{"id":44793,"date":"2022-01-05T11:52:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=44793"},"modified":"2022-01-05T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T16:52:47","slug":"wta-melbourne-summer-set-1-day-3-predictions-including-elena-gabriela-ruse-vs-simona-halep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/05\/wta-melbourne-summer-set-1-day-3-predictions-including-elena-gabriela-ruse-vs-simona-halep\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 Day 3 Predictions Including Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Simona Halep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simona Halep takes on Elena Gabriela Ruse in an exciting all-Romanian clash at the 2022 WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1. All round of 16 matches will be completed on Thursday. We look at all the matches, split between this <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/05\/wta-melbourne-summer-set-day-3-predictions-osaka-zanevska\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">and a second article<\/a>. Who do you think will advance to the quarterfinals?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Viktorija Golubic vs Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> 2-2<\/p>\n<p>Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove owns two clay-court wins over Viktorija Golubic but the most recent one came seven years ago. The Dutchwoman has been impressive in this event so far, especially in a comfortable win over Dayana Yastremska in the first qualifying round. Her opponent will try to back up a fabulous 2021 campaign and kicked off her season with a nice win against Lauren Davis. Pattinama Kerkhove shouldn&#8217;t have enough weaponry to put much pressure on Golubic&#8217;s one-handed backhand. They haven&#8217;t played in five years and the Swiss should be able to gain the upper hand in this rivalry.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Golubic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"7IFORjGdSVdkOtLdPT4Gpw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1345763539\" 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:'7IFORjGdSVdkOtLdPT4Gpw',sig:'ZKLOrgcR5XFpTKGPYCIQGVBPIo8Kw5MxpYbkM8DTPj8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1345763539',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Qinwen Zhang vs Vera Zvonareva<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen years of age separate the two players. 19-year-old Qinwen Zhang seems to have a very high ceiling, but her powerful game can be very much hit or miss. The best illustration of that has been her campaign so far as the Chinese has produced a couple of matches filled with momentum changes. Vera Zvonareva opened her year with a very solid display against Alison Riske. With Zhang&#8217;s unsteady level, the veteran might be able to draw on her experience to outwit the talented, but raw opponent.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Zvonareva in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_WJyRYugTF12OQhcMjKs8A\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1337489647\" 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:'_WJyRYugTF12OQhcMjKs8A',sig:'qwdU2SGRcyoXcVt-uz1DVtqNz44VAWpOPSS5SEsAL58=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1337489647',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Anastasia Potapova vs Anna Bondar<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Anna Bondar is flying high on confidence right now, having finished her 2021 campaign with a phenomenal run in South America, which included a 125K ITF title at Buenos Aires. The Hungarian usually plays her best on clay but was able to reel off three straight matches from the qualifying here. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/11\/serena-williams-beats-anastasia-potapova-australian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Anastasia Potapova<\/a> is still among the most talented youngsters on the WTA Tour, but hasn&#8217;t quite been able to keep progressing in a way that she was expected to. Her opening round against Lizzie Cabrera had her raise her level after a rusty first set. If she can keep it up, she should have an edge in this match on hard courts.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Potapova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Ug8fy6GJQrxMBZ6XyGvfNg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1337509399\" 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:'Ug8fy6GJQrxMBZ6XyGvfNg',sig:'ZJPPZ8kM0dbPJY5XQwGM0wEZ1ubeLEVS7LoEGZWu9Rg=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1337509399',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Simona Halep<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Halep 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Simona Halep won this one at the loss of just three games at Cluj-Napoca two months ago. The all-Romanian matchup doesn&#8217;t have to be that easy again, though, as Elena Gabriela Ruse is a powerful baseliner who can trouble pretty much anyone on her day. It&#8217;s too early to tell if Halep is back to her best. However, a pretty strong finish to her 2021 campaign and the previous win against her opponent should give her enough confidence to prevail again.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Halep in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simona Halep takes on Elena Gabriela Ruse in an exciting all-Romanian clash at the 2022 WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1. All round of 16 matches will be completed on Thursday. We look at all the matches, split between this and a second article. Who do you think will advance to the quarterfinals? 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