As usual, the women's table advances faster than the men's and we're already halfway through the round of 16. Table below; official draw here; printable draw here.
AZARENKA'S QUARTER
Azarenka (1) - Tatishvili 6-2, 6-2
Robson - Stosur (7) 4-6, 4-6
SHARAPOVA'S QUARTER
Sharapova (3) - Petrova (19) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Bartoli (11) - Kvitova (5) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0
WILLIAMS'S QUARTER
Pironkova - Ivanovic (12)
Hlavackova - Williams (4)
RADWANSKA'S QUARTER
Kerber (6) - Errani (10)
Vinci (20) - Radwanska (2)
Azarenka has never looked this good and it's time for her to win another Major after the Australian Open. I think she will, because the winner of Sharapova-Bartoli (who, I think, will be MaSha) doesn't stand a chance against the Belarusian if she keeps playing like this.
The lower half of the board is tougher to predict. I think Williams can sail to the semi, beating Hlavackova today and Ivanovic on Wednesday. Despite my inveterate hatred for the Williams primadonnas, I recognize that Serena is all but unbeatable on hard court when she plays at her best. The other quarter is even more up for grabs. I suppose it's too much to hope for an Errani-Vinci derby in the quarterfinals, and reasonably it will be Radwanska to advance. I haven't liked Kerber too much this year, so I think Errani has a chance.
Here as in the men's draw, the semis should include all four top seeds, except that unlike for the men, this is a very unusual circumstance for the women.
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