Predicted Winners in BOLD

[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs Sloane Stephens (USA) H2H – I think Serena will win for various reasons, but Sloane’s results have been promising at this event.

[2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Flavia Pennetta (ITA) – I was wrong on Maria once, but I won’t make that mistake again.

Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs Sabine Lisicki (GER) OR Sara Errani (ITA) –  I won’t predict what does not exist

Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) vs Heather Watson (GBR) H2H

[6] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) vs [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) H2H – Canadian content hangs in there.

[3] Simona Halep (ROU) vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE) H2H

Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) H2H

Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs Belinda Bencic (SUI) H2H – JJ’s luck can’t last forever. … Can it?