My predictions for the seeds:
(1) Amelie Mauresmo FRA vs Meghann Shaughnessy USA - Nasty draw for Amelie. Meghann's in better form and beaten Henin this year. Anywhere else I think Amelie would win but here... I predict the big 1st round shock here.
(2) Kim Clijsters BEL vs Virginie Razzano FRA - Not the best start for Kim, Virginie really should have beaten Lindsay here last year but she's not in the same form so Kim to win.
(3) Nadia Petrova RUS vs Akiko Morigami JAP - Easy win for Nadia here, Akiko did take a set off Clijsters in Rome but Nadia's playing well while Kim isn't.
(4) Maria Sharapova RUS vs Mashona Washington USA - If this had been 2004 this could have been a shock but Mashona is too inconsisent and I expect Maria to win.
(5) Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL vs Maret Ani EST - Nice draw for Justine, Maret has only really become a tour player this year and really shouldn't trouble her.
(6) Elena Dementieva RUS vs Martina Sucha SVK - Even if Elena serves 30 DF's, she'll win.
(7) Patty Schnyder SUI vs Michaella Krajicek NED - People will think Misa has a chance, those people are very wrong, Patty to win.
(8) Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS vs Laura Granville USA - Comfortable win for Sveta unless she can't get a ball in court.
(9) Francesca Schiavone ITA vs Alona Bondarenko UKR - Fran should cruise unless she chokes.
(10) Anastasia Myskina RUS vs Sania Mirza IND - If this had been anything else, Sania would have a good chance, not on clay though. Myskina wins through Mirza errors.
(11) Venus Williams USA vs Sybille Bammer AUT - Venus should easily beat Bammer's counter punching game.
(12) Martina Hingis SUI vs Lisa Raymond USA - If this was grass and 2004, Raymond would have a chance, but it's not so easy win for Marti.
(13) Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER vs Camille Pin FRA - Anna Lena should thrash Camille but if she palys like she did at the start of the year it could get messy.
(14) Dinara Safina RUS vs Vera Zvonareva RUS - Even last year, Vera would have been favourite for this match but she's falling and Dinara's rising. Dinara to win. And the officals have Vera to water the court for them.
(15) Daniela Hantuchova SVK vs Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP - Daniela's going to 2003 form it seems, if this was any surface, she would win but Lourdes is dangerous on clay so I predict an upset.
(16) Nicole Vaidisova CZE vs Marta Domachowska POL - If Marta can be consisent, she has a chance, if she isn't, Nicole win.
(17) Flavia Pennetta ITA vs Bethanie Mattek USA - Mattek is having her best year but Flavia should win fairly easily on the clay.
(18) Elena Likhovtseva RUS vs Karolina Sprem CRO - Karolina may still be far from her best form but even now she still always beats Elena, so Karolina win.
(19) Ana Ivanovic SCG vs Samantha Stosur AUS - Samantha beat Ana at the Australian but on clay I think Ana will win.
(20) Maria Kirilenko RUS vs wc Severine Bremond FRA - Straight set for Maria.
(21) Nathalie Dechy FRA vs Stephanie Foretz FRA - Steph beat Nathalie in 2004 here and with Dechy's form I expect her to do that again.
(22) Ai Sugiyama JAP vs Eleni Daniilidou GRE - Neither are great on clay but I think Eleni will beat Ai in 3.
(23) Tatiana Golovin FRA vs Jie Zheng CHN - Tatiana struggled against Zheng at Miami and having not played since and Zheng in her best form of her career I think Jie will win.
(24) Katarina Srebotnik SLO vs Anna Smashnova ISR - On fast surfaces, Katarina would win, on slow surfaces Anna would win. Clay = slow so Anna IMO will win.
(25) Marion Bartoli FRA vs wc Aurelie Vedy FRA - Unless Marion retires from the match 27630926109th time, she should thrash the weakest wildcard in the draw.
(26) Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP vs q - Anabel should easily beat any qualifer.
(27) Anna Chakvetadze RUS vs q - Anna could have lost to a qualifer at the start of year, but in better form now should win.
(28) Lucie Safarova CZE vs q - Unless Lucie can't find the court, I predict a comfortable win over a qualifer.
(29) Sofia Arvidsson SWE vs Maria Vento-Kabchi VEN - Sofia has been slumping but it's nothing compared to Maria so a straight set win for Arvidsson.
(30) Klara Koukalova CZE vs Tathiana Garbin ITA - Koukalova is over-ranked, tough to call since Klara did beat Garbin earlier this year. I predict an upset.
(31) Shahar Peer ISR vs Olga Savchuk UKR - Shahar should easily beat Savchuk.
(32) Gisela Dulko ARG vs q - With the way Gisela's playing currently, a qualifer has a chance. An upset.
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I don't like this draw. Shit draw for my faves. Likhovtseva vs Sprem
The slide starts now
If this year follows tradition from 2004 and 2005, Francesca will beat Sveta after having MP against her and win all her other matches easily and be champion ;D ;D ;D
*Delusion starts now*
And poor Mary
I'd really thought she'd play. I think retirement must be close cos I can't see her doing another 2005 type year again.