are you kidding me? simona halep??? where did you get that idea? she has no chance on this surface since she relies on her defensive prowess to keep the ball in play for as long as possible. big hitters wil blow her away.. venus is a powerfull striker but i have doubts about her winning... i do wish to see what ostapenko will produce here... she was hitting 50+ winners in rolland garros, but she is young and inexpirienced... karolina pliskova and petra kvitoca are powerfull strikers, they might get far.. also azarenka is back, but her form is a mistery. also svitolina is a powerfull striker. those would be my favorites, but definetly not halep.. she is terrible on grass.