Predicted Winners in BOLD

STADIUM 1 (11 a.m. start)

[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs. [21] Caroline Garcia (FRA) – Veteran power?

[Q] Shuai Peng (CHN) vs. [12] Venus Williams (USA)

[9] Madison Keys (USA) vs. [13] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – Keys should be able to dictate play vs. Wozniacki.  That doesn’t mean she will win, but the match is on Keys’ racquet.

STADIUM 2

[5] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) vs. [19] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) – I’ve gotten every match of Anastasia’s wrong thus far this week.

[2] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [14] Elena Vesnina (RUS) – Kerber needs this win, and I think she will get it.

STADIUM 3

[3] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. [15] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) – I think Pliskova has a chance to reach the #1 ranking in the next 18 months.  This match is by no means a  lock though.

[7] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) vs. [10] Elina Svitolina (UKR) – Muguruza should win based upon firepower, but I am not sure she is going to avoid the errors that could undo her.

[28] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) vs. Lauren Davis (USA) –  This should be a fun match.