Day 2 of the US Open will see 24 women’s first-round matches. Who will advance to Round 2 and who will be sent home early? As always, our writer share their thoughts on all of the matches. We split the 24 matches between six articles. The other articles feature Elina Svitolina vs Anna Bondar , Madison Keys vs Renata Zarazua , Mirra Andreeva vs Alycia Parks , Petra Kvitova vs Diane Parry , and Victoria Mboko vs Barbora Krejcikova . Predicting these matches are Jim Smith, Damian Kust, and Jordan Reynolds. Who do you think will advance?

US Open Day 2 Women’s Predictions

Elise Mertens vs Kristie Ahn

Jim:

Elise Mertens should win this match and almost certainly will. The Belgian has struggled to really make an impact at the Slams, but she also very rarely loses in the early rounds

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