This week’s WTA event in Cleveland understandably doesn’t feature a particularly strong field, with Cincinnati just finishing and the US Open starting next week. The lack of top players, however, gives several players an opportunity for a rare WTA-level title, which will surely make everyone give it their best and lead to some high-quality tennis and very exciting matches. But who will advance?<\/p>\n
Head-to-head:<\/strong> Baptiste 1-0 Zakharaova<\/p>\n Baptiste has been having a solid season, steadily rising through the rankings and doing well in Slams. She has been playing at a clearly higher level than Zakharova, and under normal circumstances, she should be able to prevail here, even if this does have the potential to be a close match that could well go the distance.<\/p>\n Prediction: Baptiste in 3<\/em><\/p>\n Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n Kudermetova finally snapped her 10-match losing streak in the first round here, and it’s still clear that she is going through a very tough patch of form in general. Another win here would go a long way towards changing that negative momentum, but at the moment, Lys is clearly playing at a higher level and definitely has the edge in this matchup going in.<\/p>\n Prediction: Lys in 3<\/em><\/p>\nEva Lys vs Polina Kudermetova<\/h4>\n