{"id":57729,"date":"2023-07-03T13:03:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T17:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57729"},"modified":"2023-07-03T10:46:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T14:46:16","slug":"wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-sakkari-kostyuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/03\/wimbledon-day-2-womens-predictions-sakkari-kostyuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 2 Women’s Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Marta Kostyuk"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships, we will complete both the men’s and women’s first rounds. That means there are 32 women’s singles matches, and–as always–we here at LWOT will share our thoughts on every single one of them with you. We split the day’s 32 matches into eight articles. Our other seven articles feature Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Yulia Putintseva<\/a>, Petra Kvitova vs Jasmine Paolini<\/a>, Aryna Sabalenka vs Panna Udvardy<\/a>, Karolina Muchova vs Jule Niemeier<\/a>, Ons Jabeur vs Magdalena Frech<\/a>, Bianca Andreescu vs Anna Bondar<\/a>, and Elena Rybakina vs Shelby Rogers<\/a>. Predicting this set of matches are Jack Edward, Jakub Bobro, and Jordan Reynolds. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 2 Women’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Karolina Pliskova vs Natalija Stevanovic<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nUnderestimate Karolina Pliskova at your peril on a grass court. Many will dismiss the Czech due to her questionable form of late but she still has the serve and flat strokes to boss most opponents on this surface. Natalija Stevanovic will put up a good fight but I\u2019m trusting in the former world #1\u2019s game on grass.
\nPrediction: Pliskova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Jakub:<\/em>
\nPliskova is a dangerous lower-16 seed, likely matching up with Petra Kvitova in the third round. Kostic came through qualifying but Pliskova is a step above.
\nPrediction: Pliskova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nTwo Grand Slam finals and at least a semifinal at all four Slams mean Pl\u00ed\u0161kov\u00e1 is one of the best players to have never won a Slam. But the last couple of years have been more difficult, and she hasn\u2019t reached a WTA final in two years. But I am near certain she will be too good for Stevanovic, who is ranked outside the Top 200.
\nPrediction: Pliskova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mirra Andreeva vs Xiyu Wang<\/h4>\n

Jack:<\/em>
\nWhen does the Mirra Andreeva train<\/a> slow down? She dismissed most of her opponents in qualifying and is now into the main draw against Xiyu Wang<\/a>. The lefty from China will give Andreeva a real test but I think her serve and mentality are strong enough to get her through this one.
\nPrediction: Andreeva in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Jakub:<\/em>
\nAndreeva said that she came into her first Wimbledon qualifying with no expectations. She ended up performing well and coming through, beating Tamara Korpatsch in the final round. There\u2019s no reason why this run cannot continue.
\nPrediction: Andreeva in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\n16-year-old Mirra Andreeva is an incredibly exciting talent, and watching her will be very fun after she came through qualifying. Her opponent Wang is a full six years older despite being just 22. She has not found much form on grass in the run up to Wimbledon. My gut feeling is the 16-year-old will create headlines again as she did at Roland Garros.
\nPrediction: Andreeva in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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