The bottom half of the draw will be in action on Day 4 of the WTA National Bank Open in Montreal. This article features world No.3 Iga Swiatek, who takes on China’s Hanyu Guo. As always, we at LWOT will offer predictions for every match on the slate. But who will advance to the next round?<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head<\/strong>: Frech 2-0 Starodubtseva<\/p>\n This is the rematch of last week’s Citi DC Open first round, where Magdalena Frech easily defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva. Frech got some much-needed match wins last week and will look to build on that here. Her playstyle causes a lot of problems for Starodubtseva, who has an aggressive game but has failed to disrupt Frech in previous meetings. I expect an improvement from the Ukrainian player, but Frech should win this one. Head-to-Head<\/strong>: first meeting<\/p>\n Rebecca Sramkova is a solid player on hard courts and will look to get some match wins and target a top 32 ranking before the US Open<\/a>. Caty McNally won a thriller against Alycia Parks in the first round and extended her win streak to 11 in all competitions. She saved two match points in the process. McNally will come into this match with a lot of confidence. Sramkova is the higher-ranked player, but I have to go with the in-form American here.<\/p>\n Prediction: McNally in 2<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPrediction: Frech in 3<\/em><\/p>\nRebecca Sramkova vs Caty McNally<\/h4>\n
Naomi Osaka vs Liudmila Samsonova<\/h4>\n