{"id":69551,"date":"2024-07-04T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=69551"},"modified":"2024-07-04T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:38:32","slug":"wimbledon-day-5-womens-predictions-gauff-kartal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/04\/wimbledon-day-5-womens-predictions-gauff-kartal\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Coco Gauff vs Sonay Kartal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The women’s third round begins on Day 5 of Wimbledon, and we are starting to get to crunch time. Players are making names for themselves, upsets are brewing, and the draw is shaping up. Who will reach Round 4? As always, we here at LastWordOnTennis share our predictions on all eight matches. We split Friday’s matches between this and a separate article–featuring Emma Racudanu vs Maria Sakkari<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Damian Kust, and Nurein Ahmed. Who do you think will win?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon<\/a> Day 5 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Bianca Andreescu vs Jasmine Paolini<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nAndreescu pushed Paolini to three sets during her run to the French Open final last month. On grass, she will like her chances more, but I am still backing Paolini. She has adapted to the grass impressively, and the firepower from her forehand might be what makes the difference.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nSome were talking about Paolini having no grass court wins on the main tour before this year, but the in-form Italian is clearly indicating she can perform anywhere at the moment. Andreescu lost to her at the French Open last month and it\u2019s still quite early in her comeback. The level is looking great though and she\u2019s a more natural grass-courter than Paolini.
\nPrediction: Andreescu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Nurein:<\/em>
\nPaolini will bring the power into this clash, but Andreescu has the flair and finesse to make this match a treacherous one for the Italian. It\u2019s all about the execution by the Canadian and judging by what I\u2019ve seen from her, she\u2019ll outplay the Roland Garros finalist.
\nPrediction: Andreescu in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Donna Vekic vs Dayana Yastremska<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nYastremska won a thrilling battle against Varvara Gracheva in the late round. Despite that, I like Vekic\u2019s chances on grass more. Both players will play aggressively, but Yastremska may be slightly less consistent.
\nPrediction: Vekic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian:<\/em>
\nVekic has a great record against Sabalenka, but the Belarusian being out of her section is still quite helpful. She\u2019s won a grass court title before and usually performs well on this surface. It will be her aggressive baseline timing and Yastremska\u2019s more thunderous power here. On grass, it\u2019s usually the game of Vekic that\u2019s slightly more applicable.
\nPrediction: Vekic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Nurein:<\/em>
\nDonna Vekic survived a difficult opening match against the talented Xiyu Wang. Since then she\u2019s played with regulation, beating Erika Andreeva in straight sets. Yastremska can be quite tricky to contain when she is firing on all cylinders, but the Ukrainian\u2019s baseline discipline is not something that can be predicted. I\u2019ll pick the Croat.
\nPrediction: Vekic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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