{"id":63846,"date":"2024-02-12T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=63846"},"modified":"2024-02-12T17:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:53:27","slug":"wta-doha-day-3-predictions-pliskova-potapova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/02\/12\/wta-doha-day-3-predictions-pliskova-potapova\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Doha Day 3 Predictions Including Karolina Pliskova vs Anastasia Potapova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The action is coming thick and fast at the WTA 1000 in Doha as we enter into the third day of what has been an exciting tournament. Day 3 is loaded with many exciting matches but we take a look at four of them in this piece to predict who will make it to the next phase.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Doha Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Elena Rybakina vs Lin Zhu<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>Rybakina 1 vs 1 Zhu<\/p>\n<p>Lin Zhu made easy work of Varvara Gracheva in the first round with a commanding 6-1, 6-1 win but it appears that is all she will take from this tournament as she encounters a red-hot\u00a0Elena Rybakina fresh from her victory in Abu Dhabi and intent on securing her maiden win here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Rybakina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Emma Navarro vs Elise Mertens<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>Navarro 1 vs 0 Mertens<\/p>\n<p>Only Coco Gauff and Dayana Yastremska have been able to put clogs in Emma Navarro\u2019s rollercoaster start to 2024 and it doesn\u2019t look like Elise Mertens can stop her in her tracks. The Belgian will be looking to avenge her defeat in the Hobart final but hasn\u2019t won consecutive matches in six attempts and that trend should continue against a player who\u2019s in blistering form.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Navarro in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"B__2enHkS1RotMJA9oVyrA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1936414540\" 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:'B__2enHkS1RotMJA9oVyrA',sig:'6XDLCAHr_l5UVf2YwvrKi7NcUeoNnpyrJPMOnUGIeVg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1936414540',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Jelena Ostapenko vs Anhelina Kalinina<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>Ostapenko 2 \u2013 0 Kalinina<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from her WTA Linz final demolition of Ekaterina Alexandrova, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/06\/11\/after-boom-boom-becker-its-omg-ostapenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jelena Ostapenko<\/a> arrives in Doha to face an opponent who hasn\u2019t taken a set off her in two attempts. Kalinina was clinical in dispatching Emma Raducanu in the previous round but Ostapenko is a different class and will be determined to go one better than the 2016 final. Give me the Latvian to make this quick.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ostapenko in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"D6X50ro7REVMVaA2H59Idg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1977959380\" 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:'D6X50ro7REVMVaA2H59Idg',sig:'muukQKYjTWUJEijLcBxbd_79XHiTE5IqtKTq1UNuFMk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1977959380',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Karolina Pliskova vs Anastasia Potapova<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>First Meeting<\/p>\n<p>Karolina Pliskova hadn\u2019t won consecutive matches in her last 14 tournaments leading to the event in Cluj Napoca. The Czech veteran stormed her way to the title without dropping a set and still arrived in Doha in time to defeat Anna Kalinskaya in the first round. She must now be reeling from an exhausting week as she takes on Anastasia Potapova in the next round. This match entirely depends on Pliskova\u2019s disposition but I sense she may just be too exhausted to get past a very capable opponent.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Potapova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The action is coming thick and fast at the WTA 1000 in Doha as we enter into the third day of what has been an exciting tournament. 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