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Alexander Bublik (+1.5 sets) to beat Ugo Humbert at 1.63 with Unibet Well done Humbert for the week so far, but Bublik hasn't been fooling around that much either, and there are bound to be some nerves here, which should favor Bublik a bit I'd say. Big serves don't usually bother him that much, and he can more than match Humbert off the ground.

Anhelina Kalinina to beat Diane Parry at 1.62 with William Hill I've always seen Parry as a somewhat overrated player, and Kalinina seems to be on the up right now, having beaten two tricky opponents in Bejlek and Osorio. The conditions seem to be a good fit for her, and Parry shouldn't be able to deal with her heavier shots.

Xinyu Wang to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at 2.63 with Unibet I really liked Xinyu Wang against Tauson, she was moving really well and reading Tauson's serves like a book. With Pavlyuchenkova not playing for a while, I don't think she deserves to be such a favorite in this one, she can be streaky.

Anastasija Sevastova to beat Julia Riera at 1.60 with Unibet Sevastova seems to be picking her spots well, and I do fancy her against Riera, who hasn't played much since the Aussie Open, and who had some luck against Li a week ago, as the latter was physically limited.

Peyton Stearns (-3.5) to beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at 1.91 with Bet365 AKS was awful in her last match against Vickery, and Stearns will surely be looking to do well back on home soil after what was a rather disappointing start to the season. She's more talented and the better player already, so I quite fancy her in this spot.

Noooo the usual Ostapenko is turning up 😒 Edit: phew, got there!

Jelena Ostapenko (-4.5) to beat Xiyu Wang at 1.89 with Unibet Ostapenko is 14-3 this season, and all 3 defeats came against Azarenka, which is crazy. She's not playing Azarenka in this match, though, and Xiyu Wang has been a bit below par so far this year.

Leylah Fernandez to beat Paula Badosa at 1.74 with Unibet Badosa somehow made it through R1, but she seems to have constant back issues nowadays, and Fernandez has what it takes to make this physically demanding. Taking this with a one-set bookie, as I can see Badosa retiring as in Hua Hin.

Beatriz Haddad Maia to beat Xinyu Wang at 1.40 with Bet365 Wang has been in an awful form so far this season, while Haddad Maia hasn't done much wrong, and their last weeks went in the opposite directions as well. Hard to see Wang changing the course in such a short period of time.

Elina Avanesyan to beat Anastasija Sevastova at 2.43 with Unibet Avanesyan is a very promising player in my eyes, and having her as such a big underdog against someone who's essentially a part-time player now just seems wrong to me. Sevastova had an easy opponent in the first round, so hard to say where she's at, while Avanesyan has been generally really good so far in 2024.

Beatriz Haddad Maia (-1.5 sets) to beat Magda Linette at 1.90 with Unibet Right now, Haddad Maia seems to be a level or two above Linette, who struggled against the hardly-WTA-level Eala in the first round. Can't see past the world's number 13 here honestly.

Tatiana Maria to beat Zhuoxuan Bai at 1.68 with Unibet Bai is still quite inexperienced indoors, and Maria hasn't played all that poorly so far this year. She should improve now back in Europe, and the conditions should give her enough to work with. She crushed Bai last year, and she should get the win here much more often than not as well.

Darya Kasatkina to beat Diane Parry 2-0 at 1.83 with Bet365 There's a gulf in class between the two, and I don't think Parry has what it takes to do any damage to Kasatkina from the back of the baseline. Kasatkina typically crushes lower-ranked opposition, and this look like a good spot to me.

Jelena Ostapenko to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova at 1.59 with Pinnacle Going for a repeat of today's bet. Ostapenko is on fire this week, and Alexandrova's epic match against Vekic can't help.

Jelena Ostapenko to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at 1.80 with Unibet 5-1 H2H, and she's in a stunning form so far this season, I'm in for the ride, even if it is bound to be a bit of a rollercoaster.

Diana Shnaider to beat Dalma Galfi at 1.57 with Bet365 I didn't trust Shnaider against Linette, but she proved me wrong, and she looked quite good against Badosa as well, and the latter didn't seem to be particularly limited by her lower back in the early stages of the match. Galfi seems to be the overperformer here, and she should be at least a little bit tired after the previous round.

Crazy match, lots of errors, but Potapova drew this!

Anastasia Potapova to beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto at 1.57 with Bet365 Potapova, the defending champion, seemed to lack a bit of match practice against Errani, but the quality of her play was still above what Cocciaretto showed against Stefanini. The conditions give her a natural advantage in this match-up, and I fancy her to convert it to a win.

Erika Andreeva to beat Dayana Yastremska at 2.04 with Unibet Andreeva has already played a couple of matches here, while Yastremska is facing a short turn-around time after her dream AO run. Considering how shaky she can be, I think 2.04 is excellent in this spot.

Lin Zhu (-1.5 sets) to beat Taylah Preston at 1.90 with Unibet Good price I think, Preston is usually well out of depth against top 50 opposition, and Zhu typically does well in Asia. She hasn't actually been doing all that poorly so far in 2024 either, beating Collins and Dolehide.