The top men’s seeds, Murray & Djokovic, have not been in
top form this season. Neither has Wawrinka-until this week, with the Swiss is in
today’s Geneva final. However Stan is a big game player, & in his last two
majors made semis at Aus & was the champion in US. So I fancy Stan the Man
from the top half of the draw. In the bottom half, I can see Thiem getting past
the Djoker in the quarters before falling to the eventual winner & current
captain of my fantasy league team, Mallorca’s finest, Mr Rafa Nadal.
The women’s draw has been described as wide open by many,
including your humble blogger. World no. 1 Kerber has been off the boil this
season, Serena is off on maternity leave. Simona Halep won in Madrid, but may
not have recovered from rolling her ankle in last week’s Rome final. The
Russian veteran Kuznetsova has had her best results in the majors here, &
can make another good run this year. No. 4 seed Garbi Muguruza is another lover
of the red dirt, & despite her patchy form, she’s my pick to retain her
title.
