Next week: Brussels & Strasbourg

Next week, we have a premier event in Belgium and an International event in France. Here are the main draws.

Brussels:

(1)Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v BYE
Greta Arn (HUN) v Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) v (wc)Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) v (9)Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

(5)Roberta Vinci (ITA) v Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) v Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
(wc)Tamaryn Hendler (BEL) v Q/LL
Q/LL v (8)Kaia Kanepi (EST)

(6/wc)Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Simona Halep (ROU)
Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Q/LL
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Christina McHale (USA) v (4)Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

(7)Shuai Peng (CHN) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Jie Zheng (CHN) v Q/LL
Q/LL v Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
(2)Marion Bartoli (FRA) v BYE

The draw for Brussels is top heavy with Agnieszka Radwanska, Kaia Kanepi and Chanelle Scheepers in good form. Slumping players like Jelena Jankovic, Marion Bartoli and Shuai Peng occupy the weak half. So who will win this premier event?

Predictions:

QF:
Agnieszka Radwanska def. Chanelle Scheepers
Kaia Kanepi def. Roberta Vinci
Christine McHale def. Simona Halep
Jie Zheng def. Varvara Lepchenko

SF:
Agnieszka Radwanska def. Kaia Kanepi
Christina McHale def. Jie Zheng

F:
Agnieszka Radwanska def. Christina McHale

It's no doubt Radwanska's title to lose. I expect early exits for Jankovic, Pavlyuchenkova, Peng and Bartoli. I also think that Christina McHale will have a breakthrough here. The American pushed Sharapova to the extreme last week and I hope she can continue her fine form here.

Strasbourg:

(1/wc)Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
Elena Baltacha (GBR) v Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA)
Q v Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
Q v (5)Mona Barthel (GER)

(4)Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Anna Tatishvili (GEO)
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
(wc)Alize Cornet (FRA) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v (7)Klara Zakopalova (CZE)

(6)Marina Erakovic (NZL) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)
(wc)Virginie Razzano (FRA) v Q
Timea Babos (HUN) v Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Sloane Stephens (USA) v (3)Maria Kirilenko (RUS)

(8)Tamira Paszek (AUT) v Alberta Brianti (ITA)
Johanna Larsson (SWE) v Q
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) v Anne Keothavong (GBR)
Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) v (2)Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

A mouth-watering potential 2nd round clash between Lucie Hradecka and Mona Barthel. Other than that, nobody's really in form at the moment.

Predictions:

QF:

Mona Barthel def. Sabine Lisicki

Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Alize Cornet

Maria Kirilenko def. Marina Erakovic

Aleksandra Wozniak def. Johanna Larsson

SF:

Mona Barthel def. Anabel Medina Garrigues

Maria Kirilenko def. Aleksandra Wozniak

F:

Mona Barthel def. Maria Kirilenko

It's time for Mona to shine. Slumpers like Schiavone and Paszek will continue their losing ways though.