2015 ATP World Tour Preview

All posts tagged 2015 ATP World Tour Preview

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 3/4 (Australian Open)

Posted by Admin on January 18, 2015

Posted in: 2015 ATP Draw Challenge, Australian Open, Chris De Waard, Courtney Massey, Jeff McMillan, Niall Clarke, Steen Kirby. Tagged: 2015 ATP, 2015 ATP World Tour, 2015 ATP World Tour Predictions, 2015 ATP World Tour Preview, 2015 Aussie Open, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 Australian Open Men's Picks, 2015 Australian Open Men's Predictions, 2015 Australian Open Mens Draw, 2015 Australian Open Picks, 2015 Australian Open Predictions, 2015 Australian Open Winner, AO, AO Men's Draw, atp, ATP 2015, ATP Bracket, ATP Draw, ATP Tennis Picks, ATP Tennis Predictions, ATP Tennis Preview, ATP World Tour, Aus Open Picks, Aus Open Predictions, Aussie Open, Aussie Open Men's picks, Aussie Open Men's Predictions, Aussie Open Predictions, australian open, Australian Open Mens Draw, Australian Open Picks, Australian Open Predictions, Australian Open Winner, Contest, men's tennis, Mens Tennis Picks, Mens Tennis Prediction, Mens Tennis Tipping, novak djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Tennis Pick, Tennis Picks, Tennis Prediction, Tennis Predictions, Tennis Tipping.

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 3/4 (Australian Open)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

The Aussie Open is of course the tournament for picks over the next two weeks, as our draw challenge has a ton of points at stake, here are our experts take on what should happen in Melbourne park on the Men’s side.

2015 Australian Open Men’s Draw Picks

Australian Open

Steen Kirby’s picks

Steen’s 2015 AUS Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 1

Steen’s 2015 AUS Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 2

Steen’s 2015 AUS Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 1

Steen’s 2015 AUS Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 2

Steen Kirby 2015 AO Draw Bottom Half Part 3

Steen Kirby 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 3

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Ferrer, Berdych vs. Nadal, Murray vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka, Berdych vs. Murray
Final: Djokovic vs. Murray
Champion: Djokovic

Chris de Waard’s picks

Chris de Waard’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 1

Chris de Waard’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 2

Chris de Waard’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 1

Chris de Waard’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 2

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Nishikori, Berdych vs. Nadal, Murray vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori Nadal vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Nadal
Champion: Djokovic

Jeff McMillan’s picks

Jeff McMillan’s 2015 AUS Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 1

Jeff McMillan’s 2015 AUS Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 2

Jeff McMillan’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 1

Jeff McMillan’s 2015 AUS Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 2

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Raonic, Wawrinka vs. Nishikori, Tomic vs. Anderson, Murray vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Tomic vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion: Djokovic

Niall Clarke’s picks

Niall Clarke’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 1

Niall Clarke’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 2

Niall Clarke’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 1

Niall Clarke’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 2

Niall Clarke’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 3

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Monfils, Wawrinka vs. Nishikori, Berdych vs. Nadal, Murray vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka, Nadal vs. Federer
Final: Wawrinka vs. Federer
Champion: Wawrinka

Courtney Massey’s picks

Courtney Massey’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 1

Courtney Massey’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 2

Courtney Massey’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Top Half Part 3

Courtney Massey’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 1

Courtney Massey’s 2015 Aus Open Men’s Draw Bottom Half Part 2

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Mannarino, Wawrinka vs. Nishikori, Troicki vs. Anderson, Murray vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka, Troicki vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion: Djokovic

Djokovic is the majority pick for the AO champion, he gets the selection of four out of our five experts. Niall went with defending champion Wawrinka to win, while Federer is perhaps a slight favorite to make the final with three out of five experts going with the legend. Murray and Nadal also get plugs to make the final, and a shot out to Jeff (Bernard Tomic), and Courtney (Viktor Troicki) for having bold picks for semifinalists. The outcome will be interesting to watch.

