{"id":69447,"date":"2024-07-02T13:16:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=69447"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:05:33","slug":"wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-gauff-todoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/02\/wimbledon-day-3-womens-predictions-gauff-todoni\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 3 Women’s Predictions Including Coco Gauff vs Anca Todoni"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 3 of Wimbledon sees the start of the women’s second round. This half of the draw was absolutely crushed in Round 1, and who knows what surprises await us in Round 2. There are 16 matches on Wednesday, and we here at LastWordOnTennis share our predictions on all of them for you. We split the 16 matches between four articles. The other three articles feature Madison Keys vs Yafan Wang<\/a>, Naomi Osaka vs Emma Navarro<\/a>, and Emma Raducanu vs Elise Mertens<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Damian Kust, and Manuel Traquete. Who do you think will win?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Jasmine Paolini vs Greet Minnen<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nPaolini has impressed on grass with a run to the semifinal in Eastbourne, before overcoming Sara Sorribes Tormo in the opening round at SW19. Minnen is a tricky opponent. She gets a lot of balls into play and makes life awkward for her opponents. But Paolini\u2019s firepower is likely to be the difference between the two.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nGrass makes this a pretty exciting matchup as Paolini is quite vulnerable on the grass and it really suits Minnen\u2019s assets. The Belgian still has to be on her best game here though and find a way to attack the Roland Garros runner-up with her excellent aggressive timing. If she can do that, the opportunities for the upset might pop up.
\nPrediction: Minnen in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuel:<\/em>
\nPaolini is having an extraordinary season, capped off by her run to the final<\/a> at Roland Garros<\/a>, but on grass she is definitely more vulnerable than on other surfaces. With that said, she should still be able to come through here against a much lower ranked opponent who should be overmatched.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lin Zhu vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nZhu has a poor record on grass, meaning just getting past the first-round is something to be celebrated for her. Pavlyuchenkova\u2019s best level will see her prevail if she can find it consistently enough. Both players like to be aggressive, but Pavlyuchenkova usually does that better on grass.
\nPrediction: Pavlyuchenkova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nZhu\u2019s game gets pretty dangerous on any slicker court and grass definitely fits that profile. Pavlyuchenkovai is a much stronger opponent than Begu and won\u2019t be easy to dominate. She\u2019s made the quarterfinals before and will not allow Zhu to take time away from her that efficiently, hitting back with her powerful strokes.
\nPrediction: Pavlyuchenkova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuel:<\/em>
\nNeither player has been doing well so far this grass season, but both scored straightfoward wins in Round 1. Pavlyuchenkova is generally the more solid and consistent player, though, and should have the edge here.
\nPrediction: Pavlyuchenkova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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