{"id":78064,"date":"2025-01-13T02:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=78064"},"modified":"2025-01-12T22:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T03:39:54","slug":"australian-open-day-3-womens-predictions-paolini-wei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/13\/australian-open-day-3-womens-predictions-paolini-wei\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open Day 3 Women&#8217;s Predictions Including Jasmine Paolini vs Sijia Wei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We complete the first round of the Australian Open on Day 3, with 20 women&#8217;s matches on the schedule. As always, we here at LWOT will share our predictions for all of them with you. Will we see upsets? Close matches? Our writers share their thoughts. We split the 20 matches between five articles, with the rest of the articles featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/13\/australian-open-day-3-womens-predictions-rybakina-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Elena Rybakina vs Emerson Jones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/13\/australian-open-day-3-womens-predictions-keys-li\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Madison Keys vs Ann Li<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/13\/australian-open-day-3-womens-predictions-raducanu-alexandrova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Emma Raducanu vs Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/13\/australian-open-day-3-womens-predictions-navarro-stearns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Emma Navarro vs Peyton Stearns<\/a>. Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Manuel Traquete, and Ilemona Onekutu. Who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n<h2>Australian Open Day 3 Women&#8217;s Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Iva Jovic vs Nuria Parrizas-Diaz<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\nJovic is the more aggressive of the two players. Parrizas-Diaz\u2019s ability to grind out a result might be negatively impacted by the quick courts in Melbourne. That makes Jovic a slight favorite.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Jovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manuel:<\/em><br \/>\nA rare matchup between two players outside of the Top 100, but who have the ability to be much higher than they currently are. Both will see this match as a great opportunity to start a Slam run and it should be a very tightly contested match decided by small details.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Jovic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ilemona:<\/em><br \/>\nParrizas-Diaz\u2019s recent form and more complete baseline game favor her over Jovic, who has limited main-draw experience.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Parrozas-Diaz in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"i_4nzcQoTZFYP_akq3aBYw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2168146973\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'i_4nzcQoTZFYP_akq3aBYw',sig:'ptzeA-MN0ctt5SmAuCvEJfZSGcsd-0KSTBgJFjgI6l8=',w:'594px',h:'368px',items:'2168146973',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Julia Riera<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\nRiera did very well to qualify for the main draw at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/australian-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a> for the first time. However, she is still a better clay court than hard court player. It is very doubtful that she has the ability to beat someone as good as Haddad Maia outside of clay.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Haddad Maia in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manuel:<\/em><br \/>\nHaddad Maia is yet to win a match this season, but she got a very kind draw here; she is the much better and higher ranked player of the two and it is highly unlikely that Riera will put up any meaningful resistance.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Haddad Maia in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ilemona:<\/em><br \/>\nBeatriz Haddad Maia might once again be involved in yet another classic long match to start her campaign. Riera has looked dialed in throughout her qualifying rounds and will be fearless when she takes on Haddad Maia.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Haddad Maia in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"2ui2Bq3UQkp3cV_ktyR-vA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2191546789\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2ui2Bq3UQkp3cV_ktyR-vA',sig:'-47r4q6KmGgyrlfGbgEfqAdtnS6twO4PW-I0DItEJC8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2191546789',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Daria Kasatkina vs Viktoriya Tomova<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\nKasatkina\u2019s underwhelming Grand Slam performances were the reason she missed out on last season\u2019s WTA Finals. Tomova is an aggressive player, but she does not quite have the firepower to hit through Kasatkina if she is at her best. Last year\u2019s Ningbo Open champion will progress if she overcomes the mental block Grand Slams presented last year.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manuel:<\/em><br \/>\nKasatkina didn&#8217;t start the season well, but she should raise her level considerably now that it is Slam time. She is the far superior player here and her consistency should see her qualify to the second round without much fuss.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ilemona:<\/em><br \/>\nKasatkina\u2019s variety and defensive abilities should neutralize Tomova\u2019s more straightforward game. Maintaining her level, should she start strong will be Katsatkina\u2019s biggest hurdle but she should be able to navigate that soundly.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kasatkina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"n4rPPT9JSw1mwPBb9cgx2g\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2192941290\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'n4rPPT9JSw1mwPBb9cgx2g',sig:'TxEvxr1e0BsrlYFqB0n52R8hNf4ncbK6bdhL8bqAfMo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2192941290',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Jasmine Paolini vs Sijia Wei<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jordan:<\/em><br \/>\nPaolini has not been talked about as one of the favorites for the Australian Open despite reaching two Grand Slam finals last year. However, slipping under the radar probably suits the Italian. She should have no issues against Wei, who does not do anything better than her.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manuel:<\/em><br \/>\nPaolini had a spectacular 2024 season, even if it fell just short of Grand Slam glory, and she will be hoping to go one step further this year. She has found a way to consistently bring her best tennis to Slams and will certainly be very tough to beat again here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ilemona:<\/em><br \/>\nJasmine Paolini was a different player when she played here last year. Having not been past the second round in any of her grand slam appearances. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/11\/how-jasmine-paolini-adapted-to-make-wimbledon-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Two Grand Slam finals later<\/a> and she has fully transformed the outlook of her career so far.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Paolini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo credit: Cara Owsley\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We complete the first round of the Australian Open on Day 3, with 20 women&#8217;s matches on the schedule. As always, we here at LWOT will share our predictions for all of them with you. Will we see upsets? Close matches? Our writers share their thoughts. 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