4. Victoria Azarenka: Two-time defending champion Azarenka of Belarus, will be a player to bet upon in this tournament.
Azarenka defended the Australian Open, reached the final of US Open, finished No.2 for 2013. The Belarusssian starts against Swedish Johanna Larsson, with a road to semifinals likely including Hsieh Su-Wei, No.27 seeded Jamie Hampton, No.13 Sloane Stephens or No.19 Svetlana Kuznetsova, and then No.5 seed Agnieszka Radwanska in quarterfinals.
