{"id":50556,"date":"2022-06-28T14:01:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=50556"},"modified":"2022-06-28T13:40:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:40:59","slug":"wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-sakkari-tomova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-sakkari-tomova\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 3 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Viktoriya Tomova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 3 at Wimbledon will see the second round begin in both the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s singles draws. The first round already produced plenty of upsets, especially on the women&#8217;s side of the tournament. What does the second round hold? As always, our writers are here to share their thoughts on all the matches. We split Wednesday&#8217;s matches between this article and three others&#8211;featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-jabeur-kawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ons Jabeur vs Katarzyna Kawa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-raducanu-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Emma Raducanu vs Caroline Garcia<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/28\/wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-kontaveit-niemeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Anett Kontaveit vs Jule Niemeier<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Damian Kust, Jakub Bobro, and Jim Smith.<\/p>\n<h2>Wimbledon Day 3 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Shuai Zhang vs Marta Kostyuk<\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nShuai Zhang was in brilliant form in Birmingham, but had to retire in the final against Beatriz Haddad Maia. She seems to have recovered though and if fully fit, she\u2019s got a big chance to take this one. Marta Kostyuk has the higher ceiling, but the Ukrainian is rarely patient enough to perform at her very best.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Zhang in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nZhang showed that she was okay physically after retiring from the Birmingham final in a straightforward win over Misaki Doi. Kostyuk\u2019s opener had a bit more drama, coming back from a set down against Katie Swan. This should be a decent match in terms of quality with the Ukrainian being a slight favorite for me as she has won both of their previous matches, including in Eastbourne last year.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kostyuk in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nZhang was excellent in her opener at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon<\/a>, demolishing Misaki Doi for the loss of only four games. Kostyuk, meanwhile, had to work hard to get the better of Katie Swan in a three-set thriller. This has the makings of another close contest, but after Zhang\u2019s first-round performance it is hard to pick against the Chinese.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Zhang in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-wVdRi70RXhKvJmXvVURhQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405595722\" 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:'-wVdRi70RXhKvJmXvVURhQ',sig:'WQf8ZhjxeIynL0SCAJ-veyKOs1PuTGTba5MAwL5L2nU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1405595722',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Qiang Wang vs Heather Watson<\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nHeather Watson becomes a much tougher player to eliminate with the support of the home crowd. Qiang Wang is coming off a brilliant win over Belinda Bencic and while her grass season wasn\u2019t great as a whole, it was mostly due to tough draws. She\u2019s the favorite, but don\u2019t be surprised if Watson pulls it off again.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Wang in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nWang\u2019s upset over Belinda Bencic was particularly surprising due to the 30-year-old\u2019s lack of form coming in. Watson came back from a set down against the tricky Tamara Korpatsch. It\u2019s a tough one to call but I am leaning towards Watson making the third round here for the first time since 2017.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Watson in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nWang delivered a timely reminder of her quality to oust the in-form Belinda Bencic in three sets and she will surely now like her chances of reaching the third round. But Watson is a force to be reckoned with on the grass and will have the crowd right behind her. Still, Wang\u2019s quality should eventually tell.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Wang in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ff0feVgMSrho6pKb1XbuUw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405481231\" 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:'ff0feVgMSrho6pKb1XbuUw',sig:'gl1A-IaAbnuwJm6DmeIUlf8xwGT3cyXaFDMbUGkxF8g=',w:'594px',h:'402px',items:'1405481231',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Jelena Ostapenko vs Yanina Wickmayer<\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nWhen Jelena Ostapenko flattens out her big blows, they can be extremely unpleasant to face on the grass. Yanina Wickmayer has the experience to capitalize if the Latvian isn\u2019t on top of her game, but this should all be on Ostapenko\u2019s racket (like most of her matches, to be honest).<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ostapenko in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nAfter reaching the Eastbourne final, Ostapenko began to get hype around her as a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/26\/2022-wimbledon-womens-singles-roundtable-predictions-champion-dark-horse-early-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">potential contender<\/a> here. The Latvian entered impressively, a solid win over Oceane Dodin without much drama. Wickmayer will be an interesting challenge, the former No. 12 returning to the tennis in February after a 17-month hiatus. They have split in their previous meetings before Ostapenko\u2019s rise, so if the Latvian is feeling it, she should be winning here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ostapenko in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nWhen Ostapenko is on song, as she has been for the last week or so, the Latvian takes some stopping. Wickmayer is a better player than her ranking suggests and has been very impressive at Wimbledon so far, but this may well be a challenge too far for the Belgian.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ostapenko in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"g5vyYiU2TRBMopImYbS-vA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405598591\" 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:'g5vyYiU2TRBMopImYbS-vA',sig:'FGPv8I_1TJ4iFimz0pLj8yDnnayT1w-NCtDYnxH6JiA=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1405598591',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Maria Sakkari vs Viktoriya Tomova<\/h4>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nViktoriya Tomova made one of the low-key upsets of the round, defeating Daria Saville. Feels like a repeat is rather unlikely, especially given how solid Maria Sakkari\u2019s level has been this grass-court season (with a slight exception in the loss to Anhelina Kalinina).<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nSakkari ended Zoe Hives\u2019 cinderella run out of qualifying in straight sets. Tomova also beat an Australian, though her win over Daria Saville was much more of a battle. The Bulgarian came through, winning 7-5 in the third. Despite Tomova\u2019s win over Sakkari in their previous meeting back in 2016, the Greek should not have too much trouble here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jim:<\/em><br \/>\nSakkari was hardly troubled by Zoe Hives in the first round. Tomova has been in solid form of late, however, and should offer more resistance than the Australian. That said, if Sakkari plays anything like her best tennis, she should have too much for the Bulgarian.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 3 at Wimbledon will see the second round begin in both the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s singles draws. The first round already produced plenty of upsets, especially on the women&#8217;s side of the tournament. What does the second round hold? As always, our writers are here to share their thoughts on all the matches. 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