{"id":82667,"date":"2025-04-22T17:44:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=82667"},"modified":"2025-04-22T17:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:44:30","slug":"wta-madrid-day-2-predictions-raducanu-lamens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/04\/22\/wta-madrid-day-2-predictions-raducanu-lamens\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Madrid Day 2 Predictions Including Emma Raducanu vs Suzan Lamens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opening round of the WTA Mutua Madrid Open features a mix of rising talents and established names, with several intriguing matchups that could go either way. From Emma Raducanu\u2019s return to clay against an in-form Suzan Lamens to the youthful battle between Moyuka Uchijima and Robin Montgomery, the stage is set for a compelling start. With players like Eva Lys and Linda Fruhvirtova also facing early tests, expect plenty of drama as the main draw gets underway. Who will make it round two?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Madrid Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Yulia Starodubtseva vs Linda Fruhvirtova<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Yuliia Starodubtseva and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/03\/31\/francisco-cerundolo-linda-fruhvirtova-sibling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Linda Fruhvirtova<\/a> meet in Madrid for the first time, both aiming to gain momentum on clay. Starodubtseva has had mixed results this season, including a recent three-set qualifying win over Elsa Jacquemot. Fruhvirtova, though more experienced at the WTA level, has had a modest start to her clay campaign, with a 2\u20132 record on the surface in 2025. This match could be closely contested, with Starodubtseva\u2019s success in qualifying\u00a0 potentially giving her a slight edge.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Staroudubtseva in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Moyuka Uchijima vs Robin Montgomery<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Moyuka Uchijima comes into Madrid with confidence after a gritty run to the Rouen quarterfinals, including a stunning comeback win over Lois Boisson. Robin Montgomery has shown promise but is still finding her footing on clay. If Uchijima maintains her recent form, she could edge this first-time meeting.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Uchijima in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"DZ0G8ggTT6BlsjAVmjvuHg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2204038357\" 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:'DZ0G8ggTT6BlsjAVmjvuHg',sig:'E6MWI7WvWqWw2oQiFQlD78R16DNLXxSmXPfQtlTxqQc=',w:'594px',h:'430px',items:'2204038357',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Eva Lys vs Teodora Kostovic<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Eva Lys brings Tour-level experience to this first-round clash but is coming off an early exit in Stuttgart. Teodora Kostovic, just 17, impressed in qualifying and carries momentum into her Madrid main-draw debut. If Lys struggles to find rhythm early, Kostovic could capitalize and pull off an upset.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Kostovic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Suzan Lamens vs Emma Raducanu<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Emma Raducanu opens her clay season in Madrid against Suzan Lamens in their first-ever meeting. While Raducanu has limited success on clay, she brings Tour-level experience and recent momentum from a strong Miami run. Lamens, fresh off a semifinal showing in Rouen, is in good clay-court form and could test Raducanu early. Still, if Raducanu finds her rhythm, she should have the edge.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Raducanu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening round of the WTA Mutua Madrid Open features a mix of rising talents and established names, with several intriguing matchups that could go either way. From Emma Raducanu\u2019s return to clay against an in-form Suzan Lamens to the youthful battle between Moyuka Uchijima and Robin Montgomery, the stage is set for a compelling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4590,"featured_media":78463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[11218,16189,17899,17900,11658,15424,18161,18162,2867,5748,11908,17402,17500,17501,2373,2369,42917,42918,5796,2374,4935,41978,41977],"class_list":["post-82667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","tag-emma-raducanu","tag-emma-raducanu-predictions","tag-eva-lys","tag-eva-lys-predictions","tag-linda-fruhvirtova","tag-linda-fruhvirtova-predictions","tag-moyuka-uchijima","tag-moyuka-uchijima-predictions","tag-mutua-madrid-open","tag-mutua-madrid-open-predictions","tag-robin-montgomery","tag-robin-montgomery-predictions","tag-suzan-lamens","tag-suzan-lamens-predictions","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-teodora-kostovic","tag-teodora-kostovic-predictions","tag-wta-madrid-predictions","tag-wta-picks","tag-wta-predictions","tag-yulia-starodubtseva","tag-yulia-starodubtseva-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82667"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82674,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82667\/revisions\/82674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}