{"id":712430,"date":"2026-04-08T03:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712430\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:14:12","slug":"wta-linz-day-3-predictions-including-mirra-andreeva-vs-sloane-stephens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712430\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Linz Day 3 Predictions Including Mirra Andreeva vs Sloane Stephens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The clay swing continues to gain momentum at WTA Linz as we approach the halfway point of the second week. As such, Day 3 in Linz sees the No. 1 seed in action, and that too against a Major champion. But that is far from all, as yet another day in the unique indoor clay conditions is set to commence\u2014one for which we, as always, will be <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2026\/04\/07\/wta-linz-day-3-predictions-including-jelena-ostapenko-vs-alexandra-eala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">predicting every encounter<\/a>. But who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n<p>WTA Linz Day 3 Predictions<br \/>\nAnastasia Potapova vs Zhang Shuai<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Potapova 1-0 Zhang<\/p>\n<p>This matchup between two players who like to control rallies from the baseline will likely be decided by who takes the initiative in rallies first. Zhang Shuai enters on a four-match losing streak and will be eager to turn things around, while Anastasia Potapova returns from a month-long break. In indoor conditions, Potapova\u2019s flatter groundstrokes and stronger serve should give her the edge.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Potapova in 3<\/p>\n<p>Dalma Galfi vs Sorana Cirstea<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Cirstea 1-0 Galfi<\/p>\n<p>Sorana Cirstea, in what is her final season on tour, has been playing solid tennis, which was evident in her opening-round performance. Dalma Galfi\u2019s baseline style suits clay, allowing her time to construct points, but Cirstea operates at a higher level in most areas from the back of the court. Given her current form, anything other than a Cirstea win would be a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Cirstea in 2<\/p>\n<p>Mirra Andreeva vs Sloane Stephens<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Stephens 1-0 Andreeva<\/p>\n<p>Top seed Mirra Andreeva begins her campaign against former French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens. Stephens, short on wins coming into the tournament, picked up an important first-round victory that should boost her confidence. However, Andreeva represents a significant step up in quality. While the Russian has shown some vulnerabilities after a strong 2025 start, she still possesses enough overall consistency and firepower to come through comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Andreeva in 2<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The clay swing continues to gain momentum at WTA Linz as we approach the halfway point of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":712431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[48],"tags":[12658,12659,135328,135329,49975,49976,12663,12664,22879,135014,102721,222112,95076,95077,62,1464,1474,1475,67,132,68,295143,295144,8358,2484,131486,269215],"class_list":["post-712430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-alexandra-eala","tag-alexandra-eala-predictions","tag-anastasia-potapova","tag-anastasia-potapova-predictions","tag-dalma-galfi","tag-dalma-galfi-predictions","tag-jelena-ostapenko","tag-jelena-ostapenko-predictions","tag-mirra-andreeva","tag-mirra-andreeva-predictions","tag-sloane-stephens","tag-sloane-stephens-predictions","tag-sorana-cirstea","tag-sorana-cirstea-predictions","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-wta-linz","tag-wta-linz-predictions","tag-wta-picks","tag-wta-predictions","tag-zhang-shuai","tag-zhang-shuai-predictions"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}