French Open Women’s Draw: Quarter by Quarter

First Quarter (Williams Quarter)

• Projected Quarterfinal: (1) Serena Williams vs. (5) Caroline Wozniacki
• 1^st Round Match to Watch: (15) Venus Williams vs. Sloane Stephens
• Marque 3^rd Round Match: Serena Williams vs (27) Victoria Azarenka
• Upset Alert: Caroline Wozniacki vs. Karin Knapp
• Injury Question Marks: (10) Andrea Petkovic; (25) Jelena Jankovic
• Quarterfinal Prediction: Serena Williams vs. (17) Sara Errani

Three Questions to Consider:

1. Can Serena overcome a very difficult draw to capture her 3^rd French Open Title?
2. Can Venus make the second week in consecutive grand slam tournaments?
3. Can Wozniacki make the Round of 16 at Roland Garros for the 1^st time since 2010?

Semifinalist: Williams

Second Quarter (Kvitova Quarter)

• Projected Quarterfinal: (4) Petra Kvitova vs. (6) Eugiene Bouchard
• Major Question Mark: Eugiene Bouchard
• Dark Horses: (23) Svetlana Kuznetsova; (18) Timea Bacsinszky
• Youngster Match: Tereza Smitkova vs. Taylor Townsend
• 1^st Round Match to Watch: (16) Madison Keys vs. Varvara Lepchenko
•  Upset Alert: Eugiene Bouchard vs. Kristina Mladenovic
• Quarterfinal Prediction: Petra Kvitova vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova

Three Questions to Consider:

1. Can Eugiene Bouchard overcome a rough spring to make another deep run in Paris?
2. Can Petra Kvitova replicate her dominant performance in Madrid to capture her first major outside of Wimbledon?
3. Can Madison Keys translate her powerful game to the slow red clay of the Terre Battue? 

Semifinalist: Kvitova

Third Quarter (Halep Quarter)

• Projected Quarterfinal: (3) Simona Halep vs. (7) Ana Ivanovic
• Upset Alert: Ana Ivanovic vs. Yaroslava Shvedova
• Players to Watch: (31) Caroline Garcia; (19) Elina Svitolina
• Question Mark: (14) Agnieszka Radwanska
• American on the Rise: Louisa Chirico
• Quarterfinal Prediction:  Simona Halep vs. (9) Ekaterina Makarova

Three Questions to Consider:

1. How will Simona Halep respond to the pressure of having to defend finalist points from 2014?
2. Can Ana Ivanovic avoid being ousted in the 1^st round of consecutive majors?
3. Can Ekaterina Makarova go deep for the third consecutive major? 

Semifinalist: Halep

Fourth Quarter (Sharapova Quarter)

• Projected Quarterfinal: (2) Maria Sharapova vs. (8) Carla Suarez Navarro
• Dangerous 1^st Round Match: Maria Sharapova vs. Kaia Kanepi
• Marque 3rd Round Match: Maria Sharapova vs. (26)Sam Stosur
• Players to Watch: (21) Garbine Muguruza; (13) Lucie Safarova
• Poised for a Breakthrough: Carla Suarez Navarro
• Quarterfinal Prediction: Maria Sharapova vs. Carla Suarez Navarro

Three Questions to Consider:

1.  Can Maria Sharapova win her 3^rd French Open Title in four years?
2. Can Carla Suarez Navarro continue her successful 2015 campaign by making a deep run at Roland Garros?
3.  How will Garbine Muguruza, the 2014 French Open cinderella story, fare in this year’s edition of the clay court major? 

Semifinalist: Sharapova

Semifinals

Serena Williams def Petra Kvitova

Maria Sharapova def Simona Halep

Final

Serena Williams def Maria Sharapova