{"id":58031,"date":"2023-07-17T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=58031"},"modified":"2023-07-17T16:05:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:05:19","slug":"wta-budapest-day-2-predictions-putintseva-volodko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/17\/wta-budapest-day-2-predictions-putintseva-volodko\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Budapest Day 2 Predictions Including Yulia Putintseva vs Kateryna Volodko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA Hungarian Grand Prix continues in Budapest with nine main draw singles matches scheduled for Tuesday, Day 2 of main draw play. An all-Hungarian clash sees Timea Babos pitted against Anna Bondar, while Yulia Putintseva will try to turn around her head-to-head with Kateryna Volodko. Who do you think will prevail? We also predict the rest of the day&#8217;s matches <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/07\/17\/wta-budapest-day-2-predictions-pera-shnaider\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">in a separate article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Budapest Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Evgeniya Rodina vs Anna Siskova<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Anna Siskova managed to qualify for this event, winning a couple of thrillers against Lena Papadakis and Maria Timofeeva. Her opponent, Evgeniya Rodina, has had a number of breaks in her career of late, giving birth and also battling some injuries. She isn&#8217;t fully back yet, but she was pretty active during the grass season. She&#8217;s still the better player though and she should be able to show it.<br \/>\n<em>Predictions: Rodina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"7N5KvlAvSlNSxHH9DP8ZQQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1024659598\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'7N5KvlAvSlNSxHH9DP8ZQQ',sig:'z2shYtAhB4NvVJV-S-NoG0mcaCv_st6q_2EiADa5mFI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1024659598',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Daria Saville vs Tereza Martincova<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Martincova 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Daria Saville kicked off her season just last month due to an injury, so she&#8217;s still not back to her best match rhythm. Tereza Martincova is under a question mark too though, reaching the semifinals at the 125K in Contrexeville last week, but finishing her run with a retirement. It&#8217;s not clear what will happen here but if the Czech can play as well as he did in France and be 100% fit, she should find a way to prevail.<br \/>\n<em>Predictions: Martincova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[cta id=4014 type=cta]<\/p>\n<h4>Timea Babos vs Anna Bondar<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>This could be one of the matches of the round. Timea Babos might not be in her prime, but the Hungarian has actually been a huge force in ITF events this year (fifteen wins in a row at some point). Anna Bondar had her breakout run at the WTA 1000 in Rome, but that&#8217;s basically her only deep run this year. While she did make the semifinals in the previous edition, Babos still has a lot of quality and might be able to pull off the upset here.<br \/>\n<em>Predictions: Babos in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jF4KfL7LQHx-VgIwsu8Rfw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1219783455\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'jF4KfL7LQHx-VgIwsu8Rfw',sig:'vQMcHq8Xi1yYoJRPcYMz_rBanvzCekg89WPLQPvjO0o=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1219783455',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Valentini Grammatikopoulou vs Tamara Korpatsch<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Korpatsch 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Valentini Grammatikopoulou was on a bit of a losing streak recently and while she did get a win on the board in the qualifying here, she&#8217;s actually in the main draw as a lucky loser after getting crushed by Astra Sharma. The favorite for this match will be Tamara Korpatsch, who seems to have turned her season around after a dreadful start. The German is actually fairly close to the peak of her abilities now, while her opponent isn&#8217;t.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Korpatsch in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"hKF1a8iRS5RC1iZvxa6PGA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1251917889\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'hKF1a8iRS5RC1iZvxa6PGA',sig:'dvP110vtuO2Tj-Ns5jI7Z0TpAe4ECbOYqyfOdQ6ShAE=',w:'594px',h:'338px',items:'1251917889',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Yulia Putinsteva vs Kateryna Volodko<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Volodko 2-1<\/p>\n<p>Kateryna Volodko leads the head-to-head 2-1, but these meetings took place a long while ago. The Ukrainian deserves a lot of credit for still being a part of the tour at the age of 36. Her level has declined quite a lot though and even qualifying here is already a decent achievement for her. Yulia Putintseva should be way too quick and resilient, especially after making the semifinals at Bastad last week.<br \/>\n<em>Predictions: Putintseva in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA Hungarian Grand Prix continues in Budapest with nine main draw singles matches scheduled for Tuesday, Day 2 of main draw play. An all-Hungarian clash sees Timea Babos pitted against Anna Bondar, while Yulia Putintseva will try to turn around her head-to-head with Kateryna Volodko. Who do you think will prevail? 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