Venus and Serena Williams are back in action this week at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, and they’re set to meet in the semis. Sharapova pulled out with her shoulder injury. Oh, you want more? Okay, then! Here you go:

TOP HALF vs. BOTTOM HALF:

TOP HALF Top Seeds: Serena (1) and Jankovic (3)
TOP HALF Quarterfinals: Serena vs. Zvonareva (6) and Jankovic vs. Venus (5)
TOP HALF spoiler: Cibulkova (or anyone) in Jelena’s Rd. of  16.
BOTTOM HALF Top Seeds: Safina (2) and Dementieva (4)
BOTTOM HALF Quarterfinals: Safina vs. Ivanovic ( 7) and Dementieva vs. Kuznetsova (8)
BOTTOM HALF Spoiler: Ivanovic’s section includes 2 other Indian Wells semifinalists, Azarenka and Pavlyuchenkova

JUICY MATCHES:

Young Americans Coco Vandeweghe and Melanie Oudin into Rd. 1 with wildcards
Venus vs. Peer in Rd. 2
Chakvetadze vs. Hantuchova in Rd. 2
Dokic vs. Wozniacki in Rd. 2
Pavlyuchenkova vs. Azarenka in Rd 2. (IW semifinalists)
Dementieva vs. Wozniacki in the Rd. of 16
Jankovic vs. Cibulkova in the Rd. of 16
Safina vs. Mauresmo in the Rd. of 16
Safina vs. Ivanovic OR Azarenka OR Hantuchova OR Pavlyuchenkova in the quarters
Venus vs. Cibulkova OR Jankovic in the quarters
Serena vs. Zvonareva in the quarters
WILLIAMS VS. WILLIAMS in the semis (duh!)

FINAL PREDICTIONS:

It’s hard to say, since adding the Williams sisters to the draw is a major game-changer from Indian Wells. And there’s no way all the rest of the top ladies can go out in the second round, like they did last week. So I’m guessing fewer upsets and surprises. Can’t go wrong with betting on a Williams sister to win the final, facing either Safina, Dementieva or Ivanovic.

YOUR CALL:

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Tags: Dementieva, Ivanovic, Jankovic, Miami Open, Safina, Serena, tennis, Venus, WTA
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