{"id":44794,"date":"2022-01-05T11:29:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T16:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=44794"},"modified":"2022-01-05T11:53:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T16:53:00","slug":"wta-melbourne-summer-set-day-3-predictions-osaka-zanevska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/05\/wta-melbourne-summer-set-day-3-predictions-osaka-zanevska\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 Day 3 Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Maryna Zanevska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA Melbourne Summer Set continues on Day 3, with both tournaments contesting all Round of 16 matches. The tournament labeled &#8220;Melbourne 1&#8221; has the bigger names, and they take the stage on Thursday for the second round. We look at all the matches, split between this and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/05\/wta-melbourne-summer-set-1-day-3-predictions-including-elena-gabriela-ruse-vs-simona-halep\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a separate article<\/a>. Who do you think will win?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Melbourne Summer Set 1 Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Clara Burel vs Andrea Petkovic<\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s a matchup of youth vs experience, and I&#8217;m definitely going for youth here. Burel has a huge upside and she looked very solid in her opening match. Petkovic will make her work for it, but I expect the young Frenchwoman to move on.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Burel in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"mvjXW9UJQ7ZpNfg6vqY-0g\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1236314388\" 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:'mvjXW9UJQ7ZpNfg6vqY-0g',sig:'TWwy5scF1BJY-_Xo3gRVwpqeNMNKFO3HfqjqSS-417c=',w:'594px',h:'402px',items:'1236314388',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Ana Konjuh vs Kaia Kanepi<\/h4>\n<p>Konjuh was impressive in her opening-round upset of Tereza Martincova, while Kanepi faced a tough challenge from Jaqueline Cristian. On another day I might take Kanepi, but the Croat looks better in this event so far, so I&#8217;ll stick with her.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Konjuh in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rz5baMgeS2lyJFG8TQsqxA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1235401961\" 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:'rz5baMgeS2lyJFG8TQsqxA',sig:'9p5Cv9CNBngCoxeE8uptvf-No2RN-pHjJuf5KJGr4pE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1235401961',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Veronika Kudermetova vs Madison Brengle<\/h4>\n<p>Both of these players won their opening matches in straight sets&#8211;in two tiebreaks. What are the odds of that? Brengle did it against a superior opponent (barely), but this really tells us nothing about either woman&#8217;s current level. Kudermetova is a better player overall, so I&#8217;ll give her the nod, but this could go either way.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kudermetova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"aLIDFeY2S2hG0_2EZUEneg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1236030196\" 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:'aLIDFeY2S2hG0_2EZUEneg',sig:'d-jDMbM19Zsq9iOcg1MVyHple9ME7sbpQghd9EbdZKc=',w:'594px',h:'413px',items:'1236030196',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Naomi Osaka vs Maryna Zanevska<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/03\/narrative-naomi-osaka-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Osaka<\/a> had a bit of a walkabout second set in her opening round, but she pulled through over Alize Cornet in the end. Zanevska doesn&#8217;t have the game to challenge Osaka even if the Japanese woman isn&#8217;t at her best, so expect the top seed to move on.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Osaka in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA Melbourne Summer Set continues on Day 3, with both tournaments contesting all Round of 16 matches. The tournament labeled &#8220;Melbourne 1&#8221; has the bigger names, and they take the stage on Thursday for the second round. We look at all the matches, split between this and a separate article. 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