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Cincinnati Day 1 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Jelena Ostapenko vs Tamara Zidansek<\/h4>\n<p>Zidansek had an impressive stretch of form earlier this year, but she doesn&#8217;t have the consistency to be a top player. Then again, neither does Ostapenko. The Latvian is a former Grand Slam champion but she hasn&#8217;t quite put it all together since then. There are signs that she&#8217;s finding her form a bit, though, which is bad for the field. On this surface, her power can outhit anyone.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ostapenko in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"a4s5S9gSTgB7NcWUlDr9Xg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1234591904\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'a4s5S9gSTgB7NcWUlDr9Xg',sig:'LV_9VfyA5G7qF5nSL5sQRDg_0pHR7HHd8ZBt--8LHRA=',w:'594px',h:'424px',items:'1234591904',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Paula Badosa vs Petra Martic<\/h4>\n<p>In some ways, Badosa is this year&#8217;s version of Martic. Martic had a huge breakout run in 2019, and looked like she might even win the French Open. She&#8217;s hit a wall since then, though, and hasn&#8217;t found her top form. Badosa is in the midst of a breakthrough right now, and looked back in June like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/07\/paula-badosa-gibert-spain-grand-slam\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">she could have won<\/a> Roland Garros. Will the Spaniard&#8217;s run of form last? I don&#8217;t know. But she&#8217;s certainly playing better than Martic right now.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Badosa in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"IzH3nSeQTApxpbtmEslV0g\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1234622431\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'IzH3nSeQTApxpbtmEslV0g',sig:'cotJIN52CW4edttCDJKYRR4cmHI3Ftr5xy8NxdSMcsc=',w:'594px',h:'424px',items:'1234622431',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Alison Riske vs Leylah Fernandez<\/h4>\n<p>Fernandez will be disappointed about her showing in Canada last week. Riske, meanwhile, can never seem to stay healthy. On a fast hard court, the Canadian&#8217;s power should be enough to beat the American, though Fernandez tends to be inconsistent at times, especially since coming back from the pandemic break.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Fernandez in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ULs4PC4KTz1JbHe8TeuY-w\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1234598107\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'ULs4PC4KTz1JbHe8TeuY-w',sig:'gneYH135hzrTnvHd8h0CDfCe1kmGQFkmP51tLbY7nRQ=',w:'475px',h:'594px',items:'1234598107',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Barbora Krejcikova vs Daria Kasatkina<\/h4>\n<p>Barbora Krejcikova is absolutely on top of the world right now. She <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/06\/12\/krejcikova-wins-grand-slam-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">won the French Open<\/a> a few months ago, followed it up with a good run at Wimbledon, then proved that she can compete on hard courts too by winning Gold in Tokyo. She took a week off to rest, but she&#8217;s back and ready to take over again. Daria Kasatkina is a good player in good form, but it&#8217;s foolish right now to pick against Krejcikova.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Krejcikova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a thrilling week in Montreal, the WTA Tour turns to its next big tournament for Day 1 in Cincinnati. Everyone is gearing up for the US Open, as this tournament matches its conditions quite well. As always, we&#8217;re here to predict every match for you. 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