Predicted Winners in BOLD

Every player in the draw has to feel that her chances of winning the title improved after Serena lost

The 2nd Monday at Wimbledon is a Great Event.  It is a lot like the first four days of the NCAA basketball tournament.  Many matches are going on simultaneously and a fan can take his or her pick of who to watch.

[13] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) vs [25] Alizé Cornet (FRA) – Cornet faces a double challenge: how to not have a letdown after and upset and how to beat an excellent player.  I think Bouchard keeps her excellent 2014 rolling forward in 2 routine(ish) sets.

Court 1

[11] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs [19] Sabine Lisicki (GER) 46 11 – to finish – I will stick with my earlier pick of Lisicki.

[5]  Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs [9] Angelique Kerber (GER) – I love Kerber’s lefty game. However, Sharapova is now the favorite to win her 2nd Wimbledon title.  I don’t see Sharapova losing this match.

Court 2 (11:30 a.m. start)

[6] Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs Shuai Peng (CHN) – Petra won the best match of the Ladies’ event to this point.  That has to give her confidence.

Court 3

[4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs [22] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) – The 2012 runner-up has to have images of trophies in her head with Serena no longer in the draw.

Court 12

Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) vs Madison Keys (USA) 76 (7) 66 – to finish – I am pretty sure I picked Keys earlier so I have to stick with my earlier pick.

[16] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) – The Wizard of Woz has a chance to win this event.

Court 18

[23] Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs [Q] Tereza Smitkova (CZE) – The qualifier is on a dream run, but at some point the clock strikes midnight.