Montreal Drama Unfolds on Day 3: Gauff vs Collins Could Shake Up the Draw
Day 3 at the WTA 1000 event in Montreal will see the seeds make their debut, which should significantly increase the quality of the matches from what we have seen in the past two days. Day 3 is sure to feature a lot of high quality tennis and almost certainly some upsets as there are plenty of unseeded players capable of beating their seeded counterparts. We have predictions for every day 3 match at WTA Montreal.
WTA Montreal Day 3 Predictions
Maya Joint vs Leylah Fernandez
Head-to-head: Fernandez 1-0 Joint
The pair faced last week in the first round of Washington and Fernandez prevailed in relatively routine fashion en route to winning the biggest title of her career so far. The question here is whether she will be able to maintain that level or have a letdown after her Washington exploits; if she plays anywhere close to the level she showed last week, she should advance here, even if it might be a tougher than their Washington first round.
Prediction: Fernandez in 3
Anna Blinkova vs Daria Kasatkina
Head-to-head: Kasatkina 1-0 Blinkova
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Their one previous meeting came at this venue back in 2023 and Kasatkina won it with relative ease. Two years later, she remains the clearly better, more solid and consistent player of the two and under normal circumstances should score a relatively straightforward win yet again, especially considering how Blinkova has been going through a rough patch lately, her first round win here notwithstanding.
Prediction: Kasatkina in 2
Coco Gauff vs Danielle Collins
Gauff hasn’t won a single match since her Roland Garros title, but she was never expected to be much of a factor on grass. Back on a hard court, Gauff is once again one of the main contenders for big titles, especially the US Open, and she will likely be very tough to beat. Collins has the tennis to do it if she plays her best, but she rarely does and Gauff is the far more consistent and reliable player of the two.
