{"id":57019,"date":"2023-05-30T13:53:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T17:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57019"},"modified":"2023-05-30T14:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:01:24","slug":"french-open-day-4-predictions-kasatkina-vondrousova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/30\/french-open-day-4-predictions-kasatkina-vondrousova\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Women\u2019s Day 4 Predictions Including Daria Kasatkina vs Marketa Vondrousova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With 16 intriguing second-round matches on the slate on day four in Paris, it promises to be another exciting day at the French Open. As ever, we here at LWOT are offering our predictions for every match on the schedule, including <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/30\/french-open-womens-day-4-predictions-garcia-blinkova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Caroline Garcia vs Anna Blinkova<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/30\/french-open-day-4-predictions-pegula-giorgi\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jessica Pegula vs Camila Giorgi<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/30\/french-open-day-4-predictions-sabalenka-shymanovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Aryna Sabalenka vs Iryna Shymanovich<\/a>. But who will secure their spot in the last 32?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>French Open Day 4 Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Elina Svitolina vs Storm Hunter<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The resurgence of Elina Svitolina has been startling. The Ukranian turned her season around in two tournaments, proving she still has the level to consistently dismiss quality opponents. Storm Sanders has had a good run but the weapons she used against Parrizas Diaz won\u2019t have the same effect against the former world #3.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Svitolina in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shane: Former-world# 3 Elina Svitolina is coming off an improbable Strasbourg title run as a wildcard. She continued her in-form play by dispatching 26<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0seed Martina Trevisan in her opener in Paris. I see Svitolina having no trouble getting by world #204 Storm Sanders.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Svitolina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Glenys: Svitolina eased through the first round, taking out 26th seed to reach this stage. Hunter came through qualifying into the main draw. A three set fight saw her get to this stage. They have only met once on tour, in 2020 on hard court, which Svitolina took. The Ukrainian should again take this match but it won&#8217;t necessarily be easy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Svitolina in 3<br \/>\n<a id=\"4WGzE2f8TyVOU_7PJWP8WQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1258270929\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'4WGzE2f8TyVOU_7PJWP8WQ',sig:'3o29qi74PHgjGDutbk-8cDw83c5o9NrPesAxdnMbQdc=',w:'594px',h:'366px',items:'1258270929',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Zheng Qinwen vs Yulia Putintseva<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Zheng Qinwen didn\u2019t come to Paris to get knocked out in the second round. She\u2019s consistently defeating lower-ranked opponents (12-0 against 50+ ranked players this year) whilst losing to higher-ranked opponents (7-9 against top 50 opponents this year) \u2014it\u2019s just a question of when she can start winning those tighter matches. At this stage in the tournament, Yulia Putintseva shouldn\u2019t pose too much of a threat.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Zheng in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shane: Zheng is incredibly consistent for a 20-year-old player. Putintseva, a former-quarterfinalist here, will pressure her off both wings, but I do not think she has the consistency to hold up in a baseline battle against Zheng.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Zheng in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[cta id=4014 type=cta]<\/p>\n<p>Glenys: Zheng is the 19th seed and eased through the first round match. Putintseva had a more difficult match but managed to edge through in straight sets. The Chinese player shouldn&#8217;t have any problems getting into the next round.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Zheng in 2<br \/>\n<a id=\"VRehCI7tSL1FYUkPSiFngg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1258250060\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'VRehCI7tSL1FYUkPSiFngg',sig:'G_GnMPc6LELJKqIjjUTkT-aoLl45cmCOcmECyHlv5h0=',w:'594px',h:'354px',items:'1258250060',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script> <\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mayar Sherif vs Anastasia Potapova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This could be a tight match depending on which Anastasia Potapova turns up. I\u2019ve got high hopes for her this tournament, however\u2014she\u2019s defeated some excellent opponents this season and is one of the few players that can hit through the conditions here in Paris. Mayar Sherif is an accomplished clay-courter who can trouble the Russian but Potapova\u2019s power should see her eventually take the win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Potapova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anastasia Potapova draws a tough second-round matchup against Mayar Sherif. Both women are playing well and should bring their best on Wednesday. I believe Potapova\u2019s power will be the difference in this one.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Potapova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Glenys: The Egyptian and Russian have not met on tour to this point. Potapova is the seeded player, but expect Sherif to make a match of this. Both had easy first-round wins, but that won&#8217;t follow into this one. It will be a tricky match for both. Don\u2019t be surprised if the Egyptian pulls off the upset\/<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Sherif in 3<br \/>\n<a id=\"41ZH6pVCROR3_SfJzax53g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1494049424\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'41ZH6pVCROR3_SfJzax53g',sig:'2GvLp6nBB7ta9U895G-cUUudXVvDFc1bSEyXwEW-NWo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1494049424',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Daria Kasatkina vs Marketa Vondrousova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I\u2019m big on Marketa Vondrousova this tournament. Daria Kasatkina will attempt to win the war of attrition but Vondrousova should have the answers to whatever the Russian throws at her. If the conditions continue to stay as slow as they are, you\u2019ve got to fancy the lefty forehand and drop shot combo of the former finalist.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Vondrousova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shane: This is a tough second-round draw for the ninth seed. Vondrousova is 9-2 on the clay this year and is playing with incredible confidence. Kasatkina\u2019s combination of power and variety will be tough to handle, but I believe Vondrousova has the chops to pull off this upset.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Vondrousova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Glenys: Level on head-to-head, and one win each on clay this will be an exciting match up. Ninth seed Kasatkina should be the favourite, but the Czech can hold her own on the surface. Both the last matches played have gone the distance, this will be no different<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main photo credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 16 intriguing second-round matches on the slate on day four in Paris, it promises to be another exciting day at the French Open. As ever, we here at LWOT are offering our predictions for every match on the schedule, including Caroline Garcia vs Anna Blinkova, Jessica Pegula vs Camila Giorgi\u00a0and Aryna Sabalenka vs Iryna [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2815,"featured_media":57020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1526,15429,416,15436,394,15585,2942,884,15567,11655,16294,16942,16943,896,2941,18490,18491,2373,2369,462,15641],"class_list":["post-57019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","tag-anastasia-potapova","tag-anastasia-potapova-predictions","tag-daria-kasatkina","tag-daria-kasatkina-predictions","tag-elina-svitolina","tag-elina-svitolina-predictions","tag-french-open-predictions","tag-marketa-vondrousova","tag-marketa-vondrousova-predictions","tag-mayar-sherif","tag-mayar-sherif-predictions","tag-qinwen-zheng","tag-qinwen-zheng-predictions","tag-roland-garros","tag-roland-garros-predictions","tag-storm-hunter","tag-storm-hunter-predictions","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-yulia-putintseva","tag-yulia-putintseva-predictions"],"modified_by":"Jim Smith","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}