{"id":50595,"date":"2022-06-29T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=50595"},"modified":"2022-06-29T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T17:27:06","slug":"wimbledon-day-4-womens-predictions-swiatek-pattinama-kerkhove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/29\/wimbledon-day-4-womens-predictions-swiatek-pattinama-kerkhove\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 4 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We conclude the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s second rounds on Day 4 at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon<\/a>. 32 women will battle for a spot in the third round, and only 16 will emerge. Who do you think will move on at the All-England Club? As always, our writers share their thoughts on the matches. We split up the day&#8217;s 16 matches between four articles, including this one. The other three feature <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/29\/wimbledon-day-4-womens-predictions-badosa-bara\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Paula Badosa vs Irina Bara<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/29\/wimbledon-day-4-womens-predictions-andreescu-rybakina\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bianca Andreescu vs Elena Rybakina<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/29\/wimbledon-day-4-womens-predictions-halep-flipkens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Simona Halep vs Kirsten Flipkens<\/a>. Predicting Thursday&#8217;s matches are Jakub Bobro, Damian Kust, and Andy Watson.<\/p>\n<h2>Wimbledon Day 4 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Magdalena Frech vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nFrech pulled off an upset over Camila Giorgi to get just her second Slam win. Schmiedlova beat the returning Rebecca Peterson and made the second round at Wimbledon for the first time in her eighth appearance. The Slovak won their previous meeting at a clay ITF five years ago but Frech is the favorite for me on grass.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Frech in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nMagdalena Frech pulled off a defensive masterclass to defeat Camila Giorgi. The Pole\u2019s passive playing style isn\u2019t that well-suited to this surface, but if she can repeat that sort of quality, she\u2019s got every chance to prevail again.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Frech in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Andy:<\/em><br \/>\nI think that the Pole will come out on top here after seeing quite a lot of improvement in her game in the last year or so. Schmiedlova came through a tough match in the opening round but I think she is more limited than her opponent here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Frech in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ObiK9SdoRvhHebPINGunOw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1241594960\" 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:'ObiK9SdoRvhHebPINGunOw',sig:'lHE8onHE1pivf2J50ZS-AhU_1uJfjwNZV6zGFk_T4qM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1241594960',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Greet Minnen vs Qinwen Zheng<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nMinnen took out former champion Garbine Muguruza and will now face Zheng who beat Sloane Stephens, both lesser-known player eliminating out-of-form big names. Zheng showed a bit more promise and I will pick her despite being less experienced on the surface.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Zheng in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nHow comfortable is Qinwen Zheng on grass right now? She didn\u2019t look comfortable at all in the warm-ups and Sloane Stephens didn\u2019t play well against her in the opening round. The Chinese has so much potential but on a surface she\u2019s not yet accustomed to, Greet Minnen should cause her plenty of trouble.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Minnen in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Andy:<\/em><br \/>\nMinnen thrashed Muguruza in the first round so will be feeling good about her game. However, the weight of Zheng&#8217;s serve and forehand could be too much to handle on the grass for the Belgian.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Zheng in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jLqCha0pQDxb9ityRDniOA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1241596961\" 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:'jLqCha0pQDxb9ityRDniOA',sig:'hVL2ZppVr4KCsh-ir_KRlUreyXkBVuG7ckCMaH4xeKs=',w:'594px',h:'397px',items:'1241596961',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Karolina Pliskova vs Katie Boulter<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nPliskova had to close out the Czech derby against Tereza Martincova over two days. Boulter was going to set up an Eastbourne rematch anyway, as she beat both of these Czechs last week. It was closer against Pliskova though, with the Brit coming back from a set down to win 6-4 in the third. I expect a close match again but, at this bigger stage, I trust Pliskova to win it.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Pliskova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nKatie Boulter upset Karolina Pliskova just a week ago at Eastbourne, but will this be easier or tougher to do on the biggest stage? For what it\u2019s worth, that match came down to the wire. Last year\u2019s runner-up remains the favorite, especially if she can serve well, but she\u2019ll know by now that Boulter is not to be taken lightly.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Pliskova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Andy:<\/em><br \/>\nThese two played recently and Boulter came out on top in Eastbourne. However, Pliskova did take the opening set 6-1 so it really could go either way. I will stick to the home advantage helping Boulter over the line again though here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Boulter in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"EVhUmrPfQ_Bu3pukztXPKA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1241607656\" 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:'EVhUmrPfQ_Bu3pukztXPKA',sig:'VyMjkNotpiyWNEbFpmoaLB_CZhKZJb3zaA-NIHilcqI=',w:'594px',h:'369px',items:'1241607656',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Iga Swiatek vs Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jakub:<\/em><br \/>\nWith the win over Jana Fett, Iga Swiatek has now won 36 matches in a row, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/06\/27\/iga-swiatek-streak-wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">longest win streak<\/a> this century. Pattinama Kerkhove is not ending this streak.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nIga Swiatek won\u2019t be quite as dangerous on grass as she was on clay, but it\u2019s not like she\u2019s vulnerable to upsets like this one. Lesley Pattinama Kerhove would really have to play out of her skin to have any shot at winning this one. Seems like Swiatek is just out of her league right now.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Andy:<\/em><br \/>\nSwiatek will win this and will look to win in a more comfortable way than the second set against Fett in the first round.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We conclude the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s second rounds on Day 4 at Wimbledon. 32 women will battle for a spot in the third round, and only 16 will emerge. Who do you think will move on at the All-England Club? As always, our writers share their thoughts on the matches. 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