{"id":49741,"date":"2022-05-25T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=49741"},"modified":"2022-05-25T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:08:25","slug":"french-open-day-5-womens-predictions-badosa-juvan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/05\/25\/french-open-day-5-womens-predictions-badosa-juvan\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Paula Badosa vs Kaja Juvan"},"content":{"rendered":"

We wrap up Round 2 of the French Open women’s draw on Day 5 of the tournament. We will see 16 women’s matches as the best players in the world try to reach the third round. In a tournament already full of upsets, what do you think will happen on Thursday? We split the 16 matches between four articles. The other articles feature Karolina Pliskova vs Leolia Jeanjean<\/a>, Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina<\/a>, and Iga Swiatek vs Alison Riske<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Fraser Learmonth, Jakub Bobro, and Andy Watson.<\/p>\n

French Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Alize Cornet vs Jelena Ostapenko<\/h4>\n

Fraser:<\/em>
\nCornet looked good<\/a> in her first round match against Doi. However, the Japanese player was short of form and there for the taking. The same can\u2019t be said of Ostapenko, who can hit anyone on the WTA Tour off the court when she is on form. Her first match leads me to believe she may well go on a run at Roland Garros<\/a>, and she should win this match relatively comfortably if her game is trending upwards.
\nPrediction: Ostapenko in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jakub:<\/em>
\nThe drama potential here is off the charts, especially if the French crowd gets involved. As for the players, they both carried a losing streak into the first round and executed straight-set wins over unimpressive opponents, Misaki Doi for Cornet and Lucia Bronzetti for Ostapenko. It\u2019s a tough one to predict but I am leaning Cornet here with the home advantage factor.
\nPrediction: Cornet in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Andy:<\/em>
\nDifficult to predict this one because of the characters involved. Both could just as easily play 9\/10 tennis or 2\/10. At the moment I have slightly more faith in Cornet on this stage but at the same time Ostapenko is the player with the higher peak performance level. I’m going to chance the Latvian former Roland-Garros champion to win.
\nPrediction: Ostapenko in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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