{"id":57832,"date":"2023-07-06T17:57:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T21:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57832"},"modified":"2023-07-06T17:58:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T21:58:38","slug":"wimbledon-day-5-womens-predictions-svitolina-kenin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/06\/wimbledon-day-5-womens-predictions-svitolina-kenin\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Elina Svitolina vs Sofia Kenin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 5 of Wimbledon usually means all our women’s matches would be third round matches, but because of the rain this week we still have Round 2 matches as well. In fact, there are 18 women’s matches on Friday’s schedule. We’ve already predicted some of them, as we expected to see them on Day 4 (including Wimbledon Day 4 Women\u2019s Predictions Including Aryna Sabalenka vs Varvara Gracheva<\/a> and Ons Jabeur vs Zhuoxuan Bai<\/a>). We have predictions for 13 more matches now, though, split between four articles. In addition to this article, our other articles feature Petra Kvitova vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich<\/a>, Iga Swiatek vs Petra Martic<\/a>, and Victoria Azarenka vs Daria Kasatkina<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jim Smith, Shane Black, and Yesh Ginsburg. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 5 Women’s Predictions<\/h4>\n

Anna Blinkova vs Irina-Camelia Begu<\/h4>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nIrina-Camelia Begu is probably more comfortable on the clay than on a grass court, but her first-round win over the big serving Rebecca Marino was impressive. If she can maintain that level against Anna Blinkova, expect the 29th seed to book her place in the last 32.
\nPrediction: Begu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Shane:<\/em>
\nAnna Blinkova and Irina-Camelia Begu worked hard for their respective first-round, three-set victories. The win was Begu\u2019s first grass-court victory of the season, and just her sixth since 2018. Blinkova is no grass-court maestro, but she does have a better history on the surface than her opponent. I see the Russian finding a way into Round 3.
\nPrediction: Blinkova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nBegu is a seasoned veteran who by now is at least somewhat comfortable on all surfaces. She’s a better player generally than Blinkova, is more consistent, and has more experience on the surface.
\nPrediction: Begu in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Belinda Bencic vs Magda Linette<\/h4>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nMagda Linette brought Barbora Strycova\u2019s fairy tale run to a crashing halt in the second round, battling past the Czech in three. That earns her a shot at Belinda Bencic and the chance to reach the second week at a Major for the second time this year. Don\u2019t be surprised if she takes it.
\nPrediction: Linette in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Shane:<\/em>
\nBelinda Bencic and Magda Linette are coming off hard-fought, three-set victories. Bencic has always been a strong grass player and is looking to reach Wimbledon\u2019s fourth round for the third time. I expect this to be a very back-and-forth match, but I trust Bencic\u2019s recent form to power her to the finish line.
\nPrediction: Bencic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nI am, perhaps, higher on Linette on grass than most. The surface just suits her powerful game so well. And, at the same time, I consistently underestimate Bencic on the surface. In my mind, her game doesn’t translate to the grass, even though her results consistently show it does. So do I learn from my mistakes or do I double down? I say double down.
\nPrediction: Linette in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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