{"id":63015,"date":"2024-01-16T05:01:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T10:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=63015"},"modified":"2024-01-16T00:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T05:18:00","slug":"australian-open-day-4-womens-predictions-gauff-dolehide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/01\/16\/australian-open-day-4-womens-predictions-gauff-dolehide\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open Day 4 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Coco Gauff vs Caroline Dolehide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second round of women&#8217;s singles starts on Wednesday in Melbourne, Day 4 at the Australian Open. We get 16 matches as players try to move on to the third round. As always, we at LastWordOnTennis share our thoughts on all 16 matches with you. We split the matches between four articles&#8211;the other three feature <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/01\/16\/australian-open-day-4-womens-predictions-wozniacki-timofeeva\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Caroline Wozniacki vs Maria Timofeeva<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/01\/16\/australian-open-day-4-womens-predictions-jabeur-andreeva\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ons Jabeur vs Mirra Andreeva<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/01\/16\/australian-open-day-4-womens-predictions-sabalenka-fruhvirtova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Aryna Sabalenka vs Brenda Fruhvirtova<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jack Edward, Damian Kust, and Jordan Reynolds.<\/p>\n<h2>Australian Open Day 4 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Alina Korneeva<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jack:<\/em><br \/>\nHaddad Maia isn\u2019t particularly prone to upsets. She\u2019s an adept fighter that won\u2019t be afraid to take the legs out from underneath the current junior #1 Alina Korneeva.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Haddad Maia in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nKorneeva\u2019s win over Sorribes Tormo was amazing in the opening round, it\u2019s usually such a horrible matchup for youngsters but she straight up blasted her way through all the variety. She\u2019s certainly not drawing dead in this one and in fact why not produce another upset, especially against a high seed who\u2019s relatively consistent but lacks that extra edge, Slam-winning quality.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Korneeva in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\n16-year-old Korneeva\u2019s triumph from a set down against Sara Sorribes Tormo on her Grsnd Slam main draw debut was one of the stories of the opening few days. Haddad Maia\u2019s consistent style is not too dissimilar to Sorribes Tormo\u2019s. However, the Brazilian does possess a little more firepower, in addition to also having even more grit than Sorribes Tormo. Overcoming a player as stubborn as Haddad Maia after already playing a long match feels like a big ask for Korneeva.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Haddad Maia in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"eYqa-2_8RZt4r8PzYBvrsg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1927119720\" 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:'eYqa-2_8RZt4r8PzYBvrsg',sig:'VjcXZ63UMFThS-QQKuAzL5VwJZobU4OuUFAdFVL43VE=',w:'594px',h:'391px',items:'1927119720',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Paula Badosa vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jack:<\/em><br \/>\nIt\u2019s very tough to ignore Pavlyuchenkova\u2019s win over Vekic in the first round. Badosa may have plenty of experience of her own to draw on but I trust in the raw power of the Russian\u2019s groundstrokes in the blistering conditions of Australia.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Pavlyuchenkova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nI was expecting Pavlyuchenkova to make the fourth round here, although Badosa doing well could suddenly emerge as a bit of an unexpected threat in her draw. Not that the Spaniard can\u2019t play, it\u2019s just that she\u2019s been out for a while and missed three of the four Slams last year. I\u2019ll stick to Pavlyuchenkova but with less confidence now.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Pavlyuchenkova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\nBadosa looked great in just her second match back from a long injury against Taylor Townsend. But Pavlyuchenkova also impressed a lot to overcome last year\u2019s quarterfinalist Donna Vekic. This promises to be close. Badosa gets a slight edge, who I feel could slip under the radar and have a good run in Melbourne.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Badosa in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jwscM3mXTaZ2kCUS9RKzJg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1925918267\" 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:'jwscM3mXTaZ2kCUS9RKzJg',sig:'QhwGJpok8ZeM14CHDuiNOMCHFIA2tEdiSqxMcptBXSw=',w:'594px',h:'386px',items:'1925918267',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Maria Sakkari vs Elina Avanesyan<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jack:<\/em><br \/>\nSakkari\u2019s in a rut at the Majors. She hasn\u2019t progressed passed the third round in seven consecutive Grand Slams. It\u2019s a new year though and she hasn\u2019t dropped a set in four matches in 2024. She\u2019ll perhaps take out Avanesyan with some trouble but I wouldn\u2019t expect her to cause any major upsets.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nSakkari stopped her 4-match losing streak at the Slams by beating Nao Hibino in the opening round. She\u2019s still among the most vulnerable of the top seeds, but she\u2019s also playing with a ton of confidence right now and it won\u2019t be easy to stop her. On a fairly quick hard court Avanesyan\u2019s varied baseline game isn\u2019t as threatening.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\nSakkari had a very slow start in her opening match, but after winning the opening set 7-5, she went on to lose less than 10 points in a second set demolition. Avanesyan won after losing the first set in round one, but I doubt she will topple Sakkari. The Greek is unlikely to start as slowly again, and her power from the baseline will see her through this contest.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"iDQE6PLtQEZL999BLIxHwQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1931592917\" 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:'iDQE6PLtQEZL999BLIxHwQ',sig:'-KZB1WtlRk6n7YAeSmynBIvq6tX1O18JBwHXBWK2fsg=',w:'594px',h:'411px',items:'1931592917',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Coco Gauff vs Caroline Dolehide<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jack:<\/em><br \/>\nNowadays, last year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/us-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">US Open<\/a> champion rarely blinks on the court. Gauff was emphatic in her first round and I\u2019ve no reason to doubt she\u2019ll be emphatic in her second round, albeit against a slightly tougher opponent in Dolehide.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Gauff in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Damian:<\/em><br \/>\nDolehide is trying to push forward after that amazing run in Guadalajara and the Australian Open conditions present her with a solid opportunity to execute her game well. The problem is she\u2019s running into Gauff. The World No. 4 might have her liabilities but she\u2019s also got an extremely high floor and will track down everything Dolehide throws at her.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Gauff in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\nIt shows how high Gauff\u2019s standards are that she won her opening round 6-3 6-0, but spoke after about starting too slowly for her liking. Compatriot Dolehide will be desperately hoping for a slow start from the US Open champion to give her some hope. Dolehide has improved a lot in recent months, but not enough to trouble Gauff when she is near her best.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Gauff in 2 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second round of women&#8217;s singles starts on Wednesday in Melbourne, Day 4 at the Australian Open. We get 16 matches as players try to move on to the third round. As always, we at LastWordOnTennis share our thoughts on all 16 matches with you. 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