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Monday, March 8, 2010

Indian Wells Women's Singles Draw

It's Spring, and a tennis fan's thoughts turn toward the run up to Paris, starting in sunny and dry Indian Wells. Not that a Californians notice a difference. (Psst, I'm allowed to poke fun at my old home state).



Draw: here
Official Site: here
Seeded Quarterfinals: Sveta/Drama Queen, Vika/Sam, ARad/LenaD, Nails/Sunshine

1. Top quarter of the draw: Since the Williams sisters skip out on Indian Wells, Sveta is the top-ranked seed but she might have to beat Splits who beat her at MSG. Drama Queen's form hasn't been so great lately, though most of her potential opponents are counterpunchers like Flavs. Look for Splits to break through to the semis.

2. Second quarter of the draw: The highest seeded player is Vika but it sure looks like a lot of name players could go home early. Daniela H is coming off a great showing in Mexico but in the 3rd round could meet Whoopie, who made a great run to the semis at the USO. Likewise Bepa and NaturaAna could meet in the 3rd. Look for Vika to make it to the semis, though I wouldn't be surprised if Whoopie pulled off the upset.

3. Third quarter of the draw: This one has the wildcard no one wants to face, Allez Bitch, which is a bummer for ARad. Unfortunately, Allez Bitch is just a better player than ARad and will probably take out Lena D (again) to advance to the semis.

4. Fourth quarter of the draw: Sunshine and Nails are seeded to battle it out in the quarters, but an upset should surely happen here. Shrieka will take out JZ in order to face Nails. If Nails can keep her unforced errors in control and force Shrieka to move, she should advance to the quarters. The most dangerous player for Sunshine on the way to the quarters is Nads who can be streaky. But Sunshine probably doesn't have the firepower to take down either Nails or Shrieka. Look for the winner of Nails/Shrieka to advance to the semis.

Semis: Nails/Shrieka vs. Allez Bitch, Splits v. Vika
Finals: Allez Bitch v. Splits

Looks like a repeat of Brisbane.

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