Tennis: Inaugural Citi Open Has Solid Field

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Published: July 23, 2011

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Women's tennis is returning to the Washington D.C. area this week with the inaugural Citi Open. It is an International level event, but look for it to become a much bigger tournament in a few years. While it's not part of the U.S. Open Series, it is in my area, so I figured I would make some predictions for it anyway.
The tournament features a respectable field, including Shahar Peer, Nadia Petrova, Jelena Dokic and Wimbledon quarter finalist Tamira Paszek. These four are the top seeds and I would say the clear favorites, but I will make my predictions anyway.

 

First Quarter

 
Peer is scheduled to face Alberta Brianti in the quarters, and honestly, I don't see too many obstacles in their way. American Sloane Stephens is in this section, but I think she's still too young to make a big splash even in a tournament like this. Peer has too much game for Brianti and should cruise into the semifinals.


Semifinalist: Peer

 

Second Quarter


Paszek will play American Melanie Oudin in the first round. I don't think this will be much of a match. Paszek is playing some of the best tennis of her career, while Oudin just lost in the first round of a challenger in Kentucky—enough said. Paszek could have Melinda Czink in the second round. Czink upset Sam Stosur at Wimbledon this year, but I still like Paszek to get through this match. Sania Mirza is also in this section and I like her to get through to the quarterfinals, but Paszek is playing with too much confidence right now.


Semifinalist: Paszek



Third Quarter

 
Dokic is the favorite to get through this section, but she could face a tough challenge in the quarterfinals. Elena Baltacha, Yaroslava Shvedova, Misaki Doi and Virginie Razzano are all in this section. I like Doi, who is coming off a solid Wimbledon, to get through. However, I think Dokic will have enough f...
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