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THE RULES
1. Pick quarterfinalists, semifinalists, finalists, and champions for both ATP and WTA draws. You will receive 7.5 points for each correct quarterfinalist, 5 points for each correct semifinalist and finalist, and 20 points for each correct champion.
2. SUBSTITUTE PICK: Pick a player from each draw to replace one of your quarterfinalists. If this player makes the quarters, they will take the place of whomever you picked in that section of the draw
3. BIGGEST LOSER: pick the highest seed that will lose in the earliest round from each draw. The player must be a top-16 seed. You get 5 points if your seed is the highest to lose and 2 points if your seed falls in the same round as the highest seed to lose.
BONUS PICKS
1. GO, VENUS: Which round will Venus Williams make before she loses? Pick the correct choice and you will get 2 bonus points.
EXTRAS
***Unseeded quarterfinalists are worth an extra half point for every seed they take out en route.
***WTF bonus: if you have a pick that makes it to the quarterfinals that no one else made (not even as a substitute pick), you'll gain an extra 5 points for it. If there are only two contestants, then the WTF bonus is not in effect.
Sorry for the minimalist rules, but I'm traveling this weekend. Trying to get this done in a hurry.
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I'm picking head over heart, even though I think I'll hate it if it turns out this way...
Women
QFs
Serena v. Flipkens
A. Radwanska v. Na Li
Wozniacki v. Kuznetsova
Kvitova (Stosur) v. Azarekna
SF
Serena v. Na Li
Wozniacki v. Azarenka
F
Serena v. Azarenka
Champion
Azarenka
BL: Jankovic
Venus: 1st round
Men
QF
Djokovic v. del Potro
Murray v. Berdych
Raonic v. Janowicz (Ferrer)
Federer v. Nadal
SF
Djokovic v. Murray
Janowicz v. Nadal
F
Murray v. Nadal
Champion
Nadal
BL: Ferrer
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No confidence in these picks at all, athough I really don't think Nadal will win. Overall, though, Di would probably beat me if she entered.
ATP
Quarterfinals
Djokovic over Haas
Berdych over Murray
Gulbis (Janowicz) over Tursunov
Federer over Isner
Semifinals
Djokovic over Berdych
Federer over Gulbis
Final
Djokovic over Federer 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1
WTA
Quarterfinals
Serena over Bouchard
Li (Jankovic) over Radwanska
Halep over Vesnina
Azarenka over Stosur
Semifinals
Serena over Li
Azarenka over Halep
Final
Azarenka over Serena 6-4, 1-6, 7-6
Venus: 1st round
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No real craziness yet, though I wasn't expecting Stosur to lose in the first round.
funches, any thoughts on the Hampton v. Stephens matchup? I think Stephens has more potential, but that Hampton is going to pull it off this time.
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I think Stephens won't lose more than three games, but then she'll get clocked by Serena.
Seriously, I think Stephens is the fourth most talented player behind Serena, Azarenka and Li. She's not even close to her potential yet but still is very, very good at slams.
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If you had told me at the beginning of the day that Gasquet would beat Ferrer in 5 sets, I wouldn't have believed you.
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Nice recovery by Serena to dominate the third set, but that second set was an epic choke job.
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The results...
Forehand_lob: 107.5
funches: 72.5
The Nadal pick was all the difference, though we both didn't do that well.