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French Open Predictions: Williams vs. Errani & Sharapova vs. Azarenka

Posted by Dan Martin on

Predicted Winners in BOLD

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] vs.  Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2]

These two players are pretty evenly matched.  When Azarenka gets her teeth into Sharapova’s game, she can roll her more famous opponent.  However, Vika is not as comfortable on clay as she is on a hard court so a one-sided drubbing seems unlikely.  I think Sharapova will win in two tight sets.  If Azarenka wins this match she will be the most under the radar player in recent history who is contending for the first two legs of the Grand Slam.  Vika can also stake a claim to number one (computers be damned) if she wins the first two slams of 2013.  They both have a lot to play for, but I think Sharapova survived her set of poor tennis versus Jankovic.  As a fan, I’d like to see Azarenka win, but I think her clay court comfort level is not where it needs to be to win.

Serena Williams (USA) [1] vs.  Sara Errani (ITA) [5]
Errani will use every tool in her repertoire.  I expect her to loop shots and play backboard tennis at times.  I also expect her to sneak into the net at times.  Errani deserves a lot of credit for her play over the past 52 weeks.  Still, Serena Williams is too strong and on too much of a roll to not win this match.  I think Serena wins in straight sets, but Errani will make one of the two sets interesting.

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