We are going to be treated to 32 great women’s matches on Day 1 of Wimbledon on Monday. We will see players from World #2 Coco Gauff to qualifiers ranked outside the Top 100. As always, we here at LastWordOnTennis will share our thoughts on all of the matches with you.
We split the 32 matches between eight articles. Our other articles feature Coco Gauff vs Caroline Dolehide , Victoria Azarenka vs Sloane Stephens , Naomi Osaka vs Diane Parry , Mirra Andreeva vs Brenda Fruhvirtova , Aryna Sabalenka vs Emina Bektas , Bianca Andreescu vs Jaqueline Cristian , and Emma Navarro vs Qiang Wang . Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Steen Kirby, and Yesh Ginsburg.
Who do you think will win? Wimbledon Day 1 Predictions Jordan: After a very promising start under new coach David Witt, Sakkari has lost her last three matches in the opening round. Some old frailties appeared in those defeats, although hopefully she does not panic after a couple of setbacks. This is a good draw for the Greek against Kessler, who is playing in her first Wimbledon main draw match.
Sakkari should be able to break her losing streak. Prediction: Sakkari in 2 Steen: A former University of Florida standout, Kessler is making her Grand Slam debut as a qualifier and is nearing the top 100 for the first time in her career. The American player is blooming in real time but Maria Sakkari is 19-12 on the year and a former top 5 player, 22-20 in her career on grass, the champion from Greece is expected to use he.
