Boys first. Chivalry is dead.
Shanghai (ATP 1000)
I guess I should probably use a picture of someone ranked a little higher, but he already won a match. And... that picture is hilarious.
Top 4 Seeds: Rafa, Novak, JMDP, A.Rod.
Potential Quarterfinals: Rafa/Nando; JMDP/Jo-Willy; A.Rod/Kolya; Novak/Gilles
Potential Interesting Early Matches: Rafa/Tommy (3R); Jo-Willy/Soderling (3R); A.Rod/Stan (2R); Berdych/Cilic (1R); Novak/Ernests (2R); Marat/Winner of Cilic v. Berdych (2R)
Matches You Could Not Pay Me to Watch: Blake/Karlovic (1R)
Linz (WTA International)
Top 4 Seeds: Flavia, Aga, Yanina Wickmayer, CSN
Potential Quarterfinals: Flava Flav/Sorana; Yanina/Sara Errani; CSN/Iveta Benesova; Aga/Lucie
Potential Interesting Early Matches: Yanina/Sybille Bammer (2R); Benesova/Kvitova (2R); CSN/Kata Srebotnik (1R); A.Rad/Alize (2R)
Big Question: What are the actual odds of getting that A.Rad/U.Rad quarterfinal?
Osaka (WTA International)
Top 4 Seeds: Caro, Marion, Sam, Franny
Potential Quarterfinals: Caro/Can-Woz; Sam/Yaroslava Shvedova; Franny/Melinda Czink; Shahar/Marion
Potential Interesting Early Matches: Sam/Peng Shuai (1R); Shahar/Sania (1R); Shahar/Makiri (2R)
Oldest Main Draw Match of the Year(?): Kimiko Date Krumm/Jill Craybas (1R)
