It’s hard to believe that Paula Badosa and Sofia Kenin have never played each other. One is a former world No. 2 with a WTA 1000 title, the other is world No. 4 with a Grand Slam title. But the reality is that their peaks were short-lived and they’ve been on the comeback trail for ages. Who can find more vintage tennis when they meet on Day 2 of the WTA event in Washington? We’ll also predict the rest of the day’s matches in a separate article.

WTA Washington Day 2 Predictions

Katie Volynets vs. Kamilla Rakhimova

Head-to-head: Volynets 1-0

Kamilla Rakhimova is now out of the Top 100, having had little success in her year outside of a few semifinals. Meanwhile, Katie Volynets has kept players at her level or below her, while also consistently reaching the second round in major events. The American doesn’t have Rahimova’s explosive ceiling, but it seems like that’s not so important at this point. She’ll make a lot of balls and will likely find a way to make the Russian collapse.
Prediction: Volynets in 3