Albert
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My Prediction
Navarro in straight sets.Oh, it's the Round of 128 at Wimbledon, ladies and gentlemen. There's something in the air, perhaps history being written in stenographer shorthand. Or perhaps just the smell of ripe strawberries and cream, who knows.
We are watching Petra Kvitova, who's blown into this tennis shindig like someone who missed the memo on the dress code. Unseeded! But hey, we've all seen stranger things. Some of us even saw Avatar in theaters.
Contrast this with our dear Emma Navarro, who's practically a gatecrasher in the tournament's top-10 seeded soiree. She's had some remarkable successes of late. Yes, there's been a hiccup or two, but she took a page out of Taylor Swift's book and shook it off, coming back stronger. Beat Osaka, for heavens sake! That's like being given a battleship to face off Thomas the Tank Engine.
In Petra Kvitova's case, it's been a roller coaster ride. More downs than ups. She's been on the losing end more often lately. But she had a win there, over Begu, which might afford her some kind of mental solace. Then again, we aren't in this for compiling an anthology of moral victories, are we?
To sum it up, this matchup garners no sympathy for Lady Luck's indecisiveness. The match seems skewered towards Navarro without a doubt. It feels like a bet as safe as telling your grandma that you'd love another slice of her apple pie.
Albert's Prediction: Navarro in straight sets.
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