The WTA Auckland Open has reached the quarterfinals with the stage set for an entertaining day of tennis in New Zealand. A number of star names are set to take to the courts, and as always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate.

Naomi Osaka (No. 57 ranking) will meet Hailey Baptiste (No. 92) in the quarterfinals at the ASB Classic on Thursday, January 2.Osaka’s last match was a win, 6-3, 6-2, over Katie Volynets on

Naomi Osaka is onto the semi-finals at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Jan. 3. The tennis champion's quarterfinal comeback against the U.S.'s Hailey Baptiste means she's close to winning her first WTA title in almost four years.