2nd round:
(6) Serena Williams vs. Melinda Czink
Elena Baltacha vs. (4)Petra Kvitova
Anne Keothavong vs. (10) Sara Errani
Romina Oprandi vs. (2) Victoria Azarenka
(14) Ana Ivanovic vs. Kateryna Bondarenko
Anastasiya Yakimova vs. (22) Julia Goerges
(21) Roberta Vinci vs. Marina Erakovic
Mirjana Lucic vs. (9) Marion Bartoli
(26) Anabel Medina Garrigues vs. Jana Cepelova
Tamira Paszek vs. Alize Cornet
(28) Christina McHale vs. Mathilde Johansson
Kiki Bertens vs. Yaroslava Shvedova
Kristyna Pliskova vs. (24) Francesca Schiavone
(31) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Varvara Lepchenko
Ekaterina Makarova vs. (8) Angelique Kerber
Galina Voskoboeva vs. Yanina Wickmayer
Aleksandra Wozniak vs. (25) Zheng Jie
Klara Zakopalova vs. Olga Govortsova
Match focus:
Romina Oprandi vs. (2) Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka was less than convincing in her first round match as she served tons of double faults despite winning easily. I'm sure she will try to improve on that statistic. Oprandi is a crafty player who loves to use drop shots. Victoria has to be alert and be ready to move forward to get some of these ridiculous balls. Still, I expect Victoria to get through as Oprandi isn't exactly mentally strong enough to upset a top seed.
Pick: Azarenka in 2 sets
Anastasiya Yakimova vs. (22) Julia Goerges
Yakimova won a match! She beat Minella in her first round. Mandy must have been stinking up the court as Yakimova doesn't belong to the top 100. Anastasiya is more famous for whoring up lowly challenger events like 25Ks and losing them even though she is in the top 100. What a weird and cheap way to gain points. Anyway, Julia will devour her in this match, no doubt about it.
Ekaterina Makarova vs. (8) Angelique Kerber
These 2 meet again after contesting in Eastbourne last week. Will the results be any different? Kerber did lose that final against Paszek despite leading in that final set. But I doubt that loss would rock her confidence. Makarova can learn from last week's match and try to exploit Kerber's weaker second serve. I expect a better showing from Makarova, but not a win.
Pick: Kerber in 3 sets
Anne Keothavong vs. (10) Sara Errani
Top ranked Briton Anne Keothavong meets Paris finalist Sara Errani in this 2nd round. Sara isn't exactly a grass court player so Anne is not without a chance. Anne needs to serve well and return Sara's weak delivery aggressively. Still, Sara's scrambling game and the tremendous pressure of the British people will not help Anne. An upset is possible, if this is not played in United Kingdom.
Pick: Errani in 3 sets
(14) Ana Ivanovic vs. Kateryna Bondarenko
Ana overcome a tricky first round opponent in Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and faces yet another challenge. Kateryna Bondarenko is a good gras court player and has already taken out grass court veteran, Kimiko Date-Krumm in the first round. Ana has to be careful not to leak too many errors as Bondarenko will make her pay. You have to wonder if Ana is still bother by her injury that caused her to withdraw from Eastbourne. If Ana's healthy, she will prevail.
Pick: Ivanovic in 3 sets
Sure win bets: Petra Kvitova, Serena Williams, Julia Goerges
Upset alert: Yaroslava Shvedova, Roberta Vinci
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