Predicted Winners in BOLD

[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [13] Flavia Pennetta (ITA) – Serena should win, but Flavia is not going to roll over for her.

[6] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs [12] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – I think Kerber is in good form based on her tight loss to Serena two-weeks ago.  Still, Caroline Wozniacki is probably on a mission to return to the top 5 after Rory’s back-t0-back majors and 4 overall titles since they split.  With Kvitova and Bouchard seemingly in a post-Wimbledon haze, Woznicki and Kerber both have opportunities to climb the WTA rankings.  I love Kerber’s lefty game so I am saddened with my own pick.

[5] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) – No one expected Anastasia to be here, but I don’t expect her to pull this upset.

[4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs Sabine Lisicki (GER) – Yesterday, I picked a less powerful player to beat Lisicki, and I was wrong.  I will once again pick the less powerful player to win vs. Lisicki as I think the conqueror of Montreal will advance.

[2] Simona Halep (ROU) vs [16] Lucie Safarova (CZE) – Halep would probably prefer the typically humid conditions of the Ohio River valley, but I think she has enough game to win even if the mild 2014 conditions continue.

[9] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – I’ll take Kuzy in a mild upset.

[15] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) vs Elina Svitolina (UKR) – I am partial to one-handed backhands.

[8] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs Sloane Stephens (USA) – SS should beat JJ, but JJ is consistent enough to win a match with fewer weapons.