WTA Hobart Day 2 Predictions Including Liu vs Putintseva
Day 2 of the WTA Hobart International is on Sunday. The tournament is a good preparation for the Australian Open. Ysaline Bonaventure, Tamara Zidansek, Sofia Kenin, Claire Liu and Yulia Putintseva are the first-round matches. Alison Van Uytvanck is playing Magda Linette, Alize Cornet is against Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
Ysaline Bonaventure and Tamara Zidansek are ranked #99 and #88 respectively. Bonventure has won four of the last four tournaments she's contested. Zidanek has only won three of her last 14 matches against top 100 opponents on the hard court.
Sofia Kenin is a former Australian Open champion. She's fallen to #280 in the world. Zhu Lin is ranked in 100th place. Kenina is more than capable of winning this match.
Yulia Putintseva and Claire Liu are playing their first match. It's expected to be a close match with lots of twists and turns. Putinsev is the favorite. She's confident of winning.
