{"id":56201,"date":"2023-04-19T13:28:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=56201"},"modified":"2023-04-19T13:28:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:28:25","slug":"wta-stuttgart-day-4-predictions-swiatek-zheng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/04\/19\/wta-stuttgart-day-4-predictions-swiatek-zheng\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Stuttgart Day 4 Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA clay court season has moved to Stuttgart, Germany, for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 500-level event. Some of the tour&#8217;s best have flocked to Stuttgart to compete in this 32-woman draw, including eight of the Top 10 players in the world. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek takes the court on Day 4 against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/08\/03\/qinwen-zheng-xiyu-wang-lead-young-chinese-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chinese phenom Qinwen Zheng<\/a>. We at LWOT have the preview and prediction for that match and all other happenings around the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. But who will advance?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Stuttgart Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Caroline Garcia vs Tatjana Maria<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> Garcia 2-0 Maria<\/p>\n<p>World No. 5 Caroline Garcia squares off against veteran Tatjana Maria in Round 2 in Stuttgart. Garcia has always favored the clay as her favorite surface and is poised for a strong clay-court season. The 35-year-old Maria is a strong clay court player in her own right and has won her last seven matches. Maria plays with a methodical pace and consistency that bothers even the world&#8217;s best. In this match, expect a lot of drawn-out exchanges with each player being very conservative on when to pick their spots to attack. Maria will have the support of the home crowd, but I see Garcia&#8217;s power proving to be too much in the end.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Garcia in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"kOEwN0fkRJFZwelVWxY-ng\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1482432264\" 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:'kOEwN0fkRJFZwelVWxY-ng',sig:'RYtRcMEDLdxyuAE-x1c6zVUlnEGOzVjGHJTgof98TSA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1482432264',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Paula Badosa vs Cristina Bucsa<\/h4>\n<p>Head-to-Head: Badosa 2-0 Bucsa<\/p>\n<p>Spaniards Paula Badosa and Cristina Bucsa will square off with a spot in the Stuttgart quarterfinals on the line. This will be their first meeting in four years. Badosa has had a much better career thus far, but Bucsa can hold her own on the clay. She advanced through two qualifying rounds this week and is 4-1 on the clay this season. Badosa is coming off a strong run to the Charleston quarterfinals and will look to regain her spot in the top 20 during the clay season. In this match, I expect Badosa to overwhelm Bucsa from the baseline.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Badosa in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"FxvezUIKQPh6CEvvsTiTKw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1251944500\" 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:'FxvezUIKQPh6CEvvsTiTKw',sig:'0LxM45PjOBVNSKAZg7uVmyNgzXqnhkbIGBP_0UMg2JQ=',w:'594px',h:'387px',items:'1251944500',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 Qinwen Zheng<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> Swiatek 2-0 Zheng<\/p>\n<p>World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will play her first clay match of the season on Thursday. She went 18-1 on the clay last year, including raising the trophy at this event. Swiatek starts her title defense against 20-year-old Qinwen Zheng. The Chinese phenom is up No. 25 in the world and bested Alycia Parks 6-4 6-4 in Round 1. Zheng does not have much WTA experience on the clay, but she has found success in the matches she has played. Zheng has a very bright future in this sport, but I do not believe she will be any match for Swiatek on the clay.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane USAToday<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA clay court season has moved to Stuttgart, Germany, for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 500-level event. Some of the tour&#8217;s best have flocked to Stuttgart to compete in this 32-woman draw, including eight of the Top 10 players in the world. 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