Amélie Mauresmo FRA (1) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (12). After becoming #1 last week again after winning her first Grand Slam title in Australia in January, Mauresmo is demonstrating in Miami that she intends to play formidable tennis all year long. However, Kuznetsova has repeatedly been described as "the most talented" of the current wave of female Russian players (featuring former Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova, French Open champ Anastasia Myskina, Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova) by none other than Martina Navratilova. Kuznetsova won a heart poundingly close battle with Martina Hingis in the Round of 16 (11-9 in the 3rd set!!) and appears to be coming back from her 2005 slump. The supremely confident Mauresmo will be able to withstand the Russian power and romp to a win. PREDICTION: Mauresmo in 3 sets.
Maria Sharapova RUS (4) vs. Tatiana Golovin FRA (22). Although Sharapova has not been playing the excellent tennis which won her first tournament in over 6 months last week at the Pacific Life Open over Dementieva, she is finding a way to just continue fighting and scrapping until she gets a win. Golovin had a good win over Dementieva in the Round of 16. Expect lots of photographers at this match between two long-legged blonde beauties who like to blast the ball around the court. PREDICTION: Sharapova in straight sets.
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