{"id":51829,"date":"2022-08-29T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=51829"},"modified":"2022-10-05T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T22:01:08","slug":"us-open-day-2-womens-predictions-raducanu-cornet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/08\/29\/us-open-day-2-womens-predictions-raducanu-cornet\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 2 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Emma Raducanu vs Alize Cornet"},"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, Garbine Muguruza vs Clara Tauson, Jessica Pegula vs Viktorija Golubic, and Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini. 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>Claire Liu vs Anastasia Potapova<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nAmerican Claire Liu will have the support of the crowd. Will that be enough for her to get past Potapova? I doubt it.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Potapova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nAnastasia Potapova is hardly consistent, but she\u2019s got the potential to reach the top echelon of the game. It seems like recently she\u2019s managed to start delivering that with more and more frequency.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Potapova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nPotapova is in good form this year and should go deep in New York. She has the game to be a seriously good player on the WTA Tour and maybe even a Grand Slam winner at some point. Watch out for her in this one.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Potapova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ojpDH5gQQ39iF_FMKxgL-w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1241913733\" 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:'ojpDH5gQQ39iF_FMKxgL-w',sig:'h9ej0lpkD5t9xuOpFxvDkVHEPZusHJgOMAtoF4UPKag=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1241913733',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Peyton Stearns<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nAlexandrova should see little resistance in her opener. Stearns will be overpowered and outplayed. Stearns\u2019 only goal should be to get a couple of games. This is one-way traffic.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Alexandrova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nThe 2022 NCAA champion has already made some good ITF runs, but she didn\u2019t land in a pleasant spot in the draw here. Ekaterina Alexandrova will like the faster conditions and should overpower her from the ground.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Alexandrova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nAlexandrova has too much power and too much experience to drop the ball in this one. The Russian has a game made for these courts and should make a good go of it in this event.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Alexandrova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"OGx3qW0vSNFZUBgD0mpqJw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1241303712\" 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:'OGx3qW0vSNFZUBgD0mpqJw',sig:'z9qFVKruZ2BqRQRCJ5DNbAYIwF-pUv6EAxObxPn3eAA=',w:'594px',h:'369px',items:'1241303712',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Petra Martic vs Varvara Gracheva<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nA commanding head-to-head of 4-0 for Martic gives her a deserved level of confidence. While Martic\u2019s win-loss continues to take a hit, this is a match she should feel certain of winning. Gracheva has lost nine of her last 10 matches. I don\u2019t see this as an opportunity to improve that stat.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Martic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nPetra Martic leads the head-to-head 4-0, although they only faced once on hard courts. Varvara Gracheva\u2019s current form (nine losses in a row) doesn\u2019t bode well for her chances of earning her first win in this rivalry.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Martic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nGracheva is winless in 10 matches and that trend has to end at some point. I expect it ends here with a win over Martic who has looked good in spurts this year but never consistently enough for my liking.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Gracheva in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ZBXuEpOWTaJs7xC6xDqhrw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1242490831\" 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:'ZBXuEpOWTaJs7xC6xDqhrw',sig:'1X9tqOqt_LkN_XKEMY4_sjeWA31vrXw3uxGKO070S2Q=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1242490831',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Emma Raducanu vs Alize Cornet<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tracey:<\/em><br \/>\nCornet is a fierce competitor and she will be confident that she can pull of an upset. Her return game may well put Raducanu on her heels. Yet, the defending champion has been raising her game and will be primed for another title run. Momentum will shift between these two&#8211;Cornet counterpunching and Raducanu looking to power past the Frenchwoman. This is the popcorn match of the day.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Raducanu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nEmma Raducanu loves the lighter balls and is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/08\/28\/2022-us-open-womens-singles-roundtable-predictions-champion-dark-horse-early-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a serious dark horse candidate<\/a>, provided she gets through round one here. Someone as smart and experienced as Alize Cornet will provide a very tough challenge. One of the best matchups of the round.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Raducanu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser:<\/em><br \/>\nHistory is not on Raducanu\u2019s side here. The women\u2019s side of the game hasn\u2019t had anyone defend their title in ages and I don\u2019t think she will be bucking that trend. The tour knows who she is now and the pressure is on. First round exit anyone?<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Cornet in 3<\/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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