It’s only Monday, but it’s Day 3 of the WTA Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati… er, New York City. It is supposed to be in Cincinnati, even though it has been moved to Flushing Meadows due to COVID-19. As always, here at LWOT we will offer our predictions for all 14 games including Madison Keys vs Ons Jabeur, Petra Kvitova vs Marie Bouzkova and Naomi Osaka vs Karolina Muchova. Let’s take a look at all the matches on Monday.
WTA Cincinnati Day 3 Predictions
Johanna Konta vs Kirsten Flipkens
Konta has two consecutive defeats against Marie Bouzkova. He has won four of his five career games against Flipkens, including two easy wins in the last two fights. Of course, the Englishman is not at the top level at the moment, but he should be enough to win this match without being too bothered.
Prediction: Konta in 2
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CiCi Bellis vs Aryna Sabalenka
Bellis looks better and is slowly coming back from her injury. She is no longer seen as the next teenage phenomenon, but perhaps it’s better for her. Then again, Sabalenka is the next phenomenon and has too much power for Bellis to handle for too long.
Prediction: Sabalenka in 3
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Maria Sakkari against Yulia Putintseva
Sakkari is a strong and solid player in good form, as evidenced by her dominant win over CoCo Gauff in the first round. Putintseva is a bit inconsistent right now, as evidenced by her recent form both this week and in Lexington. If Putintseva brings her best game, it can frustrate the Greek and make it difficult, but I think Sakkari is too solid right now to give up on this bout.
Prediction: Sakkari in 2
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Serena Williams vs Arantxa Rus
Rus was very impressive in dismantling Alison Van Uytvanck in the opening round, and Serena looked remarkably very vulnerable all last week at Lexington. However, on an American hard court and with the US Open coming up, you don’t have to beat Serena.
Prediction: Williams in 3
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