{"id":62591,"date":"2024-01-07T13:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T18:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=62591"},"modified":"2024-01-07T14:32:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T19:32:18","slug":"wta-hobart-international-day-1-predictions-mertens-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/01\/07\/wta-hobart-international-day-1-predictions-mertens-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Hobart International Day 1 Predictions Including Elise Mertens vs Danielle Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Play gets underway at the Hobart International in New Zealand with a full slate of WTA players looking to get matches ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/australian-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a>. Americans Peyton Stearns and Danielle Collins will be among those in action on Monday. We also look at half of the day&#8217;s matches in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/01\/07\/wta-hobart-international-day-1-predictions-blinkova-saville\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a separate article<\/a>. Who will move on?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Hobart International Day 1 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Camila Osorio<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Two qualifiers will face off as Anna Karolina Schmiedlova takes on Camila Osorio. The Columbian Osorio was the 2019 US Open Girl\u2019s Singles champion and has made a steady climb up the rankings since turning pro in 2020 and earning her maiden WTA title in 2021. While she\u2019s currently ranked 73, Schmiedlova has peaked as high as 22 and last year played a combined 46 matches on the WTA Tour and ITF. She already has two matches under her belt this season that will give her a slight edge coming into this encounter.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Schmiedlova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Peyton Stearns vs Varvara Gracheva<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Rising American star and stand-out college player Peyton Stearns jumped nearly 150 ranking spots in 2023. Along the way she reached the final in Bogata and Charleston before making a run to the fourth round at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/us-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">US Open<\/a>. \u00a0She will take on France\u2019s Varvara Gracheva. The two have met twice previously with an even head-to-head; their most recent meeting was in qualifying at Miami last year, where Gracheva came out on top. Although Gracheva posted two wins in Auckland before falling to Coco Gauff, a lot has changed for Stearns since their last match and she\u2019ll have ample confidence to draw on during this third encounter.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Stearns in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"epTXCuweSs156QuW_CF0ng\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1674959571\" 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:'epTXCuweSs156QuW_CF0ng',sig:'PKasBIlv480wDfUroBLA5ADWO1smwH71M14rK9_ZSns=',w:'594px',h:'378px',items:'1674959571',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mertens vs Collins<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Top seed Elise Mertens gets underway against the feisty American Danielle Collins. The two hold a 2-3 head-to-head in Collins\u2019 favor, with their most recent meeting\u00a0 at the 2023 US Open, which Mertens won a competitive three-set affair. Both players are coming off of two matches in Brisbane and look to be in good form as they start the season. With similar game styles on offer, it will likely be down to who has a better day.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Mertens in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play gets underway at the Hobart International in New Zealand with a full slate of WTA players looking to get matches ahead of the Australian Open. Americans Peyton Stearns and Danielle Collins will be among those in action on Monday. We also look at half of the day&#8217;s matches in a separate article. 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