This week’s WTA 500 event in Tokyo doesn’t exactly feature the strongest field and it wasn’t helped by several withdrawals, including that of #1 seed Jasmine Paolini, which led to the draw being reshuffled. Still, even with the absence of the world’s top players, it will still surely be a very entertainment tournament and this Day 2 features some very appealing matchups.

WTA Tokyo Day 2 Predictions

Alina Charaeva vs Jaqueline Cristian

Head-to-head: Cristian 1-0 Charaeva

Cristian is just off a great week in Osaka, where she reached the semifinals and came really close to making it to the final. She is playing some excellent tennis right now and will have another opportunity for a strong run this year. On paper at least she has a great first round draw to shed the disappointment of the

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