After the sensational victory of Victoria Mboko in the masters of Canada, the WTA Tour moves to Cincinnati for another WTA 1000 event. The seeds will not be in action before the weekend, but this Friday should always be a great day of tennis, full of high quality and very unpredictable matches given the appearance of most matches equal on paper. We have predictions for each first -round match.
Wta cincinnati day 2 predictions
Xinyu No Empire Arango
Tête-à-tête: first meeting
On paper, this is one of the most unilateral matches in the Round, with Wang in the running to be sown at the US Open (and need a decent race here for that) and Arango not playing really well at the moment, having even lost against Bouchard last week in Canada. Judging by their general level and their current form, Wang should have a very clear advantage in this match.
Prediction: Wang in 2
Caroline Dolehide vs rebecca sramkova
Tête-à-tête: first meeting
This is a very difficult match to call because the two players have very similar global levels and the two had trouble launching recently coherent victories. The fact that they have never faced before makes the match dynamic more difficult to foresee. All well considered, this should be an extremely close match, decided by which holds its nerve and performs better in the biggest points.
Prediction: Dolehide in 3
Maria Sakkari vs Kamilla Rakhimova
Tête-à-tête: Sakkari 1-0 Rakhimova
Sakkari is far from the level that made her a top 10 player, but she still fights difficult to come back to her best. Although she is the low -ranking player of this match, her global references are clearly higher and the outcome of this match should mainly depend on the type of level it can bring to the table here. If she can play anywhere near her best level, she should move forward here.
Prediction: Sakkari in 3
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