{"id":71165,"date":"2024-07-29T17:27:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=71165"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:27:55","slug":"paris-olympics-womens-day-4-predictions-gauff-vekic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/29\/paris-olympics-womens-day-4-predictions-gauff-vekic\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Olympics Women’s Day 4 Predictions Including Coco Gauff vs Donna Vekic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rain upset the schedule a little, but we’ll still get the whole third round of women’s singles on Day 4 of the Paris Olympics. There are some great matchups in store, including Coco Gauff’s next match as her dream of three medals<\/a> still remains alive. Will she win? As always, our writers share their thoughts. We split Tuesday’s eight matches between this and a separate article, featuring Danielle Collins vs Camila Osorio. Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Manuel Traquete, and Ateet Shrivastava. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n

Paris Olympics Women’s Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Maria Sakkari (Greece) vs Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nThe first set of Kostyuk\u2019s battle with Clara Burel was one of the best of the tournament so far, containing several incredible rallies. Sakkari has her work cut out if the Ukrainian produces that level again. The Greek is a better player than Kostyuk at her best, but it is hard to know what to expect from her. I will give her a narrow edge, but that is not predicted with certainty.
\nPrediction: Sakkari in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuel:<\/em>
\nBoth players are playing quite well this week and are yet to drop a set so this should be a very high quality and competitive match. That said, Sakkari is generally the better and more consistent player so she should have the slight edge.
\nPrediction: Sakkari in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Ateet:<\/em>
\nSakkari is moving efficiently through the draw as she has dropped only four games so far in two matches. She has a chance of getting a medal if she can continue playing at a high level. Marta Kostyuk hasn\u2019t been in good form recently and these two wins are huge for her confidence. Sakkari is playing better tennis though and I will back her to win in straight sets.
\nPrediction: Sakkari in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Emma Navarro (United States) vs Qinwen Zheng (China)<\/h4>\n

Jordan:<\/em>
\nNavarro fought through admirably against Viktoriya Tomova after dropping the first set, but she will need to play much better against Zheng. This is a tough one to call. Zheng possesses greater firepower, but Navarro is one of the best at disarming power on clay at her best, as she did against Madison Keys at the French Open. The American to win a close match.
\nPrediction: Navarro in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuel:<\/em>
\nZheng is on a seven match win streak on clay, playing some really strong tennis. Navarro is having a really good season herself and this should quite a close match, but right now form and momentum seem to be on Zheng\u2019s side.
\nPrediction: Zheng in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Ateet:<\/em>
\nEmma Navarro had to come back from a set down to win in her second-round match. She was in a battle and Tomova pushed her in the first two sets but Navarro took control of the match in the third set and got it done. Qinwen Zheng is on a seven-match win streak on clay and looks in supreme form. When these two faced off on clay a year ago, Zheng won quite easily. I expect a closer match this time but the same outcome.
\nPrediction: Zheng in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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