Men

Quarterfinals
Nadal v. Dimitrov (sub Ferrer)
Wawrinka v. Murray
Robredo v. Federer
Nishikori v. Djokovic

Semifinals
Nadal v. Wawrinka
Federer v. Djokovic

Final
Nadal v. Djokovic

Champion
Djokovic

Biggest Loser: Berdych
Reeshard: 3rd round

Women

Quarterfinals
Serena v. Sharapova
Radwanska v. Bouchard (sub: Kerber)
Ivanovic v. Halep
Janokvic v. Li

Semifinals
Serena v. Bouchard
Ivanovic v. Li

Final
Serena v. Li

Champion
Li

Biggest Loser: Errani

Winning the Australian Open did not help Wawrinka or Li at Roland Garros, that's for sure. 

As inconsistent as Li is, I'm still shocked she lost 6-1 in the third to Mladenovic. But at least I didn't have her winning the tournament. 

Wawrinka's loss is much less surprising even though I had him reaching the semifinals. He follows in a long line of first-time grand slam winners who have no idea how to handle their newfound prestige and pressure of living up to that title. Even the good ones usually take a walkabout in slams for a while before figuring out what to do. The bad ones never figure it out. 

Last edited by funches (5/27/2014 3:19 pm)

Dang, I thought I picked Halep. 

I have Halep winning in the Tennis Channel's pick-every-match bracket, but I guess I didn't want to lose here and didn't really believe she could beat Serena. I didn't check your picks until after I'd made mine. 

In my mind, there are four women left with a chance of winning the tournament--Sharapova, Stosur, Halep and Ivanovic. 

Sharapova has the best shot, but I still think it's less than 50 percent. She tends to tense up when the coast is clear, and I still think a power player on a hot day is too good for her. 

Stosur could lose at any time to anyone, but the level she showed in reaching the final a few years back was better than anyone not named Serena has showed since then. 

Ivanovic has been very consistent this year and can hit anyone, including Sharapova, off the court when she's hot. 

Halep doesn't have the pedigree, but in watching her play during the clay season, I was struck for the first time by how talented she is. To me, she's the best combination of power, speed and toughness on clay other than Serena. Look at her scores this year and notice how often she lost the first set, then blitzed her opponent in the next two. And she handed Ivanovic a 6-2, 6-2 beatdown recently. 

Sharapova will definitely beat everyone whose name is not on this list. The other three are more mercurial, ranging from least (Ivanovic, the current version) to most (Stosur). Should be interesting. 

Although Kuznetsova beat Halep in two tight sets on clay earlier this season, I can't imagine her beating Halep here. Halep moves better and has more game. She'll have to choke to lose it. 

It's also somewhat interesting (in its own weird way and probably only to me) that Peter Bodo calls Sharapova out for time violations when Steve Tignor at one point timed Sharapova and her routine was always just barely in the alloted time.