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 , Emma Navarro vs Qiang Wang , Bianca Andreescu vs Jaqueline Cristian , and Paula Badosa vs Karolina Muchova . Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Steen Kirby, and Yesh Ginsburg.
Who do you think will win? Wimbledon Day 1 Predictions Jordan: Cirstea needs to be careful here. Her ranking is much higher than the British qualifier Kartal. But she has suffered surprising first round losses in both her previous grass court matches this year.
The Romanian should still win, but Kartal will believe an upset is possible. Prediction: Cirstea in 2 Steen: Sonay Kartal is a home British player who came through qualifying and has had a great run this year on the ITF tour, along with being skilled on grass. The veteran Cirstea remains in the Top 40 but has never achieved anything of note on grass; this match feels like an upset if Kartal plays up to her best level and Cirstea is pedestrian.
Prediction: Kartal in 2 Yesh: Brits at Wimbledon are always dangerous, and Kartal was impressive in qualifying here.