{"id":56987,"date":"2023-05-29T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T19:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=56987"},"modified":"2023-05-29T15:43:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T19:43:09","slug":"french-open-day-3-womens-predictions-gauff-masarova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/29\/french-open-day-3-womens-predictions-gauff-masarova\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 3 Women’s Predictions Including Coco Gauff vs Rebeka Masarova"},"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>, Iga Swiatek vs Cristina Bucsa<\/a>, Elena Rybakina vs Brenda Fruhvirtova<\/a>, and Ons Jabeur vs Lucia Bronzetti<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Jack Edward, Shane Black, and Yesh Ginsburg.<\/p>\n

French Open Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Linda Noskova vs Danka Kovinic<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nLinda Noskova has a big enough game to excel on all surfaces. There are, however, more experienced clay courters that should be able to outmanoeuvre the 18-year-old at this stage in her career. Danka Kovinic isn\u2019t that player\u2014she won\u2019t quite be able to hit big enough to stop Noskova from imposing herself.
\nPrediction: Noskova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nKovinic should not be underestimated, but Noskova has been capturing attention this season and rightly so. The future is clearly bright for the Czech and up against Kovinic, the here-and-now should be looking pretty good too.
\nPrediction: Noskova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nKovinic has her moments, but Noskova has very quietly become a potential star. Will this be the Czech’s breakout performance? I don’t know. But there’s a solid chance.
\nPrediction: Noskova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Xinyu Wang vs Marie Bouzkova<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nThere will be tournaments at which Xinyu Wang will dominate using her serve\u2014Roland Garros is not that tournament. Marie Bouzkova should be able to grind her lesser experienced foe off the court.
\nPrediction: Bouzkova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nBouzkova has had some very fine results over the course of her career, but one can\u2019t help but want a bit more from the Czech particularly at the Slams. Just improving on her best showing of reaching the second round last year would be a start. With the protection of a seeding and not the worst first-round draw, that should be an achievable goal for Bouzkova.
\nPrediction: Bouzkova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nIf Marie Bouzkova was consistently healthy, she’d be a contender at every Major. Unfortunately for her and the sport, she’s not. But she looks really good right now, and with no injury concerns she might be able to finally make the most of her potential here.
\nPrediction: Bouzkova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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