Rome: SF preview

The last 4 players have emerged. Who will make the finals?

(8) Li Na vs. (9) Serena Williams

A mouth-watering clash her between the hottest player currently and the reigning Roland Garros champion. Is this a preview of the upcoming Slam final? Maybe. Li Na has finally broken her QF streak and in the semi-finals for the first time since Sydney. She will be hungry for another win since her last title was in Roland Garros. :/ Serena is still bulldozing through the draw. Will Li Na stop the Serena express? Or will the booming game of the American out-blast Li Na's explosive game? Judging by their last few matches, I am going to go with the GOAT. Li Na still has her moments of distraction and Serena's going to make her pay for that.

Pick: Serena Williams in 2 sets.

(12) Angelique Kerber def. (2) Maria Sharapova

Looks like a girls in blue vs girls in red battle. Angelique is high on confidence having taken down another top player, Petra Kvitova in her previous match. She's going to have a real test here with Maria Sharapova. Sharapova was impressive in her match against Venus Williams and seemed to be back on her game despite early round wobbles. One interesting stat to note is that Kerber won their last meeting in Paris Indoors a few months ago. Will this win dent Maria's confidence or will it spur her more to defeat Kerber. I'm going to pick Maria for the win. If it goes to 3 sets, Kerber will fight out another win.

Pick: Maria Sharapova in 2 tight sets.