Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams’ defeat in Round 3 and 4
respectively has had a cascading effect on the fortunes of the winners of all Round
4 winners. Na Li, Ekaterina Makarova,
Eugenie Bouchard, Flavia Penetta all got through Round 4 and of course Ivanovic
and Cibulkova who were responsible for
Williams and Sharapova ouster. It’s
never fun to watch Serena losing because it is never a keenly contested or a
close match. Williams always
self-destructs and the opponent to her credit of course has to maintain her
composure throughout the match because you never know because as wounded as the
cheetah maybe, it still has the cunning to lie in wait for the deer and then it’s
all over. The cheetah just tears into the
heart of the prey. But that will never happen now.
Eugenie Bouchard has the power and guile. I saw her match against Casey Dellacqua of
Australia. The crowd was naturally
rooting for the Dellacqua. Bouchard in
spite of losing the first set, didn’t let go of her shots and committed fewer
unforced error to take the next two sets and the match. She will now play Ivanovic. I think Ivanovic will lose in three. Na Li will play Flavia Penetta, Cibulkova
will play Simona Halep of Romania while Azarenka awaits the result of the match
between the willy Radwanska and Muguruza of Spain. Azarenka played Sloane Stephens in the 4th
round. Of course there never was any
doubt as to who would win with Azarenka taking the match 6-3, 6-2. Stephens has a long way to go yet. My prediction for the winners of quarter
finals is Bouchard will win against Ivanovic, Penetta will defeat Na li, Halep
will win against Cibulkova, Azarenka will defeat Radwanska.
In the semifinals Bouchard will defeat Penetta, Azarenka
will beat Halep. So in all likelihood it
will be Bouchard V/s Azarenka finals.
