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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 6 (Rotterdam, Memphis, Sao Paulo)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

A 500 point event and a pair of 250s are at stake this week as all of our gifted analysts return to make their picks for all the ATP main draw action over the coming days.

Rotterdam  (draw)

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Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Benneteau vs. Sousa, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Muller, Garcia-Lopez vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Granollers, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Sousa, Berdych vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Granollers vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Wawrinka vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Murray

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Benneteau vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Goffin, Istomin vs. Wawrinka, Thiem vs. Granollers, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Thiem vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Dimitrov vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Raonic
Champion: Murray
Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Chardy vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Muller, Istomin vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Stakhovsky, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Bautista Agut, Muller vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Wawrinka vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Wawrinka

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Chardy vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Goffin, Garcia-Lopez vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Granollers, Rosol vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Chardy, Berdych vs. Monfils, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Granollers vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Wawrinka vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Wawrinka

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Pospisil, Chardy vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Goffin, Garcia-Lopez vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Granollers, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Monfils, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Monfils, Dimitrov vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Raonic
Champion: Murray

It’s a split decision between Murray and Wawrinka, as to whom will be champion in Rotterdam this week.

Memphis (draw)

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Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Gabashvili, Donaldson vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Matosevic, Groth vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Becker, Tomic vs. Anderson
Final: Nishikori vs. Tomic
Champion: Nishikori

Chris De Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs Dodig, Donaldson vs. Querrey, Young vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Kukushkin, Isner vs. Donaldson, Young vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Tomic vs. Anderson
Final: Nishikori vs. Tomic
Champion: Nishikori

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs Gabashvili, Kozlov vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Qualifier, Sijsling vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Sijsling, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Mannarino vs. Anderson
Final: Nishikori vs. Anderson
Champion: Nishikori

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Dodig, Donaldson vs. Becker, Young vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Becker, Young vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Young vs. Johnson
Final: Nishikori vs. Johnson
Champion: Nishikori

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Qualifier, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Gabashvili, Donaldson vs. Querrey, Young vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Querrey, Young vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Tomic vs. Johnson
Final: Nishikori vs. Johnson
Champion: Nishikori

Everyone agrees with Kei Nishikori winning his third Memphis title, the only disagreement is in regards to who his opponent will be in the final, and what the other semis will be. Opinions are mixed on the fate of Steve Johnson and Bernard Tomic this week.

Sao Paulo (draw)

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Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Lajovic vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Ramos, Carreno Busta vs. Bellucci, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Schwartzman vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals:Lopez vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Bellucci, Berlocq vs. Schwartzman, Cuevas vs. Almagro
Semifinals: Verdasco vs. Mayer, Berlocq vs. Cuevas
Final: Mayer vs. Cuevas
Champion: Mayer

Chris De Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Clezar, Souza vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals:Monaco vs. Andujar, Mayer vs. Klizan, Berlocq vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Almagro
Semifinals: Andujar vs. Mayer, Fognini vs. Cuevas
Final: Mayer vs. Cuevas
Champion: Mayer

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Clezar, Souza vs. Bellucci, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Vesely vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals: Lopez vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Souza, Berlocq vs. Fognini, Vesely vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Lopez vs. Mayer, Fognini vs. Robredo
Final: Lopez vs. Robredo
Champion: Lopez

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Ramos, Carreno Busta vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Vesely vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals:Lopez vs. Verdasco, Ramos vs. Klizan, Berlocq vs. Lorenzi, Vesely vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Verdasco vs. Klizan, Berlocq vs. Robredo
Final: Klizan vs. Robredo
Champion: Klizan

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Clezar, Carreno Busta vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals: Monaco vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Verdasco vs. Mayer, Fognini vs. Robredo
Final: Verdasco vs. Robredo
Champion: Robredo

Sao Paulo is really up in the air, three different champs were picked by our analysts, and all variety of options are on the table, it’ll be interesting to see what happens.

Week 5 standings

Montpellier
1: Niall (108 points) (+250 points overall)
2: Courtney (66 points) (+150 points)
3: Chris (62 points) (+90 points)
4: Steen (60 points) (+90 points)
5: Jeff (0 points) (unchanged)

Zagreb
1: Steen (62 points) (+250 points)
2: Chris (52 points) (+150 points)
3: Courtney (48 points) (+90 points)
4: Niall (26 points) (+90 points)
5: Jeff (0) (unchanged)

Quito
1: Courtney (56 points)  (+250 points)
2: Steen (56 points) (+150 points)
3: Niall (54 points) (+90 points)
4: Chris (54 points) (+90 points)
5: Jeff (0) (unchanged)

Courtney had Lopez in the final so she wins the Quito tiebreaker, Niall crushed it in Montpellier by correctly predicting Gasquet as champion. Steen wins Zagreb as he had Andreas Seppi in the final and Marcos Baghdatis in the semis.

Overall standings (after week 5)

1: Steen: 3320 ranking points (+490 points overall)
2: Jeff: 1840 points (unchanged overall)
3: Chris: 1780 points (+330 points overall)
4: Courtney: 1735 points (+490 points overall)
5: Niall: 1355 points (+430 points overall)

No changes in the overall standings this week, Chris and Courtney edged closer to Jeff, and Courtney got with in striking distance of third place. Another 1000 possible points are at stake with the three events this week.