Ten women’s singles matches have been scheduled for Tuesday at the Italian Open. One of the highlights of the day will undoubtedly be the teenage superstar Mirra Andreeva taking on former World No. 2 Paula Badosa. Who do you think will come out on top?<\/p>\n
Head-to-head:<\/strong> Yuan 1-0<\/p>\n Yuan Yue has been a slightly underrated hero of this WTA Tour season so far. Can she follow up on these results with clay success, though? That remains to be seen, but her Madrid loss to Yulia Putintseva sure looks much better in hindsight. She’s already defeated Wang Xinyu this year, and her compatriot isn’t that much more accomplished as a clay-courter. This one looks pretty impossible to predict, Wang might have a touch more clay-court potential in general, but it’s not like she’s been proving it left and right of late. Prediction: Wang in 3<\/em><\/p>\n [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170466″]<\/p>\n Head-to-head:<\/strong> Krueger 1-0<\/p>\n It’s an interesting matchup in these conditions. Ashlyn Krueger has a huge power advantage and didn’t let her lack of clay experience fluster her too much at altitude in Madrid, but she’ll likely have more issues keeping the error count low at WTA Rome. Then again, Magdalena Frech is actually more dangerous as a defender on faster courts with her slices, footwork, and groundstrokes that lack penetration. All in all, maybe Krueger will just manage to power through the court anyway. The American already demolished Frech once on a slow court in Indian Wells.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Prediction: Krueger in 3<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMagdalena Frech vs Ashlyn Krueger<\/h4>\n