Wimbledon women’s singles quarterfinals predictions

The Wimbledon Championships started with 128 players in the women’s singles draw and now the final eight will compete on Tuesday to advance into the semifinals. Only three of the top eight seeds remain in the draw. Those players are first seed Ash Barty, second seed Aryna Sabalenka and eighth seed Karolina Pliskova. Will these players get through? Or will the lower seeds / unseeded players spoil the party?

(1) Ash Barty (AUS) vs Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)

Prediction: (1) Ash Barty

Barty has been playing very well in the tournament so far. The only set Barty has dropped was in the first round vs Carla Suarez Navarro. She defeated 2021 French Open champion, Barbora Krejcikova, in the Round of 16. Tomljanovic, currently making her best run at a major, earned victories over Alize Cornet, Jelena Ostapenko, and the 18-year-old British wildcard Emma Raducanu in her last three matches. The two Australians have never played against each other. I expect Barty to win easily in straight sets, especially since the match is on Centre Court. Tomljanovic’s nerves will play a factor.

(19) Karolina Muchova (CZE) vs (25) Angelique Kerber (GER)

Prediction: (25) Angelique Kerber

Kerber leads the head-to-head 2-0 and I expect her to add another win to that record. She has now won nine matches in a row dating back to the Bad Homburg event and earned a straight sets victory over 20th seed Coco Gauff on Monday. Muchova earned wins over Camila Giorgi, 16th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and 30th seed Paula Badosa, but the 2018 Wimbledon champion Kerber will serve as much stiffer competition.

(8) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs Viktorija Golubic (SUI)

Prediction: (8) Karolina Pliskova

Who is Viktorija Golubic? Well, it turns out there is another Swiss player other than Roger Federer still alive in the tournament. The World No. 66 defeated 29th seed Veronika Kudermetova 3-6, 6-1, 11-9 in the first round and then earned straight-set wins against Americans Danielle Collins, Madison Brengle and 23rd seed Madison Keys. She is up against Pliskova who has not dropped a set in the tournament. However, Golubic did win the only head-to-head meeting back in 2016 at Fed Cup. Unless Golubic jumps into a time machine, I see Pliskova winning this match with the help of her first serve. She has won 80 percent of points on her first serve so far at Wimbledon.

(21) Ons Jabeur (TUN) vs (2) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)

Prediction: (21) Ons Jabeur

Popcorn match. The most intriguing quarterfinal on offer. The head-to-head is 1-1, the last win coming from Sabalenka in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. Jabeur has taken out five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, 2017 Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza and 7th seed Iga Swiatek. Sabalenka is another step up, but no opponent seems overwhelming for the 21st seed. I see this as a match that goes beyond the statlines with the crowd having a major impact. On Centre Court, Jabeur will be the favorite and Sabalenka will be the villain.