{"id":48235,"date":"2022-03-28T23:51:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=48235"},"modified":"2022-03-28T23:51:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:51:50","slug":"wta-miami-open-quarterfinal-predictions-collins-osaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/28\/wta-miami-open-quarterfinal-predictions-collins-osaka\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Miami Quarterfinal Predictions Including Danielle Collins vs Naomi Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is the quarterfinal round at the WTA Miami Open. Two matches are in store on Tuesday as former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka gears up to face an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/30\/danielle-collins-endometriosis-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">in-form Danielle Collins<\/a>. While Swiss <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/08\/05\/five-things-we-learned-olympic-tennis-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Olympic Gold Medalist Belinda Bencic<\/a> will be looking to put the brakes on Daria Saville&#8217;s historic run to the last eight. Who will prevail?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Miami Open Quarterfinal Predictions<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Belinda Bencic vs Daria Saville<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong>Bencic 1-2 Saville<\/p>\n<p>Daria Saville clocked precisely three hours of tennis in her comeback win against Lucia Bronzetti. And as result, she became the lowest-ranked player to reach the quarterfinals in Miami Open history. However, this mesmeric run is unlikely to continue. Bencic may have a losing record against the Australian wildcard, but they haven&#8217;t played each other since 2015. Back then, the Swiss was still a teenager rising through the ranks. I think Saville could take a set with her fearsome shotmaking, but Bencic&#8217;s high-quality returning and her ability to absorb pace like a sponge should hold her in good stead.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bencic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"wbSKNOwoSsBXPKrN3lo2-Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1239555310\" 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:'wbSKNOwoSsBXPKrN3lo2-Q',sig:'HwOti_CKRck8yCNO9DPbXk9tMUuJsBUSk4uHGdviXPk=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1239555310',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Danielle Collins vs Naomi Osaka<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Collins 0-2 Osaka<\/p>\n<p>This is officially Danielle Collins&#8217; best start to a season. She has only lost one completed match in 2022. And that came against one of tennis&#8217; best tacticians in Ashleigh Barty. The American rolled into the quarterfinals with a clinical performance against Ons Jabeur and is guaranteed to re-enter the world&#8217;s Top 10 next week. Osaka, meanwhile, recaptured her fluency and timing and hit the ball exceptionally well after a mammoth 10-minute service hold against Alison Riske. The unseeded Japanese won&#8217;t be able to get away by allowing her level to drop against Collins, who has a more formidable game than Riske. Osaka is the outright power player in this match, but any sort of tentativeness will be duly punished by the in-form Collins. The Florida native is a vastly experienced player these days and is approaching things more confidently.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Collins in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the quarterfinal round at the WTA Miami Open. Two matches are in store on Tuesday as former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka gears up to face an in-form Danielle Collins. While Swiss Olympic Gold Medalist Belinda Bencic will be looking to put the brakes on Daria Saville&#8217;s historic run to the last eight. 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