Ah, a full field again. Total awesomeness. Let's take a look-see quarter by quarter:
First Quarter: This is an even year so that means Serena won't win this year but there is no stopping her march into the semifinals. Who will stop her? Suarez Navarro? Sam Stosur? Date Krumm? #7 Azarenka. I'm laughing over here. Ana Ivanovic is in here quarter - nope, still laughing.
Predicted Semifinalist: Serena Williams
Second Quarter: I loved ESPN's headline yesterday about how the Sisters couldn't meet in the final. Um, like that was ever gonna happen. They ain't gonna meet in the semifinals either. Venus just doesn't play well in Australia. Hell, Venus could lose her first match against Safarova.
This is technically Caroline Wozniacki's quarter and she has a few tough players to potentially deal with... Aside from Venus there is #22 Daniela Hantuchova, #16 Li Na and #10 A. Radawanska.
Predicted Semifinalist: Caroline Wozniacki
Third Quarter: Here is the stacked and most exciting quarter of the draw. Check this out, #5 Elena Dementieva is on course to meet just-out-of-retirement Justine Henin in the 2nd round. Then one of those gals might meet #15 and US Open winner Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals. All this and I haven't even mentioned the high seed in this quarter, #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Predicted Semifinalist: Kim Clijsters
Fourth Quarter: From the looks of things #2 Dinara Safina shouldn't have a problem getting to the 4th round where she has a projected meeting with #14 Maria Sharapova. Dicey. And then there's #8 Jelena Jankovic... who the hell knows what she'll do, we just know it'll be entertaining.
Projected Semifinalist: Maria Sharapova
Final: Kim Clijsters over Serena Williams in 2
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