{"id":65176,"date":"2024-03-20T01:18:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T05:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=65176"},"modified":"2024-03-20T01:18:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T05:18:44","slug":"wta-miami-day-2-predictions-osaka-cocciaretto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/03\/20\/wta-miami-day-2-predictions-osaka-cocciaretto\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Miami Day 2 Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Elisabeta Cocciaretto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The party at the WTA Miami Gardens enters the second day, and the matches are coming in thick and fast. Three of the matches will see players meet for the first time, with 2022 runner-up Naomi Osaka bidding to go one better. As always, we at LWOT preview and offer predictions for all Day 2 matches. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Miami Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Magdalena Frech vs Camila Giorgi<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>Frech 1 vs 0 Giorgi<\/p>\n<p>Both players arrive in Miami in shabby form, with Camila Giorgi only being able to muster a solitary win all season and Magdalena Frech without a victory in the last three matches. However, this appears to be the perfect opportunity for Frech to get back to winning ways and maintain a 100% record over her opponent. Tellingly, Frech has an impressive win record over lower-ranked players, and considering Giorgi\u2019s stats on hardcourts aren\u2019t as impressive, expect the Pole to get the job done swiftly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Frech in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170460&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>Varvara Gracheva vs Maria Timofeeva<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>First Meeting<\/p>\n<p>Maria Timofeeva conceded just three games in each of her qualifiers to enter the main draw for the first time, certainly brimming with confidence. It even gets better as she\u2019s up against an opponent who hasn\u2019t won a set in six matches and the signs look ominous for Varvara Gracheva. Any outcome other than a win for the young Russian will be unexpected.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Timofeeva in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-8nxLWYWTYl8BkE-05fcVw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1948677506\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'-8nxLWYWTYl8BkE-05fcVw',sig:'TD-4mOxtE4KDlPJmSTWHZUnLAMlKB_ewYrkdK4can3c=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1948677506',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Tatjana Maria vs Emiliana Arango<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>First Meeting<\/p>\n<p>This appears to be a straightforward win for Tatjana Maria but Emiliana Arango is capable of pulling a rabbit out of the hat like she did during her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/wta-tour-news\/guadalajara-open-akron-arango-moves-into-last-8-715624.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brilliant quarterfinal<\/a> run on the hardcourts of Guadalajara last year when she cruised past Anastasia Potapova, Taylor Towsend and Sloan Stephens. If she can replicate the resilience she displayed in the qualifiers, she can take this match to the German. It\u2019s one of those games where nicking a set will trigger enough motivation to get over the line.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Arango in 3.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Naomi Osaka vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>First Meeting<\/p>\n<p>This is an interesting matchup given Osaka\u2019s pedigree and Cocciaretto\u2019s current form. The young Italian will have to raise her game from the Challenger level where she won the title in Charleston a few days ago to stand any chance of staying in the match against the former world #1. Osaka is beginning to find her rhythm after a shaky start to the season and she should bag a dominant win in their first meeting.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Osaka in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170472&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The party at the WTA Miami Gardens enters the second day, and the matches are coming in thick and fast. Three of the matches will see players meet for the first time, with 2022 runner-up Naomi Osaka bidding to go one better. 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