Predictable

Going Strong

Yesterday's results are what I can only describe as predictable since I got all of the winners correct. Sadly, Angelique Kerber continues to look listless on court. Kerber is one of my favorite players, so watching her struggle is rough. What I find most frustrating is that it doesn't appear to be her tennis that is struggling but rather her motivation. Her usual ability to dig in and grind points, and anticipate just does not seem to be there at the moment. I hope she takes some time off, maybe even skipping Indian Wells and gets some rest and recharge.

 Lets now take a look at tomorrow.

Matches to Watch

Pliskova v Voegele
I was not planning to pick this match up as a Match to Watch, but as I was going through to make my predictions this head to head caught me off guard. They have played 4 times and Voegele has won 3 of their 4 meetings but Pliskova won their last meeting in three sets. This is a story of 1 of 2 things. Either, their meetings came when Pliskova was not playing the same level of tennis; or, Voegele knows Pliskova's game well and knows how to beat her. This could be straight forward, but I think the fact that they have played so much could make this a different match then the recent ones shes played. That's not to say she wont come out on top, but it can at least be interesting.
Prediction: Pliskova in three sets

Muguruza v. Suarez Navarro
 These two doubles players are playing for the second time in two weeks. Muguruza won last time and I hope that she will win again. However, their last match was a tough three setter, and that time Suarez Navarro had just made the finals of Antwerp and was tired. This time, Muguruza will be the more tired player having just made the semi's in Dubai. I think that if Suarez Navarro can stick in long enough and make Muguruza run a lot she has a chance to get some payback or at least make it interesting, but she will have her work cut out for her.
Prediction: Muguruza in three sets

Popcorn Match

Jankovic v. Saisai ZhengI  chose this as an interest match up because of the extreme juxtaposition of the ranking compared to their head-to-head and year-to-date record. Jankovic is currently ranked 23rd while Saisai Zheng is ranked way down at 77th. So while this should be a straight forward win, Saisai Zheng beat Jankovic in their only match up just last fall. Additionally, year-to-date Saisai Zheng is an impressive 6-5; whereas, Jankovic is a dismal 1-3 on the year. The last thing that I think will tilt this in the direction of Zheng is that she is a lucky loser, which means that she has already lost and has nothing to lose.
Prediction: Saisai Zheng in three sets.

Other Predictions:
Petkovic def. Flipkens in straight sets
Cornet def. Dulgheru in straight sets
Svitolina def. Gavrilova in straight sets
Diyas def. Jabeur in three sets
Venus Williams def. Zahlavova Strycova in three sets