{"id":71125,"date":"2024-07-28T21:07:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T01:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=71125"},"modified":"2024-07-28T21:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T01:07:14","slug":"paris-olympics-womens-day-3-predictions-collins-wozniacki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/28\/paris-olympics-womens-day-3-predictions-collins-wozniacki\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Olympics Women’s Day 3 Predictions Including Danielle Collins vs Caroline Wozniacki"},"content":{"rendered":"

The entire second round of women’s singles at the Paris Olympics is scheduled for Day 3 of the event. The rain wasn’t kind to the first round, but hopefully the schedule can get back on track starting on Monday. As always, us here at LastWordOnTennis offer our thoughts on all of the matches. We split Monday’s 16 matches into four articles. The other three articles feature Coco Gauff vs Maria Lourdes Carle<\/a>, Iga Swiatek vs Diane Parry<\/a>, and Jessica Pegula vs Elina Svitolina<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Manuel Traquete, and Yesh Ginsburg. Who do you think will reach Round 3?<\/p>\n

Paris Olympics Women’s Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Jasmine Paolini (Italy) vs Magda Linette (Poland)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nLinette, who won the Prague Open heading into the Olympics, continued her great run on clay by beating Mirra Andreeva in the opening round. The Pole\u2019s momentum presents a challenge to Paolini, but not enough to upset this year\u2019s French Open runner-up. Paolini is able to match Linette\u2019s defensive skills, while also having more firepower at her disposal.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuel:<\/em>
\nPaolini is having an unbelievable season despite two Slam final losses. Her level this year makes her one of the favorites to at least get a medal here and she should be able to make relatively easy work of this round.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nJasmine Paolini has reached the final of her last two Majors. This isn’t quite a Major, but her blend of aggression and court coverage is almost unbeatable right now.
\nPrediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Donna Vekic (Croatia) vs Bianca Andreescu (Canada)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nAndreescu was really impressive against Clara Tauson. She delivered a masterclass in how to defuse a powerful hitter. Vekic is a better player than Tauson, but I have a feeling Andreescu could pull off an upset. Putting balls in play and making the rallies physical is usually the best way to beat Vekic, and the Canadian does that excellently.
\nPrediction: Andreescu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuel:<\/em>
\nVekic is fresh off a heartbreaking loss<\/a> in the Wimbledon<\/a> semifinals and will be trying to put that behind her witha medal run in Paris. However, clay isn’t quite as friendly to her game and she faced a very difficult match here against Andreescu. It should be a very close match decided by a few points here and there.
\nPrediction: Andreescu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh:<\/em>
\nAndreescu looked almost like her old self in the first round. Unfortunately for her, Vekic is an entirely different type of player than Clara Tauson is. She’s better, and her game works better on clay, too.
\nPrediction: Vekic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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