Prediction Time: Moscow Open - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) vs. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

The home crowd will definitely be rooting for Maria but Victoria is a Top 10 player and has enough weapons to cause some trouble for Maria.  Victoria is ranked #10 while Maria is ranked #24.  Both are also playing very well.  Maria had a double bagel, while Victoria, although she had a minor hiccup in the her match with Petkovic, is looking strong.  I will go for Maria Kirilenko since I'm sure her home crowd will help her go against Victoria.  But it's definitely going to be a difficult match with 3 sets.