{"id":56984,"date":"2023-05-29T15:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T19:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=56984"},"modified":"2023-05-29T15:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T19:38:27","slug":"french-open-day-3-womens-predictions-swiatek-bucsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/29\/french-open-day-3-womens-predictions-swiatek-bucsa\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 3 Women’s Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Cristina Bucsa"},"content":{"rendered":"

We wrap up the men’s and women’s first rounds on Day 3 of the French Open. 20 women will book their places in the second round on Tuesday. But who will those women be? As always, we here at LWOT share our thoughts on the matches for you. We split all 20 of the matches between five articles. Our other four articles for Day 3 feature Victoria Azarenka vs Bianca Andreescu<\/a>, Coco Gauff vs Rebeka Masarova<\/a>, Elena Rybakina vs Brenda Fruhvirtova<\/a>, and Ons Jabeur vs Lucia Bronzetti<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Jack Edward, Jim Smith, and Andreas Pelekis.<\/p>\n

French Open Day 3 Women’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Olga Danilovic vs Kateryna Kozlova<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nWhen you\u2019re seeing the ball as well as Olga Danilovic, there\u2019s very little players can do to stop your inertia. Since losing in Rome qualifying, she\u2019s won 16 sets on the bounce. Kateryna Kozlova\u2019s season has been too sporadic to put a halt to that momentum.
\nPrediction: Danilovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nDanilovic was superb in the qualifying, winning all three matches in straight sets, and if she can maintain that level, she should have the beating of Kozlova. It\u2019s been an indifferent stretch for the Ukrainian, who has been struggling with injuries, and her last match ended in a 3-6 1-6 defeat.
\nPrediction: Danilovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nA bit of a career resurgence for Danilovic, who qualified for the main draw. Kozlova has been out of the tour for a little while, and hasn\u2019t won a match since Australia. While Kozlova has more Grand Slam experience, the Serb should win this.
\nPrediction: Danilovic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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Shelby Rogers vs Petra Martic<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nShelby Rogers rally temperament isn\u2019t her strong suit. At the French Open<\/a>, her serve can be left a little vulnerable forcing her to play out of her comfort zone. Petra Martin will be happy to play patiently whilst playing with enough zip to stop the American from lining up her biggest shots.
\nPrediction: Martic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nOne can never be quite sure what to expect of Rogers. Rather characteristically, she reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in 2016, but has never been past the third round in any of her other nine trips to the French capital. Of course, another quarterfinal run isn\u2019t entirely out of the question, but given Rogers\u2019 recent form Martic looks like the likelier winner.
\nPrediction: Martic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nRogers is always a dangerous player in Grand Slams, reaching the quarterfinals here in 2016. Martic was much higher ranked just a few years ago, yet made a good run in Madrid. I feel that Rogers\u2019 firepower should be too much this time.
\nPrediction: Rogers in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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