{"id":71178,"date":"2024-07-29T22:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T02:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=71178"},"modified":"2024-07-29T22:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T02:17:26","slug":"wta-washington-day-2-predictions-azarenka-baptiste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/29\/wta-washington-day-2-predictions-azarenka-baptiste\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Washington Day 2 Predictions Including Victoria Azarenka vs Hailey Baptiste"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victoria Azarenka had to skip Wimbledon<\/a> due to a shoulder issue, but she’s back in action at the WTA Tour event in Washington. Her first opponent in over a month will be Hailey Baptiste, who took a set off her in Chicago in 2021. Can the Belarusian get her campaign off to a good start? We also predict the rest of the matches in Washington, in a separate article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WTA Washington Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Taylor Townsend vs Anastasia Potapova<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:<\/strong> Potapova 2-0<\/p>\n

It’s pretty surprising how Anastasia Potapova dominated Taylor Townsend in their first two meetings, especially considering one of them was on hard courts. The American maintains a solid singles level while being one of the best doubles in the sport and plays such an imposing game with very little granted to the opponent. Potapova beating her like that twice suggests she’s not too bothered by it though. Townsend also hasn’t won a singles match in over three months, but she’ll probably be more competitive here.
\nPrediction: Potapova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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McCartney Kessler vs Marie Bouzkova<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n

It’s been a while since we’ve seen the best of Marie Bouzkova and she’ll need to find it again as she’s defending plenty of points in the North American hard court swing. She likes this part of the year though and in general, doesn’t go below a certain level. It seems like McCartney Kessler might not be ready for that sort of quality yet. She’ll probably have some decent patches, but overall against Bouzkova you have to show you possess that sustained power and aggression.
\nPrediction: Bouzkova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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