{"id":67708,"date":"2024-05-26T17:16:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T21:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=67708"},"modified":"2024-05-26T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T21:16:24","slug":"french-open-day-2-womens-predictions-svitolina-pliskova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/05\/26\/french-open-day-2-womens-predictions-svitolina-pliskova\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 2 Women’s Predictions Including Elina Svitolina vs Karolina Pliskova"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first round of the French Open women’s singles continues on Monday, Day 2 of the event. There are 24 matches scheduled for the day, and–as always–we here at LastWordOnTennis will share our thoughts on all of them. We split the day’s matches between six articles. In addition to this article, our other five feature Coco Gauff vs Julia Adveeda<\/a>, Iga Swiatek vs Leolia Jeanjean<\/a>, Danielle Collins vs Caroline Dolehide<\/a>, Ons Jabeur vs Saschia Vickery<\/a>, and Maria Sakkari vs Varvara Gracheva<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jim Smith, Jordan Reynolds, and Nurein Ahmed.<\/p>\n

French Open Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Daria Saville vs Jasmine Paolini<\/h4>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nJasmine Paolini is building an excellent career. The Italian, seeded 12th in Paris, should be targeting the second week. She has been given what looks like a good first-round draw and should be expected to take advantage at Daria Saville\u2019s expense.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nSaville digs in on any surface and makes her opponents work hard for points. However, she is past her prime, while Paolini has been on the rise in the last 12 months. The Italian\u2019s athleticism and firepower from her forehand is likely to be too much for Saville to overcome.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Nurein:<\/em>
\nPaolini is one of the breakout stars on the women\u2019s circuit in 2024. She won her biggest WTA title in Dubai. Although she underperformed in her last tournament in Rome (she lost in the second round in singles), she won the doubles title together with Sara Errani. Saville can be a nuisance to play against, but I trust the Italian here.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Anastasia Potapova vs Kamilla Rakhimova<\/h4>\n

Jim:<\/em>
\nAnother match on day two at the French Open that could likely go either way. But of the two, it is surely Anastasia Potapova who has the higher ceiling. Don\u2019t be surprised if it is the former-world #21 who comes out on top here.
\nPrediction: Potapova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nBoth players like to get on the front foot and play aggressively. Potapova\u2019s results have been mixed this year, but at her best, she implements that style better than Rakhimova. She is a slight favourite to do that against an opponent who struggles when she is on the back foot.
\nPrediction: Potapova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Nurein:<\/em>
\nThis is an interesting one. Potapova is a massive talent and has the bigger tools to win this match. But she\u2019s not making use of them and the racket is leaking too many errors. Rakhimova didn\u2019t play a lot of tennis in Rabat this week, where she made the semis (benefitting from two retirement wins). I\u2019m torn on this one, but I will give Potapova the benefit of the doubt.
\nPrediction: Potapova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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