{"id":58832,"date":"2023-08-21T21:50:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=58832"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:00:38","slug":"wta-cleveland-day-3-predictions-garcia-stearns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/08\/21\/wta-cleveland-day-3-predictions-garcia-stearns\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Cleveland Day 3 Predictions Including Caroline Garcia vs Peyton Stearns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 3 at the WTA event in Cleveland is sure to feature plenty of high level action, including #1 seed Caroline Garcia. It is the week before the US Open and players here will be looking to fine tune their game ahead of the US Open<\/a> as well as perhaps take advantage of the draw to get a rare title.<\/p>\n

WTA Cleveland Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Tatjana Maria vs Varvara Gracheva<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:<\/strong> Gracheva 1-0 Maria<\/p>\n

This is likely to be a very tight match; the players are very close to each other in both level and ranking and when they faced each other earlier this year it was a very tight 3-set match. This should once again come down to fine details, with the player who manages to hold their nerve better in key moments prevailing.
\nPrediction:<\/strong> Maria in 3<\/p>\n

Julia Grabher vs Lin Zhu<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:<\/strong> Zhu 1-0 Grabber<\/p>\n

This is another matchup between two players who are very close in both level and ranking and whose sole previous matchup was very tightly contested. Zhu was on a 4-match losing streak before winning her first round here while Grabher has been racking up wins, even if at a lower level, and that added confidence can very well give her the edge here.
\nPrediction:<\/strong> Grabher in 3<\/p>\n

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Xinyu Wang vs Jasmine Paolini<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:<\/strong> Paolini 1-0 Wang<\/p>\n

Wang plays well on quicker surfaces and has looked comfortable in Cleveland thus far. Paolini is coming off a quarterfinal run in Cincinnati, but does she have the fitness to string together another deep run? This should be another very tight match and Wang might very well continue her winning streak and make an upset here.
\nPrediction:<\/strong> Wang in 3<\/p>\n

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