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Tagger is world number 128, which is new career high for 17 year old after she won a title at an ITF tournament in the UAE last week. She improved to 9-2 on the year and 43-11 overall since the start of last year. On the other side, 10 years older Shimizu is world number 413, and she was 33-26 last year but played mostly on the lower-level ITF circuit in Asia. Tagger won the title last week in Fujairah without dropping a single set in her 5 wins, which came against 5 players all ranked inside the top 220 before she also won her first match here in straight sets. On the other side, Shimizu hasn't been able to keep her losses close as 14 of her last 16 losses came in straight sets, and all of those opponents were ranked worse than her today's opponent, so got to expect Tagger to continue her fine form here with another straight-sets victory.

Prozorova is world number 204, who is 8-3 at the start of the year after being 32-20 last year, of which 20-10 were on hard courts. On the other side, Sidorova is world number 467, who is 5-1 on the year after being 45-26 last year, of which 40-22 were on hard courts, but at a lower ITF level of tournaments, almost entirely in Asia or Africa. Prozorova won 2 titles in two tournaments she played here early last year, lifting the trophies in New Delhi and Pune, so she clearly likes to play in these parts. Sidorova is 5-1 on the year, but 4 of those wins came in qualifying and the last one came here against a wild card, with all 5 wins coming against players ranked outside the top 400. The only stronger opponents she faced beat her easily, so got to expect Prozorova to dominate her here and win this one.

Prozorova is ranked 204th, being very good 40-23 since the start of last year, of which 28-13 came on hard courts with 2 titles. Sidorova is ranked 467th, being 50-27 in the same time span but at a much lower level of ITF tournaments in Asia and Africa, so Prozorova, as the much better player, should dominate here and win this one. Prozorova has been convincing in her wins as 23 of her 28 wins on hard courts since the start of 2025 came in straight sets, while Sidorova hasn't been keeping her losses close, as 22 of her 27 losses in the same span came in straight sets. Prozorova won 2 titles last season, and both came in India on hard courts, with 8 of those 10 wins being in straight sets, and both wins in deciding sets came in finals against quality opponents, so got to expect her to make quick work of the much weaker Sidorova and win in straight sets.

Prozorova is 204th in the rankings, sitting 263 places higher than Sidorova. Prozorova is 8-3 on the year, with 6 of those 8 wins coming by at least a 6-game difference, and 7 of those opponents are higher ranked than her today's opponent while 4 of them are in the top 180. By contrast, Sidorova is 5-1 on the year, but 4 of those wins came in qualifying, and her one main-draw win came here 2 days ago against a wild card. None of those five players she beat are in the top 400, while the only one who is, in 220th ranked Paquet, who is struggling mightily herself, beat her easily by 6 games. Prozorova won two titles in the two tournaments she played in India a year ago, showing how much she likes this part of the world and how well she plays here, so got to expect her to easily outclass the much weaker Sidorova and win this one convincingly.

Straka sits in 12th in the OWGR after an excellent 2025, which was highlighted by two wins at The American Express and the Truist Championship, alongside a couple of other near misses, including 3rd place at the Hero World Challenge to close out the year. He was really solid, 15th here a year ago, so after shaking the rust off last week, so got to expect him to play well and quite possibly contend for the win.

Forrest has been playing well this year, with finishes of T20 at the Dubai Invitational, followed by T41 at the Dubai Desert Classic, before T7 last week in Bahrain where he had a double bogey on the last hole where a birdie would have put him into the playoff for victory. He led the field in par-3 scoring last week, and the par-3s here in Doha might be the toughest segment of the course, so his strong mid-iron game will surely come in handy. He is also finding greens with regularity, as he ranked 2nd for GIR last week, so his game is in fine shape and he could easily fight for victory come Sunday afternoon.

