{"id":56535,"date":"2023-05-09T18:41:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=56535"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:41:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:41:09","slug":"wta-rome-day-2-predictions-davis-cocciaretto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/09\/wta-rome-day-2-predictions-davis-cocciaretto\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Rome Day 2 Predictions Including Lauren Davis vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of the WTA 1000 in Rome features some close matches. The pair of lefties Townsend and Bonaventure&#8211;the movement of Davis versus the weight of shot from Cocciaretto, and more. We&#8217;ve tried to predict the outcome of these close contests and others in the Italian capital. We split the day&#8217;s 20 matches between five articles&#8211;that means four articles after this one. The other articles feature <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/09\/wta-rome-day-2-predictions-svitolina-tsurenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Elina Svitolina vs Lesia Tsurenko<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/09\/wta-rome-day-2-predictions-badosa-friedsam\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Paula Badosa vs Anna-Lena Friedsam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/09\/wta-rome-day-2-predictions-stephens-podoroska\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sloane Stephens vs Nadia Podoroska<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/09\/wta-rome-day-2-predictions-errani-pavlyuchenkova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sara Errani vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova<\/a>. Who do you think will win?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Rome Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Taylor Townsend vs Ysaline Bonaventure<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: Townsend 2-1 Bonaventure<\/h4>\n<p>Taylor Townsend is an underrated clay-courter. She can strike angles others can&#8217;t with her lefty spins and she isn&#8217;t afraid of finishing points up at the net if the rally extends.<\/p>\n<p>Ysaline Bonaventure hits a big ball but may not hit with the spin required to consistently push Townsend off the baseline. She will be able to deal with a few of those angles better than most as a fellow lefty but the American is looking like the stronger of the two qualifiers.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Townsend in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"yGRmNdFGTbluyGk4BC8VgA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1253164571\" 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:'yGRmNdFGTbluyGk4BC8VgA',sig:'64JV4slMaloqAI1D5sy9mOum4HDqt6caIQ-svfdFwbk=',w:'594px',h:'394px',items:'1253164571',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Magdelena Frech vs Matilde Paoletti<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: First meeting<\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little too early in Matilde Paoletti&#8217;s career to entertain a win. She&#8217;s had no Top 100 wins so far in her career and this is her first encounter against a player with consistently world class depth to her balls on a slow surface.<\/p>\n<p>Magdelena Frech will see flashes of brilliance from the wild card but she should be able to inevitably hold off the threat of an upset with her steady base level.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Frech in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"mJuIwk2yRSp5Jpj_gFhkVw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1472892352\" 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:'mJuIwk2yRSp5Jpj_gFhkVw',sig:'lGWLkqesXGy-vb9H3exBtkhvgPlmk0lPgunBI0TDrxM=',w:'594px',h:'452px',items:'1472892352',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs Linda Fruhvirtova<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: First meeting<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/31\/francisco-cerundolo-linda-fruhvirtova-sibling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Linda Fruhvirtova<\/a> is still finding her feet on clay, possessing a losing record of 14-17 on the surface across all levels. Still, she&#8217;s got plenty of firepower when she can find her rhythm on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Elena-Gabriela Ruse will test the patience of the young Czech but, from what we&#8217;ve seen of her baseline game so far, it seems likely Fruhvirtova will pass with flying colors.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Fruhvirtova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"pZgRvjd5TzJLw3bSlMPowQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1485187095\" 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:'pZgRvjd5TzJLw3bSlMPowQ',sig:'lB9NdYUEHiIuQ3pPya7mgxahB0YI3XxKTS7MfppFvew=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1485187095',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 Elisabetta Cocciaretto<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: 1-1<\/h4>\n<p>Lauren Davis can move and return like the wind. She possesses the game to play well on slower clay&#8211;with the percentages so small in our sport however, she hasn&#8217;t quite put together a mind-blowing set of wins at a big tournament. At the same time, only last week Davis reached the semifinals of Reus, defeating Osorio Serrano, Tomova and Grabher back-to-back.<\/p>\n<p>Elisabetta Cocciaretto will be aware of the threat on the other side of the net. She has consistently impressed in these conditions and will be rallied by the crowd. There&#8217;s no doubt this will be a close one but the overall pedigree of the Italian suggests she is the ever-so-slight favourite.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Cocciaretto in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of the WTA 1000 in Rome features some close matches. The pair of lefties Townsend and Bonaventure&#8211;the movement of Davis versus the weight of shot from Cocciaretto, and more. We&#8217;ve tried to predict the outcome of these close contests and others in the Italian capital. 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