{"id":84898,"date":"2025-06-09T14:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=84898"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T19:14:59","slug":"wta-london-day-2-predictions-including-barbora-krejcikova-vs-rebecca-sramkova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/06\/09\/wta-london-day-2-predictions-including-barbora-krejcikova-vs-rebecca-sramkova\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA London Day 2 Predictions Including Barbora Krejcikova vs Rebecca Sramkova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It promises to be a fascinating Day 2 of WTA London action at the Queen&#8217;s Club. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/12\/getting-to-know-barbora-krejcikova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova<\/a> will play her opening match of the grass-court season against Rebecca Sramkova. Katie Boulter, a home favorite and strong player on grass, is also scheduled to play. Six contests are on the slate, and we at LWOT split them between two articles, including <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/06\/09\/wta-london-day-2-predictions-emma-raducanu-vs-cristina-bucsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Emma Raducanu vs Cristina Bucsa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA London Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>McCartney Kessler vs Fran Jones<\/h4>\n<p>Head-to-head: First meeting<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2218571353\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/2218571353?et=KYB_m2kyQcNB5Wc4P_7Low&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=ptYwgRoJ7jjqJ2NYdkS7EEeO7BrMe_nSBksGHi35KME=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both players were probably happy with this draw. Jones is ranked outside the Top 100, while Kessler plays her best tennis by far on hard courts. An upset for Jones is possible since the American will probably be rusty in her first grass court match of 2025. But Kessler is still backed to beat the home favorite in London. Jones usually performs best on clay, and her lack of firepower might prove the difference.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Kessler in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Katie Boulter vs Ajla Tomljanovic<\/h4>\n<p>Head-to-head: Boulter 1-1 Tomljanovic<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2219322616\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 65.48821% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/2219322616?et=p9X6Xh-sRAZMB3Iu-D3X0g&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=lhtJGkj0a5H2lXnEmOPRJ7Q46B2Fr8cqoxZbH--HSa8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"389\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is an intriguing matchup between two players with grass-court pedigree. Boulter has won two Nottingham Open titles, and Tomljanovic is a two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon<\/a> quarterfinalist. Despite Tomljanovic&#8217;s results on grass, Boulter is the favorite to progress. Her powerful forehand will be challenging for Tomljanovic to handle, who does not move or play as consistently as in the past. The Australian needs to find a way to bring her superior backhand into play regularly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Boulter in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Barbora Krejcikova vs Rebecca Sramkova<\/h4>\n<p>Head-to-head: Krejcikova 2-1 Sramkova<\/p>\n<p>Krejcikova is a much better player on grass at her best than Sramkova. Her match fitness is the biggest worry, since the Czech has only played three matches since returning from six months out with an injury last month. Sramkova&#8217;s sudden rise in the closing months of 2024 was memorable, but all of her finals came on hard courts. Even if Krejcikova is rusty, the Slovakian might not be able to take advantage on grass.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Krejcikova in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane-<em>USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It promises to be a fascinating Day 2 of WTA London action at the Queen&#8217;s Club. Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova will play her opening match of the grass-court season against Rebecca Sramkova. Katie Boulter, a home favorite and strong player on grass, is also scheduled to play. 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