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Madrid is over for another year and once again, Serena Williams took home the title with another battering display in the final. Serena defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-1 6-4, storming through a one-sided first set before recovering from an early break down to win it in straight sets. I had hope that Sharapova would have a chance in this match to rival Serena and at least make it competitive; however she struggled from the get-go, commiting lots of errors and a number of double faults at crucial stages of the match. Overall, it was a pretty solid week of predictions as I correctly predicted the final result.
In the men's final, there were no surprises as Rafael Nadal snapped Stanisla Wawrinka's 10-match winning streak with a 6-2 6-4 victory. Nadal still has a chance to topple David Ferrer out of a top 4 place for Roland Garros depending on results next week. Meanwhile, Wawrinka will be a welcome addition to the top 10; lately there have been too many weak links, but I like Wawrinka's form this year and he has a great game so its fully deserved in my eyes. Predictions wise, it was OK for the men as I correctly predicted Nadal to win and Berdych into the semi-finals.
It has been a very busy week and we start all over again in Rome! I will post my womens preview tonight when the qualifiers have been placed.
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