July 31 - August 6

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Early odds.

Monica Niculescu (-2.5) to beat Nao Hibino at 1.84 with Unibet

Hibino isn't WTA-level material at the moment. A good lucky run in Nanchang, Niculescu is close to Pliskova's level - and Pliskova would've beaten her easily had the match actually gone on without that injury.

Oceane Dodin to beat Jelena Jankovic at 1.88 with Marathonbet

Jankovic has been a joke all year long, also had a really bad showing in Nanchang physically. Dodin, on the other hand, is on the rise and should be starting to win this kind of matches.

Francesca Schiavone to beat Katerina Bondarenko at 1.78 with Pinnacle

Schiavone has been very good since that incident in which she was denied a wildcard into Rome, while Bondarenko is just meh. The conditions should help her a bit, but Schiavone should be too strong nonetheless.

Dudi Sela to beat Jared Donaldson at 2.02 with Pinnacle

Sela brings that sort of consistency that should allow Donaldson to choke the match away, which is something he's been doing for a while now. Not even sure why Donaldson is the favourite here - he's the more talented lad for the future, but I don't think he's got an edge over Sela already.

Vanessa Andreescu (+1.5 sets) to beat Camila Giorgi at 2.03 with Pinnacle

Andreescu is incredibly talented and Giorgi is incredibly inconsistent, so I fancy the underdog to take a set here more often than not really. Giorgi can drop sets against everyone really, almost out of habit.