2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 23 (Nottingham)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic
A lone 250 level tournament is on the ATP calendar this week, as our analysts make their picks for another week of grass court tennis.
Nottingham
Steen Kirby’s picks
Round 2 matches: Ferrer vs. Baghdatis, Zverev vs. Bellucci, Klizan vs. Bolelli, Bedene vs. Mannarino, Mayer vs. Ramos-Vinolas, Ward vs. Vesely, Monaco vs. Almagro, Johnson vs. Troicki, Thiem vs. Edmund, Dolgopolov vs. Andujar, Seppi vs. Lu, Carreno Busta vs. Lopez, Cuevas vs. Sela, Giraldo vs. Querrey, Sousa vs. Groth, Pospisil vs. Simon
Round of 16 Matches: Ferrer vs. Zverev, Bolelli vs. Mannarino, Mayer vs. Vesely, Almagro vs. Johnson, Thiem vs. Dolgopolov, Seppi vs. Lopez, Cuevas vs. Querrey, Groth vs. Simon
Quarterfinals: Ferrer vs. Mannarino, Vesely vs. Johnson, Dolgopolov vs. Lopez, Querrey vs. Groth
Semifinals: Ferrer vs. Johnson, Lopez vs. Groth
Final: Ferrer vs. Lopez
Champion: Ferrer
Niall Clarke’s picks
Round 2 matches: Ferrer vs. Baghdatis, Kukushkin vs. Bellucci, Klizan vs. Bolelli, Bedene vs. Mannarino, Mayer vs. Ramos-Vinolas, Ward vs. Vesely, Monaco vs. Istomin, Stakhovsky vs. Troicki, Thiem vs. Edmund, Dolgopolov vs. Andujar, Seppi vs. Lu, Carreno Busta vs. Lopez, Cuevas vs. Sela, Giraldo vs. Querrey, Sousa vs. Groth, Pospisil vs. Simon
Round of 16 Matches: Ferrer vs. Kukushkin, Klizan vs. Mannarino, Mayer vs. Ward, Istomin vs. Johnson, Thiem vs. Dolgopolov, Seppi vs. Lopez, Cuevas vs. Querrey, Groth vs. Simon
Quarterfinals: Ferrer vs. Klizan, Mayer vs. Troicki, Dolgopolov vs. Lopez, Querrey vs. Simon
Semifinals: Ferrer vs. Troicki, Lopez vs. Simon
Final: Ferrer vs. Lopez
Champion: Lopez
Chris de Waard’s picks
Round 2 matches: Ferrer vs. Baghdatis, Zverev vs. Bellucci, Klizan vs. Bolelli, Bedene vs. Mannarino, Mayer vs. Chung, Ward vs. Vesely, Monaco vs. Almagro, Johnson vs. Troicki, Thiem vs. Edmund, Dolgopolov vs. Andujar, Seppi vs. Lu, Carreno Busta vs. Lopez, Cuevas vs. Gimeno-Traver, Haider-Maurer vs. Querrey, Sousa vs. Groth, Pospisil vs. Simon
Round of 16 Matches: Ferrer vs. Zverev, Bolelli vs. Mannarino, Mayer vs. Vesely, Almagro vs. Troicki, Thiem vs. Dolgopolov, Seppi vs. Lopez, Cuevas vs. Querrey, Groth vs. Simon
Quarterfinals: Ferrer vs. Bolelli, Vesely vs. Troicki, Dolgopolov vs. Seppi, Querrey vs. Simon
Semifinals: Ferrer vs. Troicki, Dolgopolov vs. Simon
Final: Ferrer vs. Dolgopolov
Champion: Ferrer
A Ferrer vs. Lopez final is a likely outcome this week
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Week 22 Standings
London Queens
1: Jeff (96 points) (+500 overall)
2: Chris (90 points) (+300 overall)
3: Joe (90 points) (+300 overall)
4: Niall (90 points) (+300 overall)
5: Steen (84 points) (+90 overall)
Halle
1: Chris (120 points) (+500 overall)
2: Steen (108 points) (+300 overall)
3: Niall (106 points) (+180 overall)
4: Joe (104 points) (+180 overall)
5: Jeff (54 points) (+90 overall)
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Overall standings (after week 22)
1: Steen: 10,990 ranking points (+390 points overall)
2: Niall: 10,150 points (+480 points overall)
3: Joe 8,240 points (+480 points overall)
4: Chris: 7,535 points (+800 points overall)
5: Jeff: 7,390 points (+590 points overall)
Chris moves into 4th place, while everyone gains a bit on Steen in the race for first as Wimbledon looms.
