{"id":59075,"date":"2023-08-28T14:52:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T18:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=59075"},"modified":"2023-08-28T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:15:42","slug":"us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-vondrousova-han","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/08\/28\/us-open-womens-day-2-predictions-vondrousova-han\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Women\u2019s Day 2 Predictions Including Marketa Vondrousova vs Han Na-lae"},"content":{"rendered":"

With 32 matches on the slate on day two at the US Open, expect plenty of entertaining tennis in New York. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including Venus Williams vs Greet Minnen<\/a>, Jessica Pegula vs Camila Giorgi<\/a>, Ons Jabeur vs Camila Osorio<\/a>, Aryna Sabalenka vs Maryna Zanevska<\/a>, Caroline Garcia vs Wang Yafan<\/a>, Karolina Pliskova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse <\/a>and Daria Kasatkina vs Alycia Parks<\/a>. But who will come out on top?<\/p>\n

US Open Day 2 Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Elina Svitolina vs Anna-Lena Friedsam<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jim: If Elina Svitolina can play as well as she did at Wimbledon, it could be a productive US Open for her. Unfortunately for the Ukrainian, not much of the tennis she played since Wimbledon has seen her hit those heights, but even so she should be able to beat Anna-Lena Friedsam easily enough.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Svitolina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian: Svitolina made the quarterfinals at the last two Slams, so the expectations are pretty huge here. Her form in the warm-up events didn\u2019t matter ahead of Wimbledon and we could see a repeat of that, although here it was more than acceptable. Friedsam is just fairly unlikely to cause her much trouble, if any.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Svitolina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan: Both women have had some fitness problems since Wimbledon. Svitolina\u2019s superb level when she has been fit has been well publicised. Friedsam has been playing at some WTA 125 and lower tournaments lately. Svitolina will win if near her previous level this season.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Svitolina in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tatjana Maria vs Petra Martic<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jim: On a faster court, Tatjana Maria might be in with a chance her. The German is a former-Wimbledon semifinalist after all. But the bouncier North American hard courts don\u2019t suit her style nearly as well. Expect Petra Martic to have the edge here.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Martic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian: Maria will still be the player hitting more slices here, but it\u2019s also one of the best tools in Martic\u2019s repertoire. The Croat\u2019s game is a lot more quirky though and isn\u2019t based around one or two tricks. It should give her the edge over Maria and it did in their last few encounters (but it was a long while ago).<\/p>\n

Prediction: Martic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan: Maria is of course famed for her run to the semifinals at Wimbledon last year. But she actually has not been past the second round of any Grand Slam outside Wimbledon. Martic has been to the fourth round in New York. She is well suited to dealing with Maria\u2019s variety on a hard court to win.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Martic in 3
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