{"id":88522,"date":"2025-08-10T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=88522"},"modified":"2025-08-10T00:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T04:27:01","slug":"wta-cincinnati-day-5-predictions-sabalenka-vs-raducanu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/08\/10\/wta-cincinnati-day-5-predictions-sabalenka-vs-raducanu\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Cincinnati Day 5 Predictions Including Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time to begin the women’s singles third round at the Cincinnati Open. Emma Raducanu wasn’t an easy out for Aryna Sabalenka in their recent Wimbledon clash and now they’re going to face each other again in Cincinnati. Last week’s Montreal semifinalist Elena Rybakina takes on Elise Mertens, while Amanda Anisimova faces Anna Kalinskaya. Who do you think will advance? We have predictions for all of the third round matches<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WTA Cincinnati Day 5 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Aoi Ito vs Madison Keys<\/h4>\n

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

Aoi Ito’s funky playstyle<\/a> can mess up power players and it will be up to Madison Keys to try to blast her off the court. The American has suffered some losses like that this year, either during the grass swing (Tatjana Maria, Laura Siegemund) or even on hard courts (Alexandra Eala in Miami). Her patience will be tested and she’ll have to bend low to accelerate through the slices. She’s obviously got the tools, but Ito will force her to apply them with plenty of intelligence.
\nPrediction: Keys in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Anna Kalinskaya vs Amanda Anisimova<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head<\/strong>: Anisimova 1-0<\/p>\n

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