{"id":70820,"date":"2024-07-26T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=70820"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:58:31","slug":"paris-olympics-day-1-womens-predictions-swiatek-begu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/26\/paris-olympics-day-1-womens-predictions-swiatek-begu\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Olympics Day 1 Women’s Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Irina-Camelia Begu"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are all set for tennis at the Paris Olympics as draw heats up fast, with 18 Women’s Singles matches on Day 1. As always, we here at LWOT will predict every match for you. We split the 18 women’s matches between five articles. In addition to this one, the other four feature Danielle Collins vs Laura Siegemund<\/a>, Naomi Osaka vs Angelique Kerber<\/a>, Bianca Andreescu vs Clara Tauson<\/a>, and Karolina Muchova vs Leylah Fernandez<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Andreas Pelekis, and Yesh Ginsburg. Who do you think will keep their medal hopes alive?<\/p>\n

As a special for the Olympics, we will also be predicting all of the other Day 1 matches, including doubles. We will link to our other Olympic predictions at the bottom of the article. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Paris Olympics Day 1 Women’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) vs Camila Osorio (Colombia)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nThis is a tricky first-round match for the 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko. Osorio plays her best tennis by far on clay and possesses a gritty style that could frustrate Ostapenko. The Colombian\u2019s lack of variety to change the pace might be a stumbling block that stops her causing an upset, but this could be tight.
\nPrediction: Ostapenko in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nOstapenko will try to hit her way through Osorio, but Osorio tends to play well at surprising times; she also has four Top 20 wins to her name during her young career. Expect Ostapenko to struggle with consistency in the early stages, before winning in three.
\nPrediction: Ostapenko in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nThis should be an incredible first-round match. Osorio is good and her form has been fine recently. She can challenge Ostapenko, who is finally finding some consistency. If the Colombian gets enough balls back, it might rattle the 2017 French Open champ<\/a>.
\nPrediction: Osorio in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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Petra Martic (Croatia) vs Cristina Bucsa (Spain)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nCroatian veteran Martic played solid tennis in her warmup tournaments before the Olympics. Her two losses were to Qinwen Zheng in Palermo, who went on to win the title, and Elina Avanesyan in Iasi, who then reached the final. Martic was competitive in those matches and I think she will have a bit too much class for Bucsa, whose game is not a natural fit for clay.
\nPrediction: Martic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nBoth players are making their debut at the Olympics, but Martic has far stronger a resume to her name. It’s been a tough season for both players, however. Expect the Croat to win in a close one with her bigger serve and tricky forehand.
\nPrediction: Martic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nThis should be a fun, close battle between two talented women. Martic has way more upside. Bucsa has been more consistent recently. I\u2019ll take the Croat.
\nPrediction: Martic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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