I like this draw. Yes we all know Ashley doesn't like grass and she
may slip up in the first round.

She plays Roberta Vinci ranked 52 but she's a dirt-baller (clay court
specialist.) She won Bogota earlier this year and she has gone to
the third round at Wimbledon in 2005. She normally skips Wimbledon
as this is only her third appearance. Ok - no excuses Ashley you
should beat her.

Next - Ah one of my favorites (besides Ashley, of course) Patty
Schynder. However Patty hasn't played well of late. That's the hope
Ashley has in this match. Patty's big serves could be a problem.
Ashley needs to put Patty on the defensive right away. I think her
game against Patty's can work. Patty does like to trade volleys and
that can work to Ashley's favor if she looks to dictate the point
more quickly than Patty.

I'm going to Assume Bondarenko makes the third round. Should Ashley
show - if she can pull the upset, she should have the confidense to
beat Alona. (She's the cute one, the cute Bondarenko that is.) She
has a nice game but I think Ashley can beat her. Alona has played a
little over head of late to get her ranking. She is a very serious
player, Ashley won't be able to assume anything. She needs to take
it to her - serve and volley against Alona.

That means Ashley could be in the round of 16 against Henin. Well I
would like to say she has a chance here but I won't. Maybe Henin can
turn up sick like she did against Mauresmo in Australia in 2006.
However that would be a heck of an accomplishment to make it to the
round of 16. It's not out of the question but it won't be easy.

After that would likely be Serena - no one in her quarter to stop her
then Jankovic. Hingis in Jankovic's draw and that could be the 1/4
match there. Ashley has had some luck against Jankovic in the past.
The finals would be Sharapova. Maria has a tough draw with Chan in
round one and Venus in the round of 16, Golovin or Kuznetsova in the
1/4's (although if Golovin is healthy she'll pound Svetlana.)
Ivanovic or Mauresmo in the semi's.

Henin v Maria? Wow? Henin has a clear draw all the way to the
1/4's Maria and the whole bottom half will be a fight. There's 9 or
10 different players that could actually come out of the bottom half
if they play well. The top half has 4 that could, 5 at best.