Wimbledon
In this article, we will take a look at all the women’s matches for day 4 of Wimbledon 2022. We will get to see second-round matches being held tomorrow.
The Polish tennis star Magdalena Frech defeated Camila Giorgi in straight sets 7-6 (7-4), and 6-1 in the first-round clash. Her opponent and world No. 84 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, defeated the Swedish tennis pro, Rebecca Peterson, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3.
Head to Head: 1-0 in favor of Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.
Prediction: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova to win in three sets.
The American tennis pro, Claire Liu defeated Nuria Parrizas-Dias in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 to secure a spot in the second round. She will take on the experienced Alize Cornet of France. Cornet reached the quarter-final of the Australian Open and the third round of the French Open. The 32-year-old went past Yulia Putintseva in the first round 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
Head to Head: 0-0, Claire Liu and Alize Cornet have not played against each other in the past.
Prediction: Alize Cornet to win in straight sets.
Qinwen Zheng is waiting to find out who she will face in the second round. She will play the winner of the match between Garbine Muguruza and Greet Minnen. The youngster from China won her first-round match in straight sets against 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-6 (7-1), 7-5.
Petra Martic won her first-round clash against Shelby Rogers from the US. The first set was won convincingly by Martic 6-2 but she had to work hard in the second set to win 7-6 (7-5). The Croatian will take on Kristina Kucova in the second round. Kucova’s first-round match was absolutely the opposite of Martic’s first-round match. The Slovakian had to grind hard in the first set against the Brazilian Laura Pigossi to win 7-5 while she breezed through the second set to win 6-0.
Head to Head: 2-1 in favor of Kucova.
Prediction: Petra Martic in three sets.
Ajla Tomljanovic won her first-round clash against Jil Teichmann with relative ease – 6-2, 6-3. She will face qualifier Catherine Harrison in the second round. The 28-year-old American defeated Yue Yuan in the qualifiers and went on to win against Arantxa Rus in the first round 6-1, 6-4.
Head to Head: 0-0, they have not faced each other before.
Prediction: Ajla Tomljanovic to win in straight sets.
The 36-year-old Belgian tennis star Kirsten Flipkens won in the first round in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 against Jaimee Fourlis. This win for Flipkens has set up a date with the 2019 winner Simona Halep in the second round. The former world No. 1 defeated Karolina Muchova convincingly in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 to progress to round two.
Head to Head: 4-0 in favor of Simona Halep.
Prediction: Simona Halep to win in straight sets.
The finalist of the recently-concluded Bad Homburg Open, Bianca Andreescu won in round one convincingly, 6-1, 6-3, against Emina Bektas. The Canadian tennis pro will now square off against Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan. The 2021 French Open quarter-finalist defeated CoCo Vandeweghe in a closely-contested two-set affair.
Head to Head: 0-0, they have not met previously.
Prediction: Elena Rybakina to win in three sets.
World No. 58 Victoria Golubic sealed her spot in the second round of Wimbledon 2022 after defeating world no. 57 Andrea Petkovic in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. Now, Golubic will take on last year’s French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova in round two. However, Krejcikova has not won a singles title this year. She was ousted in the first round of the 2022 French Open. Krejcikova managed to progress to round two of the ongoing Wimbledon competition thanks to a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win against Maryna Zanevska.
Head to Head: 2-2
Prediction: Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets
The two Americans both won their respective first-round matches with relative ease. While Davis won 6-2, 7-5 against fellow American Madison Brengle, Anisimova ousted Yue Yuan of China 6-3, 6-4. Anisimova will go into this match as the favorite and she could finally get past the second round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
Head to Head: 0-0, they have never met before.
Prediction: Amanda Anisimova to win in straight sets.
Kerkhove will have her task cut out as she tries to topple the current world No. 1 in the second round of Wimbledon 2022. The 2022 French Open champion is hunting down her third Grand Slam triumph. Swiatek sailed through to the second round after defeating Jana Fett 6-0, 6-3 to take her winning streak to 36 consecutive matches. The qualifier Kerkhove managed to defeat Sonay Kartal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to set up a clash with the 21-year-old Polish star.
Head to Head: 0-0, they have never faced each other before.
Prediction: Iga Swiatek to win in two sets.
Current world No. 4, Paula Badosa notched up her first win of the grass season by virtue of winning her first-round tie against American qualifier Louisa Chirico 6-2, 6-1. She will now face Irina Bara in round two. The Romanian tennis pro won her first-round clash against Chloe Paquet 6-2, 6-4.
Head to Head: 2-0 in favor of Paula Badosa.
Prediction: Paula Badosa to win in straight sets.
French Open 2022 finalist Coco Gauff came back after dropping the first set of her first-round clash against Elena-Gabriela Ruse to eventually win 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. The 18-year-old American will face Mihaela Buzarnescu in round two. The Romanian won her first-round match against Nastasja Mariana Schunl 6-4, 6-2.
Head to Head: 0-0, not met before.
Prediction: Coco Gauff to win in two sets.
We do not know as yet about the players who will play in this match. It will be decided only after all the first-round matches are completed.
Katie Boulter managed to reach the second round via her win over Clara Burel 7-5, 6-3 in round one. She is waiting to find out who she will take on in round two.
Harmony Tan has become an overnight sensation after causing the upset of the tournament thus far in the first round. She knocked out seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in a thrilling encounter. The score of that match was 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in favor of the youngster from France. She must be brimming with confidence now as she prepares to take on the Spaniard Tormo in round two. The 25-year-old world No. 45 toppled Christina McHale with ease in round one. She won 6-2, 6-1.
Head to Head: 1-0 in favor of Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Prediction: Sara Sorribes Tormo to win in straight sets.
Ana Bogdan was victorious in her first-round match against Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-2. As for Petra Kvitova, she had to bounce back after losing the first set to Jasmine Paolini, to eventually win 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. The two-time Wimbledon champion will go into the match in round two as the favorite.
Head to Head: 0-0, never faced each other before.
Prediction Petra Kvitova to win in straight sets.
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