Caroline Wozniacki vs. Klara Zakopalova
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez vs. Ekaterina Makarova
Kiki Bertens vs. Kaia Kanepi
Varvara Lepchenko vs. Tamira Pazsek
Guangzhou:
Urzsula Radwanska vs. Hsieh Su-Wei
Laura Robson vs. Sorana Cirstea
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez vs. Ekaterina Makarova
2 lefties meet in the quarter-finals of Seoul. Maria Jose was given a free pass as Nadia Petrova withdrew from her 2nd round match with a back injury. Another case of showing up for appearance fees? Anyway, I'm sure Martinez Sanchez will take any win as her season so far has been lacklustre. Ekaterina is quietly making her way through the draw and might be a dark horse for the title. She should have enough firepower to hit Maria Jose off the court.
Pick: Makarova in 2 sets
Kiki Bertens vs. Kaia Kanepi
Kiki Bertens fought hard for her win over Silvia Espinosa Soler and I doubt she has anything left in her tank to beat Kaia Kanepi. Kaia has not shown any signs of rust despite being out of the tour since Roland Garros. She should have an easy time moving Kiki around with her flat groundstrokes. Given how the bottom half of the draw has collapsed, I expect nothing less than a final from Kanepi.
Pick: Kanepi in 2 sets
Urzsula Radwanska vs. Hsieh Su-Wei
Urzsula Radwanska's clever schedule has given her some easy ranking points and she is taking full advantage of it. Obviously the less talented sister, Urzsula is slowly craving a name for herself in the lower tier events, having reach the finals of Ordina Open earlier. She faces the extremely tricky player in Hsieh. Su-Wei disrupts your rhythm like no other player and has already served bagels to her last 2 opponents. Su-Wei will only lose to players who can hit her off the court which Urzsula sadly cannot do.
Pick: Hsieh in 2 sets
Laura Robson vs. Sorana Cirstea
The winner of this match will almost definitely clinch the title. Laura might not have time to recover from that energy-sapping match with Peng in her previous round. Thus, it might very well be an easy victory for Sorana. Laura needs to employ her tricky lefty serve and make Sorana think. If Laura defends her service games well, she will definitely win this match.
Pick: Robson in 3 sets
Sure win bets: Caroline Wozniacki, Kaia Kanepi
Upset alert: Sorana Cirstea, Urzsula Radwanska
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