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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 11 (Miami)
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The Masters series will have its turn in Miami this week, as once again 1000 ranking points are up for grabs, just as they were in Indian Wells, with the worlds best players in action. Here is what our team of experts have predicted with their brackets.

Steen Kirby’s predictions:

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Klizan, Darcis vs. Muller, Cuevas vs. Hewitt, Dolgopolov vs. Robredo, Simon vs. Johnson, Berrer vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Groth, Vesely vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Golubev, Baghdatis vs. Troicki, Goffin vs. Coric, Janowicz vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Pospisil, Rublev vs. Isner, Chardy vs. Harrison, Gabashvili vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Kokkinakis, Ramos vs. Mannarino, Fognini vs. Sock, Schwartzman vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Querrey, Nieminen vs. Mayer,Giraldo vs. Haase, Young vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Granollers, Krajicek vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Krajinovic, Smyczek vs. Tsonga, Gulbis vs. Monaco, Struff vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Duckworth, Stakhovsky vs. Nadal
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Muller, Hewitt vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Baghdatis, Coric vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Isner, Harrison vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Mannarino, Sock vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Nieminen, Haase vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Krajicek, Monfils vs. Tsonga, Monaco vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Nadal
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Coric, Isner vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Monfils, Monaco vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Raonic, Lopez vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Raonic, Murray vs. Nadal
Final: Djokovic vs. Murray
Champion: Djokovic

Niall Clarke’s predictions:

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Klizan, Darcis vs. Muller, Cuevas vs. Bellucci, Dolgopolov vs. Robredo, Simon vs. Johnson, Falla vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Zverev, Vesely vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Golubev, Bolelli vs. Troicki, Goffin vs. Coric, Janowicz vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Pospisil, Carreno Busta vs. Isner, Chardy vs. Harrison, Gabashvili vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Kokkinakis, Sousa vs. Mannarino, Fognini vs. Sock, Schwartzman vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Querrey, Nieminen vs. Mayer, Giraldo vs. Haase, Young vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Granollers, Istomin vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Lajovic, Smyczek vs. Tsonga, Gulbis vs. Monaco, Struff vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Duckworth, Almagro vs. Nadal
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Muller, Cuevas vs. Dolgopolov, Simon vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Bolelli, Goffin vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Isner, Chardy vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Sousa, Sock vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Mayer, Giraldo vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Tsonga, Monaco vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Nadal
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Dolgopolov, Smon vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Bautista Agut, Isner vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Monfils, Garcia-Lopez vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Murray, Monfils vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Monfils
Final: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Djokovic

Courtney Massey’s predictions:

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Klizan, Jaziri vs. Muller, Cuevas vs. Hewitt, Dolgopolov vs. Robredo, Simon vs. Johnson, Berrer vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Groth, Delbonis vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Youzhny, Baghdatis vs. Troicki, Goffin vs. Coric, Janowicz vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Pospisil, Carreno Busta vs. Isner, Chardy vs. Harrison, Andujar vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Kokkinakis, Sousa vs. Mannarino, Fognini vs. Sock, Schwartzman vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Querrey, Nieminen vs. Mayer,Giraldo vs. Haase, Young vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Granollers, Krajicek vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Lajovic, Smyczek vs. Tsonga, Gulbis vs. Monaco, Becker vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Duckworth, Stakhovsky vs. Nadal
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Muller, Hewitt vs. Robredo, Simon vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Baghdatis, Coric vs. Janowicz, Pospisil vs. Isner, Harrison vs. Raonic, Kokkinakis vs. Mannarino, Sock vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Nieminen, Haase vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Tsonga, Gulbis vs. Becker, Verdasco vs. Nadal
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Robredo, Karlovic vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Janowicz, Isner vs. Raonic, Kokkinakis vs. Sock, Anderson vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Tsonga, Gulbis vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Raonic, Sock vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Murray vs. Nadal
Final: Djokovic vs. Nadal
Champion: Djokovic

Chris De Waard’s predictions:

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Klizan, Jaziri vs. Muller, Cuevas vs. Bellucci, Dolgopolov vs. Robredo, Simon vs. Johnson, Falla vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Groth, Vesely vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Golubev, Bolelli vs. Troicki, Goffin vs. Coric, Janowicz vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Pospisil, Rublev vs. Isner, Chardy vs. Harrison, Andujar vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Kokkinakis, Sousa vs. Mannarino, Fognini vs. Sock, Thiem vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Querrey, Matosevic vs. Mayer, Giraldo vs. Edmund, Young vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Granollers, Istomin vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Lajovic, Smyczek vs. Tsonga, Gulbis vs. Monaco, Struff vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Duckworth, Stakhovsky vs. Nadal
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Muller, Cuevas vs. Dolgopolov, Simon vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Troicki, Coric vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Isner, Harrison vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Mannarino, Sock vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Mayer, Edmund vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Smyczek, Monaco vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Nadal
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Dolgopolov, Simon vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Sock, Anderson vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Monfils, Garcia-Lopez vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Murray vs. Nadal
Final: Djokovic vs. Nadal
Champion: Djokovic

Joe Craven’s predictions: 

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Klizan, Darcis vs. Muller, Cuevas vs. Bellucci, Dolgopolov vs. Robredo, Simon vs. Johnson, Falla vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Groth, Delbonis vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Youzhny, Bolelli vs. Troicki, Goffin vs. Coric, Janowicz vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Pospisil, Carreno Busta vs. Isner, Chardy vs. Harrison, Andujar vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Kokkinakis, Sousa vs. Mannarino, Fognini vs. Sock, Thiem vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Querrey, Matosevic vs. Mayer, Giraldo vs. Haase, Young vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Granollers, Krajicek vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Lajovic, Smyczek vs. Tsonga, Gulbis vs. Monaco, Struff vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Duckworth, Almagro vs. Nadal
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Muller, Bellucci vs. Dolgopolov, Simon vs. Karlovic, Rosol vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Troicki, Goffin vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Isner, Harrison vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Sousa, Sock vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Mayer, Haase vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Tomic, Monfils vs. Tsonga, Monaco vs. Garcia-Lopez, Verdasco vs. Nadal
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Dolgopolov, Simon vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Lopez, Anderson vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Monfils, Garcia-Lopez vs. Verdasco
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Verdasco
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Raonic, Murray vs. Berdych
Final: Djokovic vs. Murray
Champion: Djokovic

Once again everyone has Novak taking the title of a Masters hard court event, opinions are mixed on Murray and Nadal, as some have them in the final, and others have them going out early (Joe has Nadal out early, and Niall has Wawrinka into the final). Nishikori/Raonic is also an interesting pick.

Week 9/10 standings

Indian Wells
1: Niall (638 points) (+1000 overall)
2: Steen (618 points) (+600 overall)
3: Joe (564 points) (+360 overall)
4: Jeff (552 points) (+360 overall)
5: Chris (544 points) (+180 overall)
6: Courtney (514 points) (+180 overall)

Niall wins yet another event (4 in a row now), as he captures the maiden masters title of the year, Steen maintained his lead by finishing in second, and Joe comes in with a strong third in his first tournament.

Overall standings (after week 9/10)

1: Steen: 5220 ranking points (+600 points overall)
2: Niall: 4620 points (+1000 points overall)
3: Jeff: 3630 points (+360 points overall)
4: Courtney: 3625 points (+180 points overall)
5: Chris: 3500 points (+180 points overall)
6: Joe 3360 points (+360 points overall)

Niall cut Steen’s lead in the challenge to 600 points by virtue of winning his fourth straight tournament, Jeff moved from fifth to third.