{"id":56580,"date":"2023-05-11T11:20:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T15:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=56580"},"modified":"2023-05-11T14:16:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:16:16","slug":"wta-rome-day-4-predictions-cirstea-ostapenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/11\/wta-rome-day-4-predictions-cirstea-ostapenko\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Rome Day 4 Predictions Including Sorana Cirstea vs Jelena Ostapenko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 at the WTA 1000 in Rome will feature the debut of many of the seeds, including some Top 10 players and former Grand Slam champions. It&#8217;s the first edition of this tournament played over two weeks, which gives a different dynamic than usual to the second round, with unseeded players having the confidence of a match win under their belt as they try to upset the seeds.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Rome Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Daria Kasatkina vs Lisa Pigato<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>On paper, this is the most one-sided matchup of the day by a distance, with one of the best players in the world in Kasatkina taking on an opponent ranked outside the Top 400. Kasatkina hasn&#8217;t really been playing at Top 10 level so far in 2023 but she shouldn&#8217;t have many issues to advance here.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Kasatkina in 2<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"934GkaJRSyBMebmJJTx0cQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1252482255\" 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:'934GkaJRSyBMebmJJTx0cQ',sig:'K9jawXmCwBAKsAhTfONkdGsEh2BbKPG-1Ykr5QNim50=',w:'594px',h:'378px',items:'1252482255',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Barbora Krejcikova vs Danka Kovinic<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Krejcikova 1-0 Kovinic<\/p>\n<p>Krejcikova won in a relatively comfortable three-setter (6-0 in the decider) when the pair faced in Madrid a couple weeks ago and she&#8217;s once again a comfortable favorite here. She needs some strong results in the coming months to make it into the top 10 and this seems like a good opportunity to do it given her draw.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Krejcikova in 2<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-YpkWnrVQuxLkK0dDnswMw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1486588233\" 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:'-YpkWnrVQuxLkK0dDnswMw',sig:'JJBdLutJYaoF069485gLgP_7CK8nlRJGn7EqEWmTiG8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1486588233',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Marketa Vondrousova vs Bianca Andreescu<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Andreescu might be a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/09\/07\/bianca-andreescu-us-open-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">former Slam champion<\/a>, but those days seem far behind her and it&#8217;s actually Vondrousova who comes in as the favorite here. She has been playing well so far this season and her ranking of #70 doesn&#8217;t really represent her current level accurately and should rise soon.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Voundrousova in 3<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"nxK0l7z4Qr5zqRMsbHkAWA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1482391435\" 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:'nxK0l7z4Qr5zqRMsbHkAWA',sig:'J1XOhVUhVVEpA1mRLxYT_5T0Fnn2ZAtz3oZlsRM8rfw=',w:'594px',h:'379px',items:'1482391435',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Sorana Cirstea vs Jelena Ostapenko<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Ostapenko 2-0 Cirstea<\/p>\n<p>Ostapenko has finally been showing signs of resurgence lately and is back to the Top 20. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/06\/11\/after-boom-boom-becker-its-omg-ostapenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">2017 Roland Garros champion<\/a> will take on a veteran of the circuit in Sorana Cirstea; the Romanian is likely to cause her some difficulties but Ostapenko should be able to advance.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Ostapenko in 3<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 at the WTA 1000 in Rome will feature the debut of many of the seeds, including some Top 10 players and former Grand Slam champions. 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