Haneblake expert Tennis Tips

It's all about the focus of Osaka here. At Beijing, she lost to a very weak player, so there are concerns. But she will likely bounce back today against Fernandez, who also doesn't play her best tennis. They played three sets in their first head-to-head match back in 2021.

39th and 42nd ranked players, both are probably ahead of what their real level is. A three-setter is expected, with the vote going to the American player, who has played better as of late.

Raducanu is by far better skilled than Li. She is 4-3 in the last 7 matches, and all the losses were against star players. This is easier, 2-0.

The strongest pair in 1/32. Two players with top 10 talent. They met at the US Open last month. Muchova won 2-1. Kostyuk definitely can get her revenge in this spot.

35th and 44th ranked players. Close match that will likely go to the third set. Bergs knocked out 12th ranked Ruud, so he gets the vote at underdog odds.

Navarro was a quarterfinalist at Beijing where she beat Swiatek. She is a favorite in this match but plays against a local player, who she lost to back in the day. So, a close match is expected.

1-1 in 2 previous meetings. The French player got a big win over Fritz in the last match, so he can beat Rune today as well. I pick a 2-1 score.

Bencic beat Vekic in 4 of 5 head-to-head matches. All wins were 2-0. Vekic is out of form and lost each of her last two matches.

Ostapenko is totally out of shape and barely moves on the court. At the same time her skills are enough to stay in matches mostly. She will lose, but one set is possible to get, Cirstea is also not in her best form.

Vacherot plays the tournament of his life so far. He beat a couple of top 205 players in previous rounds. Winnable match against Griekspoor, who lost 7 of the last 9 matches.

Siniakova is the better of the two players when it comes to talent. Joint is a grinder and is currently higher in the rankings because of more consistency. That being said, Siniakova also played well last month, so she is the pick to win a close match.