It is already Day 4 and time for Spin's Picks. I don't know about anyone else, but the top half of the draw seems to have more matches that I would love to see, moreso than the bottom half. Early days yet though so anything can happen.
Day 4's matches features some questions that are high on everyone's list, namely:-
- how is Serena Williams' ankle;
- is Petra Kvitova really on her way back;
- is Laura Robson the real deal;
- is Svetlana Kuznetsova really working her way back to the top of women's tennis;
- has Caroline Wozniacki sufficiently recovered from that early round scare in the first round; and
- is Yanina Wickmayer finally beginning to show us what she is really made of?
Below are Spin's picks for Day 4.
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PLAYER A
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PLAYER B
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SPIN’S PICKS
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RESULTS
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Victoria Azarenka
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Eleni Daniilidou
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Azarenka – while the top seed had some
trouble with Nicolescu in her opening match, she should sail through this one
with no problems
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Luksika Kumkhum
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Jamie Hampton
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Hampton – the feisty young American
should have some trouble but should get through in 3
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Varvara Lepchenko
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Elena Vesnina
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This is a pick em but I am going out on a
limb and picking Vesnina for the win. That title in Hobart seems to be
working wonders on her psyche
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Akgul Amanmuradova
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Roberta Vinci
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I would pick the big serving Akgul but
Vinci will expose her movement with her slice backhand - Vinci
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Caroline Wozniacki
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Donna Vekic
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A battle of young guns. Vekic is young and hungry. Wozniacki is
young and tired. This could be long
with Wozniacki winning or short with Vekic winning. I am going with Wozniacki
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Daria Gavrilova
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Lesia Tsurenko
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Tsurenko has played a lot of tennis this
season. Taking out a seed in her last
round, look for her to have a let down here - Gavrilova
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Su-Wei Hsieh
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Svetlana Kuznetsova
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This depends on which Sveta shows
up. If she decides to play behind the
baseline, she will lose. Hsieh can run
all day. Sveta should use her arsenal
of shots to win this - Kuznetsova
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Yulia Putintseva
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Carla Suarez Navarro
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Another battle of the tiny tots. The world got to see Putintseva in her last
match against McHale. Look for the steady Navarro to outlast the Russian –
Navarro
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Serena Williams
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Garbine Muguruza
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How is the ankle doing? That is the question the tennis world is
waiting on when Serena takes the court for her second round match. Serena in
straights
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Ayumi Morita
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Annika Beck
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I have not see either of these women play
since the tournament started but I am going with Beck, if only because of her
big win in the previous round.
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Yanina Wickmayer
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Jana Cepelova
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Wickmayer to continue her 2013 run of
form against the youngster
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Shuai Peng
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Maria Kirilenko
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This one will be a long drawn out
affair. If Peng serves well, she
should take it, but I am going with Kirilenko
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Kimiko Date-Krumm
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Shahar Peer
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Peer had to battle hard just to get here
while Krumm sent Petrova packing with a bagel. Look for Krumm to discombolate Peer here.
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Bojana Jovanovski
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Lucie Safarova
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Depends on which Lucie shows up. Bojana can be steady as well as
erratic. I am going with Jovanovski
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Sloane Stephens
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Kristina Mladenovic
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Battle of the young guns. Stephens dispatched her last opponent with
2 breadsticks. Look for her to
continue her great run of form here.
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Laura Robson
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Petra Kvitova
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This is the match of the day. Is 2011 Petra back or will Robson get
another top 10 scalp at a Major. I am going
with Petra because of her experience, plus she has to get it right at some
point
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