The third slam of the season is in full swing as the third round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships wraps up on Day 6. The All England Club draw has given us some scintillating Round 3 matchups, including No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek vs Yulia Putintseva. As always, we at LWOT have our roundtable predictions for all the Wimbledon action. Damian, Jordan, and Yesh offer their insights.<\/p>\n
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\nThat\u2019s a tough nut to crack in terms of the prediction. Both excellent grass-courters, Kalinskaya more relying on the early timing while Samsonova\u2019s monstrous flat-hitting also loves the conditions. This will probably depend on how effectively the Australian Open quarter-finalist can take time away. Seems like you could just flip a coin here.
\nPrediction: Kalinskaya in 3<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBoth players have been very good on grass this year, including impressive performances in the opening two rounds in London. In this matchup though, I trust Kalinskaya\u2019s aggressive baseline hitting to be slightly more consistent. Samsonova probably needs to make a lot of first-serves to have a good chance.
\nPrediction: Kalinskaya in 3<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBoth of these women are playing well and have a shot at a dream run here, but Samsonova has a higher ceiling. I think that will be the difference.
\nPrediction: Samsonova in 3<\/em><\/p>\nHarriet Dart vs Wang Xinyu<\/h4>\n
\nThis third round match we expected Jessica Pegula to face Katie Boulter, but instead we received a couple of upsets. Xinyu Wang was so impressive in her win over the American, especially overcoming the disappointment of dropping the second set to demolish her in the third. She\u2019s got more upside than Dart, whose grass wins are mostly based on her experience on the surface than actually being that well-suited to it.
\nPrediction: Wang in 3<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDart upset Katie Boulter in the last round, while Wang pulled off the biggest women\u2019s second-round shock by beating the No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula. Wang\u2019s performance was a lot more impressive than Dart\u2019s though. She played incredibly to overcome Pegula, while Dart narrowly won a scrappy encounter against Boulter. If Wang can find her powerful forehand again, even Dart\u2019s solid defense will find it tough to cope.
\nPrediction: Wang in 2<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHarriet Dart did so well to take out the high-flying Katie Boulter in Round 2. Unfortunately, that win came on the back of her playing less badly than her compatriot. Meanwhile, Xinyu Wang was even more impressive in taking out Jessica Pegula.
\nPrediction: Wang in 2<\/em><\/p>\n