This is a list of my daily predictions at the Citi Open held in Washington, with many quality players participating! World number two Simona Halep (Roland Garros finalist, was thrice a win away from No.1), Kristina Mladenovic and Ekaterina Makarova headlines the draw. Olympic Gold Medalist Monica Puig is unseeded in the draw.
1st Round:
[1/WC] Simona Halep d. [WC] Sloane Stephens in two sets
Shelby Rogers d. Mariana Duque-Marino in three sets
Monica Puig d. [Q] Louisa Chirico in two sets
[7] Ekaterina Makarova d. [Q] Jamie Loeb in two sets
Aryna Sabalenka d. [3] Lauren Davis in three sets
Sabine Lisicki d. [Q] Valentini Grammatikopoulou in two sets
Sara Errani d. Risa Ozaki in two sets
[5] Oceane Dodin d. Jelena Jankovic in two sets (Note: Jankovic retired in the final set)
[6] Monica Niculescu d. Nao Hibino in two sets
[Q] Heather Watson d. Patricia Maria Tig in two sets
Alison Van Uytvanck d. Jana Cepelova in two sets
[4] Julia Goerges d. Francoise Abanda in three sets
[8] Christina McHale d. Eugenie Bouchard in three sets
Andrea Petkovic d. Kurumi Nara in three sets
Camila Giorgi d. [WC] Bianca Andreescu in two sets
[2] Kristina Mladenovic d. Tatjana Maria in two sets
2nd Round:
[1/WC] Simona Halep d. Mariana Duque Marino in two sets
[7] Ekaterina Makarova d. Monica Puig in three sets
Sabine Lisicki d. Aryna Sabalenka in three sets
[5] Oceane Dodin d. Sara Errani in two sets
[6] Monica Niculescu d. Patricia Maria Tig in two sets
[4] Julia Goerges d. Alison Van Uytvanck in two sets
Andrea Petkovic d. Eugenie Bouchard in three sets
Kristina Mladenovic d. Bianca Andreescu in three sets
Quarterfinals:
[7] Ekaterina Makarova d. [1/WC] Simona Halep in three sets (Note: Halep retired in the third set)
[5] Oceane Dodin d. Sabine Lisicki in three sets
[4] Julia Goerges d. [6] Monica Niculescu in two sets
Andrea Petkovic d. Bianca Andreescu in two sets
Semifinals:
[5] Oceane Dodin d. [7] Ekaterina Makarova in two sets
Andrea Petkovic d. [4] Julia Goerges in three sets
Final:
[7] Ekaterina Makarova d. [4] Julia Goerges in two sets