Simona Halep, right, of Romania shakes hands with Ash Barty of Australia after Barty won their women’s singles match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Tennis: Late Wednesday Quarters Matches from Sydney, Auckland

Our tennis guru is 9-2 in his last eleven picks

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10 Jan 2019, 3:42 am

Sydney ATP - Women
Quarterfinals

Pick: Ashley Barty, 15, Australia over Elise Mertens, 12, Belgium
Barty looked locked and loaded in her straight set win over Halep. In fact, the out-Haleped Halep! She looks like she’s playing her best tennis and will overcome Mertens’ big serves.

Pick: Kiki Bertens, 9, The Netherlands over Yulia Putintseva, 44, Russia
Bertens, at 6’ tall, should be able to outserve Putintseva. Even though the Russian is coming off a nice win over Sloane Stephens, Bertens is a tested veteran and is a top 10 player. She’ll move on.

Auckland ATP - Men
Quarterfinals

Pablo Carrena-Busta, 24, Spain over Jan-Lennard Struf, 58, Germany
Carrena-Busta hasn’t played a match yet after getting a bye and a walkover. He’ll either be rusty or rested. I’m betting rested. Struf will put up a monster fight, but Carrena-Busta is simply a better player. He’ll move on.

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