We have another great line up in Madrid as all top players will compete for the title.
We shouldn’t have many surprises in the first round. We have a couple of interesting matches as Sloane Stephens will take on Daniela Hantuchova, Caroline Wozniacki will play Shedova andMArion VBartoli will face Elena Vesnina.
The defending champion is Serena Williams that has defeated Victoria Azarenka in the 2012 final 6-1 6-3 on the controversial blue clay.
Here the analysis per quarter
1st Quarter – Serena Williams
Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
1st | Qualifier | |
2nd | Halep | 1-0 Serena |
3rd | Kirilenko | 6-0 Serena |
Quarter | Li Na | 7-1 Serena |
Semi | Azarenka | 11-2 Serena, but Vika won the last one in the 2013 Doha final |
2nd Quarter – Azarenka
Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
1st | Pavlyuchenkova | 3-0 Azarenka |
2nd | Safarova | 6-0 Azarenka |
3rd | Bartoli | 9-3 Azarenka |
Quarter | Errani | 5-1 Azarenka |
Semi | Serena Williams | 11-2 Serena |
3rd Quarter – Radwanska
Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
1st | Pironkova | 8-2 Radwanska, but Pironkova won the last one in straight sets |
2nd | Robson | 1st time playing |
3rd | Ivanovic | 6-3 Radwanska that has won the last 6. |
Quarter | Kerber | 4-2 Radwanska |
Semi | Sharapova | 8-2 Sharapova |
4th Quarter – Sharapova
Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
1st | Qualifier | |
2nd | Peng | 4-1 Sharapova |
3rd | Cibulkova | 3-2 Sharapova. 2-2 on clay |
Quarter | Kvitova | 4-2 Sharapova |
Semi | Radwanska | 8-2 Sharapova |
This is the complete draw
Last year’s final between Serena and Vika