{"id":58464,"date":"2023-08-02T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=58464"},"modified":"2023-08-02T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:51:11","slug":"wta-prague-day-4-predictions-cornet-kanepi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/08\/02\/wta-prague-day-4-predictions-cornet-kanepi\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Prague Day 4 Predictions Including Alize Cornet vs Kaia Kanepi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA Tour continues; this time, we&#8217;re here for a 250-level event in Prague. We&#8217;ve got Czechia&#8217;s home hope, Linda Noskova, in contention plus veterans Alize Cornet and Kaia Kanepi are squaring off. We&#8217;ve predicted these second rounds and more on day four in Prague.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Prague Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Linda Noskova vs Ankita Raina<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: Noskova 1-0 Raina (all levels)<\/h4>\n<p>There have been some good results from Ankita Raina recently but nothing that assures she&#8217;s headed for the top 100. The lucky loser was blown off the court as she was double bagelled by Dayana Yastremska&#8211;unfortunately Raina&#8217;s game can leave her exposed to power players on hard courts. Noskova is in the same mould as Yastremska, if not even a little more reliable, plus she&#8217;s in her home country. Raina will likely struggle to keep up with the 18-year-old.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Noskova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Xiyu Wang vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: First meeting<\/h4>\n<p>How Xiyu Wang is ranked #81 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/08\/03\/qinwen-zheng-xiyu-wang-lead-young-chinese-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">seems like a mystery<\/a>. The lefty is a quality player who is generally only losing to the best in the world. Her opponent, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, isn&#8217;t in that category, the Slovakian in middling form. We think Wang will be able to unpick Schmiedlova and could go on to make a decent run here in Prague.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Wang in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[cta id=591 type=cta]<\/p>\n<h4>Tamara Korpatsch vs Yanina Wickmayer<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: Wickmayer 2-0 Korpatsch (all levels)<\/h4>\n<p>There&#8217;s been some great results from Tamara Korpatsch to get through three rounds without dropping a set in Prague. Yanina Wickmayer is in incomparable form to those players, however, and Korpatsch is definitely prone to a few ups and downs. Wickmayer should be able to take control with her assertive game in the moments where Korpatsch dips.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Wickmayer in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"oNpHRcnhSU5puD3Zst4pMQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1563467344\" 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:'oNpHRcnhSU5puD3Zst4pMQ',sig:'kWTtWjZgUnDPVd4sKYcigG8fqa7wg_rJeVaofDxpUcg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1563467344',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Alize Cornet vs Kaia Kanepi<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: Kanepi 1-0 Cornet (all levels)<\/h4>\n<p>Giant killers, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/09\/02\/alize-cornet-slams-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alize Cornet<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/05\/25\/kaia-kanepi-10-wins-over-top-10-players-grand-slams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kaia Kanepi<\/a>, meet for the first time since 2010! A lot has changed since then of course with neither player in the form of their life. Kanepi has lost a lot on the main tour but a few results at the lower level prove she&#8217;s still a force to be reckoned with, particularly a win over Brenda Fruhvirtova on clay.<\/p>\n<p>Cornet should never really be underestimated but her level has fluctuated recently. We quite like the match-up for Cornet, however. The Frenchwoman will be able to redirect Kanepi&#8217;s linear strikes on the hard courts of Prague.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Cornet in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WTA Tour continues; this time, we&#8217;re here for a 250-level event in Prague. We&#8217;ve got Czechia&#8217;s home hope, Linda Noskova, in contention plus veterans Alize Cornet and Kaia Kanepi are squaring off. We&#8217;ve predicted these second rounds and more on day four in Prague. 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