Predicted Winners in BOLD
[3] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Caroline Garcia (FRA) – Sharapova is likely to win on what seems to be her best surface.
Wrong Surface I know
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs Victoria Azarenka (BLR) – For a second consecutive match, Serena finds herself benefiting from playing on clay. Serena adapts to dirt more easily than Vika does.
Samantha Stosur (AUS) vs Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – Two former Grand Slam champions square off in a who knows what will happen type of match.
[4] Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) – I am picking a mild upset here as Kvitova’s match toughness is a question mark.
Barbora Strycova (CZE) vs Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) – The czech is on a roll.
[5] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs [9] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) – This should be a good one. I do think Radwanska could win as players tend to do well right after coaching changes, but Wozniacki played well in Germany.
[7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs [10] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) – This is another good match that could go either way.
[13] Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs Roberta Vinci (ITA) – I love Vinci’s variety, but I think Safarova is excellent at figuring a match out on the court if her plan A does not work.