{"id":45647,"date":"2022-01-18T01:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T06:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=45647"},"modified":"2022-01-17T23:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T04:05:55","slug":"australian-open-day-3-predictions-badosa-trevisan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/18\/australian-open-day-3-predictions-badosa-trevisan\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open Day 3 Predictions Including Paula Badosa vs Martina Trevisan"},"content":{"rendered":"

We start the second round of the Australian Open on Day 3. Here at LWOT, we will share our thoughts on every match for you. The 16 matches on Wednesday are split between four articles. In addition to this article, the other three feature Belinda Bencic vs Amanda Anisimova<\/a>, Ashleigh Barty vs Lucia Bronzetti<\/a>, and Naomi Osaka vs Madison Brengle<\/a>. Predicting this set are Jim Smith, Yesh Ginsburg, and Steen Kirby.<\/p>\n

Australian Open Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Maria Sakkari vs Qinwen Zheng<\/h4>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nAs expected, Maria Sakkari proved too strong for Tatjana Maria in the first round. That win was not quite as convincing as the Greek might have liked, but that\u2019s no reason to press the panic button. Expect her to account for Zheng Qinwen easily enough.
\nPrediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nSorry looks in good, but not elite, form right now. She won’t need elite form to take out Zheng, though. The Greek’s good form is more than good enough.
\nPrediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Steen:<\/em>
\nSakkari comes off a career year. Zheng is at a career high ranking and is new to this level. The Chinese qualifier has been excellent to start the season and should be able to go the distance; winning is a different question altogether, though.
\nPrediction: Sakkari in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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