WTA Beijing: Day 3 Picks, Including Clara Burel vs. Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff should be keen to make a comeback right now because she wasn’t happy with her performances during the US Open swing. She will have her first chance to compete against Clara Burel in the WTA China Open in Beijing. Who do you think will move on to the Beijing event’s next round?
WTA Beijing Predictions for Day 3
Greet Minnen vs Anastasia Potapova
One of the most promising WTA Tour players in the past, Anastasia Potapova appeared to be on the shortlist for the “next to break Top 10.” Although she hasn’t advanced much since, her skill set is still fairly broad, making her a formidable opponent. Here, Greet Minnen will need to unleash some aggressive play and precisely crack her forehand. If not, Potapova’s technical prowess and defense might prove to be a bit much for her in the long run.
Forecast: Potapova in three
Veronika Kudermetova vs Xinyu Wang
Head-to-head: Initial encounter
Even though Marta Kostyuk didn’t do well in the event, it wasn’t a bad tournament for her last week in the Seoul quarterfinals. She defeated two opponents that were expected to defeat her handily before giving up vital set points to Diana Shnaider. This is a clash where the Ukrainian, who has improved greatly this year, will be making the decisions. There isn’t much that Katie Volynets can do to harm her; Kostyuk only needs to control her mistakes and provide a solid performance.
Forecast: Kostyuk in two
Head-to-head: Kudermetova 1-0
Is Veronika Kudermetova back? Around this time last year she defeated Iga Swiatek en route to the title in Tokyo, which meant that she would be defending plenty of points in Asia. Her Seoul run was one of the rare signs of life the Russian has exhibited the entire season. Now she has to beat Xinyu Wang, who fended her off quite easily in Miami this year. This might be the match where we see if Kudermetova is truly back in good shape after last week’s Seoul semifinal run.
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