1st round:
(14) Francesca Schiavone vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm
(5) Serena Williams vs. Virginie Razzano
(WC) Ashleigh Barty vs. (4) Petra Kvitova
Alexandra Cadantu vs. (2) Maria Sharapova
Pauline Parmentier vs. Urzsula Radwanska
Eleni Daniilidou vs. (9) Caroline Wozniacki
Irina-Camelia Begu vs. (WC) Aravane Rezai
(28) Peng Shuai vs. Tamira Paszek
(23) Kaia Kanepi vs. Alexandra Panova
(16) Maria Kirilenko vs. (WC) Victoria Larriere
Marina Erakovic vs. Lourdes Dominguez-Lino
Polona Hercog vs. Ayumi Morita
Arantxa Rus vs. Jamie Hampton
Jarmila Gajdosova vs. Magdalena Rybarikova
Elena Vesnina vs. (Q) Heather Watson
Anne Keothavong vs. Melinda Czink
Lucie Hradecka vs. (25) Julia Goerges
Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Yanina Wickmayer
Klara Zakopalova vs. Lesia Tsurenko
Greta Arn vs. (22) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Match focus:
(14) Francesca Schiavone vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm
2 veterans battle it out to open day 3. Francesca faces former-semifinalist, Kimiko Date-Krumm in a potentially difficult first round. Let's not forget Kimiko took out Dinara Safina in the first round before when she was defending finalist points. Deja vu again? Well, Kimiko isn't playing as well and Francesca did snap out of her losing ways by winning Strasbourg last week. Sadly, I don't see how the older Japanese can outlast Francesca.
Pick: Schiavone in 3 sets
(WC) Ashleigh Barty vs. (4) Petra Kvitova
Is Petra fully fit? That's the million dollar question. She faces young Australian, Ashleigh Barty, who won the Wimbledon juniors title last year. Shouldn't be a problem for the Czech but she's got to be careful to not let Ashleigh trouble her. If the young Australian believes that she has a chance, things will be very interesting.
Pick: Kvitova wins a tight first set and runs aways with the second
Lucie Hradecka vs. (25) Julia Goerges
Interesting clash here between the unpredictable Hradecka and Goerges. Will Hradecka play woeful tennis or will she wake up and stun Goerges? Julia had a disappointing clay season compared to last year. She's going to want to give her all in the last big clay event of the year. Lucie seems to be back to her losing ways as she exited early last week in Strasbourg. Her game is too hit-or-miss, so you got to favour the German for the win.
Pick: Goerges in 3 sets
Greta Arn vs. (22) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Another slump queen in action today. Anastasia's record this year is woeful but she faces Greta Arn, who isn't that impressive either. So I guess it's another match where the player which stinks less will win. Greta doesn't really like clay so I have to give the Russian the advantage here.
Pick: Pavlyuchenkova in 3 tight sets
Eleni Daniilidou vs. (9) Caroline Wozniacki
Poor Caroline. This is the first time since US Open 2009 where shes's seeded outside the top 8. What a rapid drop as she was still seeded number 1 in Australian Open earlier this year. She faces veteran, Eleni Daniilidou who was ranked in the top 20 about 7 to 8 years ago. Let's face it, Eleni's prime years are over. This match should be easy picking for Caroline. If she manages to screw this up, red flags have to be raised immediately.
Pick: Wozniacki in 2 easy sets
Sure-win bets: Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova
Upset alert: Elena Vesnina, Marina Erakovic, Anne Keothavong
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