{"id":57665,"date":"2023-07-02T07:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T11:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57665"},"modified":"2023-07-02T07:22:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T11:22:06","slug":"wimbledon-day-1-womens-predictions-swiatek-zhu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/02\/wimbledon-day-1-womens-predictions-swiatek-zhu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 1 Women\u2019s Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Zhu Lin"},"content":{"rendered":"

It promises to be an entertaining first day at the Championships, with 32 intriguing matches on the slate at Wimbledon. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Danielle Collins vs Julie Grabher<\/a>, Victoria Azarenka vs Yuan Yue<\/a>, Sloane Stephens vs Rebecca Peterson<\/a>, Jessica Pegula vs Lauren Davis<\/a>, Coco Gauff vs Sofia Kenin<\/a>, Venus Williams vs Elina Svitolina<\/a> and Caroline Garcia vs Katie Volynets<\/a>. But who will reach the second round?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 1 Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Iga Swiatek vs Zhu Lin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jim: Iga Swiatek\u2019s record on grass doesn\u2019t stack up particularly well compared with her record on hard courts and the clay, but she played reasonably well in Bad Homburg and her record at Wimbledon isn\u2019t exactly dreadful. She should have too much for Zhu Lin.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan: Grass is the only surface the world #1 has not really thrived on. She also had to pull out of her semifinal at the Bad Homburg Open due to illness. However Zhu only has one win at Wimbledon in four attempts. The four time grand slam champion should come through relatively easily.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas: Certainly not the easiest first round match for Swiatek, given Zhu made the semifinals of the WTA 250 Birmingham earlier this month. Zhu also made headway at the Australian Open, taking out sixth seed Sakkari. The Pole could struggle early on in the first set, but she should prevail in a tight two-setter.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Swiatek in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lesia Tsurenko vs Claire Liu<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jim: Lesia Tsurenko had a very good French Open, but she picked up an injury in Paris and has struggled to recover her fitness on the grass. Claire Liu has a solid enough record at Wimbledon for a young player, having three times reached the third round, and she will surely view this as another good opportunity to win a match in SW19.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Liu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan: This looks like a tight matchup. The experienced Tsurenko has slightly more grass court pedigree with two 3rd round Wimbledon appearances. 23 year old Lin has made the second round in all three Wimbledon appearances. The younger player to have slightly more spark to come through in a tight match.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Lin in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas: As has been the case throughout her whole career, Tsurenko is far too injury prone. Such has hindered her ability to play good tennis recently, as she had to retire in Paris against Swiatek and pull out of a couple grass court tournaments. Liu hasn\u2019t been in great form lately, but this could be a good shot for the American to make a solid comeback at WTA pro level.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Liu in 3
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