1. Petra Kvitova v Li Na
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I have never particularly enjoyed matches between Petra Kvitova and Li Na, but the one you can expect from these two is a competitive match and that is particularly welcome because of the 12 matches we have seen this week, just 2 have gone the distance. Li won all 3 group matches including managing her head well in a 6-2 6-1 victory over a hobbled, Victoria Azarenka. Kvitova has impressed me this week and she did a good job in staying in the moment and beating Angelique Kerber, 6-7 6-2 6-3. The head-to-head is tied at 3-3 and 4 of those matches have gone to 3 sets. It promises to be another close one, but I fancy Petra indoors to do the business.
Prediction – Kvitova to beat Li in 3 sets
2. Serena Williams v Jelena Jankovic
I mean no disrespect to Jelena Jankovic when I say that I expect this match to be a formality. Jelena had a great win over Victoria Azarenka, but was struggling with a cold as she was beaten in straight sets by Sara Errani. Serena has been impeccable through the first three matches so a duff performance from the world number one would be a surprise. You can at least rely on JJ to make this an entertaining match no matter what the scoreline is.
Prediction – Serena to beat Jankovic in 2 sets
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Moo's Tennis Blog 
okey first of all jelena's lost yesterday was excpected . She was alredy in semifinals even if she lost or win it taht game. so that game was a formality . When Li na won over Azarenka, i saw a big value in Errena because if she would won it first set and she did … the match would finish in two sets with Errani winning, because JJ has semifinals today and why should be tired today
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Kvitova is your kryptonite Moo 😛
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You sure do like upsets Moo, I hate seeing the same guys win all the time myself but upsets do not happen very often in tennis.
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Upsets? in this post?
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