However, Bouzkova is playing at a much higher level right now than she was in Acapulco last season. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. These two have never played before. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., had 13 break point opportunities against Voegele, converting five of them.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sharma has a touch more power than Wang, but is significantly more erratic from the baseline.

These two have never played before. It’s hard to imagine Wang having the rally tolerance to hit through Bouzkova in her current form. Marie Bouzkova took down lucky loser Kristina Kucova in straight sets. Read on to find out our picks, including Leylah Fernandez vs Sloane Stephens. Johanna Konta is finally finding form in 2020. Just another Last Word on Sports Sites site. Your email address will not be published. Kateryna Bondarenko did well to come back from a set deficit against Sara Sorribes Tormo to win in three sets. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments.

Comments are welcome while open. Expect Peterson to be in the semifinals in Monterrey. Schmiedlova is playing very well this week, counterpunching at a very high level. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9jnUhjtTSYJQmN_n-Y-2Iw',sig:'pm3dS5_DFrfjkNklU0dAwKTFKyXlRFmfoaMgUSN3tLo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1200309793',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Arantxa Rus had a very impressive straight sets victory over Lauren Davis. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova came through qualifying without losing a set and then beat Venus Williams in the first round from a set down.

Look for Stephens to wear down Fernandez to reach the final eight in Monterrey. While Peterson has had a rough season so far, her base level is higher than Bondarenko’s. Yafan Wang picked up her first win of the season in the first round, defeating Lara Arruabarrena without dropping a set. Rus played very well against Peterson, but it’s not clear that she can keep that up against Peterson, who hits the ball a little harder than Davis and won’t be pushed around by the Rus forehand. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'i5TRM6ZISHdLVr4Vpf57_g',sig:'0KnAdCx851TZPKbtQAW0TXsfcShFVymjI3Q9Fj0vvJc=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1210436528',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Anastasia Potapova had a spectacular comeback in the second round, saving three match points and coming back to beat Tamara Zidansek in three sets.

Could Djokovic’s Default Prompt Changing of the Guard? Rebecca Peterson recovered from a set and a break deficit herself, taking down Kateryna Kozlova to reach the second round. Yup what i say man i should be writing predictions you guys need to watch more tennis this was an easy call sloane has been terrible all year lol, Yeah the “tennis experts” on this site, place way too much importance on the “fatigue factor” ?‍♂️, Your email address will not be published. Lucky loser Astra Sharma picked up a comfortable win over Nina Stojanovic in the first round of Monterrey.

With the quarterfinals at stake, who will rise to the occasion and who will fall short? Potapova’s fight was admirable and she never gave up. Stephens did not look very convincing against Navarro, but she seems motivated this week and will not give Fernandez a bunch of easy points. Look for the win over Kozlova to spark Peterson’s season and she will beat Bondarenko to get to the quarterfinals in Monterrey. Konta advances to the Monterrey semifinals. Learn how your comment data is processed.