Campillo has a fantastic record here in Qatar, making the weekend in each of his last 10 visits. That run is highlighted by 4 top-5 finishes, including a victory in 2020 when the event did move to Education City for 2 years, but here in Doha he has 2 runner-up finishes, clearly showing his liking for these parts. He opened this year in very solid form with finishes of T19 at the Dubai Desert Classic and T16 last week at the Bahrain Championship, where only final rounds of 75 and 72 cost him even better finishes in both events. However, his overall game is in good shape, and a return to a place where he has some amazing history should help him put together 4 full solid rounds, which could easily see him contend for the win once again.

Rafa Cabrero Bello closed out last year with a solid T23 at the Australian Open, before he opened this year very well, notching finishes of T19 at the Dubai Desert Classic and T16 at the Bahrain Championship last week. He finished both of those tournaments with strong closing rounds of 5-under-par 67s. Spaniard has a solid record here in Doha, being 8 for his last 10, with 4 of those being top-6 finishes and 3 of them being top-3 finishes, so with improving form in which he arrives to the place where he has a lot of good history, simply got to see a nice price worth going with RCB to contend for the victory.

Wenyi Ding finished last year very strong, notching finishes of 3rd at the Macao Open, T6 at the Hong Kong Open, and a runner-up finish at the Australian PGA Championship. He opened this year with a solid T19 at the Dubai Desert Classic before missing the cut in Bahrain last week, but he shot 1 under par, so he wasn't as bad. He was T35 on debut here a year ago after getting off to a flying start with rounds of 69-67, before back-to-back 75s on the weekend destroyed his chance of a much better finish. He is a much better player a year on, and there is decent value backing him to be right in the mix come Sunday afternoon.

Rams have an excellent team all around, which is playing at a really high level this season. Their QB, Stafford, led them to the title in 2022, and he is playing some of the best football of his career this year under McVay's helm. They have a superb young defense this year, filled with talent all over it, and they are one of the least penalized teams in the league. Being that young on defense allowed them to add Adams to their receiving core alongside one of the best receivers in the league, Nacua. Rams also have a really good running game with Kyren Williams and a whole stable of solid tight ends. So, with an experienced, Super Bowl-winning QB like Stafford, who usually plays his best in the biggest games, you simply have to like the Rams to go all the way and win another ring in Santa Clara this season.

Berger has a very good record here at TPC Scottsdale, being 7 for 10 with 5 top-11 finishes, highlighted by a runner-up finish a year ago when he had 4 rock-solid rounds. He opened this year with a solid T6 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he opened with a round of 66 and closed with a round of 64. With this price on offer for a player who plays some of his best golf here year after year, there is a lot of value worth trying with Berger to again be right in the mix on Sunday afternoon.

Matsuyama finished last year in style, taking T7 and T5 at the Genesis Championship and Dunlop Phoenix before winning the Hero World Challenge. He also started this year in a very positive way, finishing T13 at the Sony Open in Hawaii before improving to T11 last week at the Farmers Insurance Open. Hideki has an excellent history here at TPC Scottsdale, with 9 top-25 finishes in 12 previous visits, highlighted by back-to-back wins in 2016 and 2017, along with 2 more top-4 finishes. He is playing well at the moment, and TPC Scottsdale always brings out his best, so got to expect another strong showing from the Japanese player.

Nick Taylor has a strong record here in Phoenix. He won the title in 2024 after finishing as runner-up to Scheffler a year prior, and then he was a solid T25 when defending last year. He plays some of his best golf early in the season as 3 of his 5 PGA Tour wins came on the West Coast swing, and he also has 3 wins on Bermuda grass greens like TPC Scottsdale has. He led heading into the weekend at the Sony Open in Hawaii to start this season, before strong winds blew away his chance of another top result, en route to finishing T13. He followed that with a decent T27 at The American Express, where he started off strong with 65-65 rounds. All in all, he is playing well and returns to a place where he has played some of his best golf to date, so there is nice value in taking a chance on another strong showing by the Canadian.