{"id":51827,"date":"2022-08-29T14:02:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=51827"},"modified":"2022-10-05T17:59:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T21:59:57","slug":"us-open-day-2-womens-predictions-muguruza-tauson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/08\/29\/us-open-day-2-womens-predictions-muguruza-tauson\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Garbine Muguruza vs Clara Tauson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday is Day 2 at the US Open, and there are 32 women&#8217;s matches across the grounds at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. As always, we here at LWOT are here to share our thoughts on all the matches for you. We split the 32 matches between eight articles. Our other articles for Day 2 feature Naomi Osaka vs Danielle Collins, Venus Williams vs Alison Van Uytvanck, Sloane Stephens vs Greet Minnen, Petra Kvitova vs Erika Andreeva, Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula vs Viktorija Golubic, and Emma Raducanu vs Alize Cornet. Predicting these matches are Tracey Essex, Damian Kust, and Fraser Learmonth. Who do you think will win?<\/p>\n<h2>US Open Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Taylor Townsend vs Katerina Siniakova<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nThis should be a very interesting match featuring Townsend\u2019s power against Siniakova\u2019s craft. It\u2019s hard to pick a winner in this matchup. Expect Siniakova to get a lot of balls back, but expect Townsend to find a way to end the points.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Townsend in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nTaylor Townsend is back to picking up wins in WTA events, but mostly in qualifying or against weaker opposition so far. Despite her going out in the opening round in her last two events, Katerina Siniakova might be a step too far for now.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Siniakova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nTownsend hasn\u2019t been at a level good enough to do damage on the WTA Tour and it\u2019s hard to see her making big waves in this tournament. Siniakova should win this behind consistency and solid play.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Siniakova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"YHMBKMMqR0FdL4msH0Rf5A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1239473787\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'YHMBKMMqR0FdL4msH0Rf5A',sig:'VmamgCsTBDlfoQCmPHFHziIIniHeB4QIpsUnJDehTfI=',w:'594px',h:'416px',items:'1239473787',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Lauren Davis vs Lucia Bronzetti<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nLauren Davis certainly has drive, and she keeps playing no matter the odds. Bronzetti does well on the ITF circuit. This is a great opportunity for one of these ladies&#8211;most likely the Italian.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bronzetti in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nLucia Bronzetti was just in the final of a 125K in Vancouver and she\u2019s done amazing progress on hard courts this year. Lauren Davis has been so unimpressive recently that even the crowd support might not help her enough.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bronzetti in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nLauren Davis is a good defender and counterpuncher. However, she may be outgunned here and will need a few favours from Bronzetti to move on. The young Italian is hungry for more success this year and should pick up the win in this one.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bronzetti in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4M0g7C2CRCBk3czU2WaGDA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1398964426\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'4M0g7C2CRCBk3czU2WaGDA',sig:'vD4ZbV2ad69DpReP9hdneHsXQczn5A7vnY_-W94fC9A=',w:'594px',h:'425px',items:'1398964426',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Sofia Kenin vs Jule Niemeier<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nWith so many first round exits, it\u2019s nearly impossible to imagine Kenin doing much at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/us-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">US Open<\/a>. She showed some It hasn\u2019t been easy for Kenin to find wins of late, but her losses have been very competitive. Niemeier is definitely a rising star, on an upward trajectory. I\u2019ll flip a coin on this one&#8211;and pick Niemeier in 3.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Niemeier in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nJule Niemeier has a big game, but she hasn\u2019t pushed on after her <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon<\/a> run. Sofia Kenin finally had a decent week in Cleveland and is she plays at that level again, she should take this one.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kenin in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nKenin to win it all in New York? I\u2019m only half joking too because the American showed signs of life last week and we know <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/12\/09\/sofia-kenin-wta-player-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">her best is enough to win Grand Slam titles<\/a>. She should certainly move on here at the very least.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kenin in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"75li-9rdRq5gB2EGzYIDtw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1239068096\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'75li-9rdRq5gB2EGzYIDtw',sig:'6ZDLgYvKOhUph2QkvtzRPeZXy-8ZbJzEVzQOr0_pCog=',w:'594px',h:'344px',items:'1239068096',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Garbine Muguruza vs Clara Tauson<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nClara Tauson should exact a toll on Muguruza, keeping her on the run and wrong footing her at opportune times. It probably won\u2019t be enough to keep the Spaniard from moving on to the second round. But, it will be should be a difficult outing in which Muguruza will be pushed to a decider.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Muguruza in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nThere\u2019s a lot of uncertainty regarding this one. Garbine Muguruza is having a very rough season with just a couple of WTA Tour quarterfinals, Clara Tauson just recently came back from an injury break. The Dane has the talent to win this one and she seems likelier to produce of these two.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Tauson in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nTough draw for Muguruza as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/12\/28\/clara-tauson-handling-expectations-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tauson is a rising star<\/a> in the game and a real talent on hard courts in particular. I expect the Spaniard to do well here though, so I\u2019m backing her to edge this one.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Muguruza in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday is Day 2 at the US Open, and there are 32 women&#8217;s matches across the grounds at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. As always, we here at LWOT are here to share our thoughts on all the matches for you. We split the 32 matches between eight articles. 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