{"id":70822,"date":"2024-07-26T12:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=70822"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:58:41","slug":"paris-olympics-day-1-womens-predictions-muchova-fernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/26\/paris-olympics-day-1-womens-predictions-muchova-fernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Olympics Day 1 Women’s Predictions Including Karolina Muchova vs Leylah Fernandez"},"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 Iga Swiatek vs Irina-Camelia Begu<\/a>, Naomi Osaka vs Angelique Kerber<\/a>, Bianca Andreescu vs Clara Tauson<\/a>, and Danielle Collins vs Laura Siegemund<\/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

Caroline Garcia (France) vs Jaqueline Cristian (Romania)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nBoth women play very aggressively and this will probably come down to who makes fewer unforced errors. Garcia is higher-ranked and will have the home crowd behind her, but playing in front of French crowds is something Garcia has found difficult in the past. Cristian played some decent tennis in the buildup to the games and she could pull off an upset here.
\nPrediction: Cristian in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nThis should be a tough match for Garcia; playing in front of a home crowd often causes Garcia to overhit and make many unforced errors. Cristian has a powerful forehand and beat the Wimbledon champion Barbara Krejcikova on clay this year. Picking the upset.
\nPrediction: Cristian in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nWill the pressure get to Garcia? Sometimes it inspires her; sometimes it makes her collapse. If she is playing inspired tennis on her home courts, though, there\u2019s basically no one who can absord her power.
\nPrediction: Garcia in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nadia Podoroska (Argentina) vs Diane Parry (France)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nPodoroska is a clay-court specialist, but she has struggled for form this year. Parry played well in Palermo in the run up to the Olympics and she is very good on clay at her best. I expect the Frenchwoman to make a good start in Paris.
\nPrediction: Parry in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas:<\/em>
\nThis should be another intriguing encounter for fans to watch. Podoroska is on a six-match losing streak but did make the semifinals of the 2020 French Open. Meanwhile, Parry often struggles with pressure in big moments; in her recent loss to Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon<\/a>, double faults were an issue. Expect the Frenchwoman to win in a close match.
\nPrediction: Parry in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nPodoroska had a breakthrough a few years back, but she\u2019s stalled since. She\u2019s better than Parry, but the Frenchwoman will have some home crowd help.
\nPrediction: Parry in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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