Embed from Getty Images

Week 2 standings

Auckland
1: Jeff (34 points) (+250 overall)
2: Chris (26 points) (+150 overall)
3: Steen (26 points) (+150 overall)
4: Niall (24 points) (90+ overall)
5: Courtney (18 points) (+45 overall)

It was a poor week for everyone in terms of accuracy as the draw was full of unexpected results, Jeff takes the title by virtue of having Anderson in the semis, and nobody did well this week.

Sydney
1: Steen (24 points) (+250 overall)
2: Chris (16 points) (+150 overall)
3: Jeff (16 points) (+150 overall)
4:Courtney (10 points) (+90 overall)
5: Niall (10 points) (+90 overall)

Likewise everyone did very poorly in Sydney as two qualifiers made the final, Steen had Muller and Tomic in the quarters and that was enough to have him finish in first place this week. Niall and Courtney finished with what should probably be a record low of 10 points all season.

Overall standings (after week 2)

1: Steen: 830 ranking points (+400 this week)
2: Chris: 730 ranking points (+300 this week)
3: Jeff: 640 ranking points (+400 this week)
4: Niall: 565 ranking points (+180 this week)
5: Courtney: 525 ranking points (+135 this week)

Steen pulls ahead of Chris this week since he took a title and got finals points in the other event, Jeff also has a big boost with his title and final points, he moves into third place early on in the season, while Courtney slipped down to fifth.

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 2 (Auckland and Sydney)

Posted by Admin on January 12, 2015

Posted in: 2015 ATP Draw Challenge, Auckland, Chris De Waard, Courtney Massey, Jeff McMillan, Niall Clarke, Steen Kirby, Sydney. Tagged: 2015 Apia International Prediction, 2015 Apia International Sydney, 2015 ATP, 2015 ATP Auckland, 2015 ATP Auckland Predictions, 2015 ATP Sydney, 2015 ATP Sydney Predictions, 2015 ATP World Tour, 2015 ATP World Tour Predictions, 2015 ATP World Tour Preview, 2015 Heineken Open, 2015 Heineken Open Prediction, atp, ATP 2015, ATP Auckland, ATP Bracket, ATP Draw, ATP Sydney, ATP Tennis Picks, ATP Tennis Predictions, ATP Tennis Preview, ATP World Tour, Contest, david goffin, denis istomin, ernests gulbis, Heineken Open, Heineken Open Prediction, Jeremy Chardy, Kevin Anderson, men's tennis, Mens Tennis Picks, Mens Tennis Prediction, Mens Tennis Tipping, Nick Kyrgios, Roberto Bautista Agut, Steve Johnson, Tennis Pick, Tennis Picks, Tennis Prediction, Tennis Predictions, Tennis Tipping, Vasek Pospisil, Yen-Hsun Lu.

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 2 (Auckland and Sydney)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

Auckland (draw)

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Robredo vs. Gonzalez, Ramos vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Mannarino, Falla vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Coric, Thiem vs. Anderson, Garcia-Lopez vs. Young, Vesely vs. Gulbis
Quarterfinals: Robredo vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Anderson, Garcia-Lopez vs. Gulbis
Semifinals: Lu vs. Bautista Agut, Johnson vs. Gulbis
Final: Bautista Agut vs. Johnson
Champion: Bautista Agut

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Robredo vs. Gonzalez, Lorenzi vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Mannarino, Falla vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Coric, Thiem vs. Anderson, Garcia-Lopez vs. Young, Bellucci vs. Gulbis
Quarterfinals: Robredo vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Giraldo, Coric vs. Thiem, Young vs. Gulbis
Semifinals: Robredo vs. Bautista Agut, Coric vs. Gulbis
Final: Bautista Agut vs. Gulbis
Champion: Gulbis

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Robredo vs. Gonzalez, Lorenzi vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Mannarino, Falla vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Coric, Thiem vs. Anderson, Garcia-Lopez vs. Young, Bellucci vs. Gulbis
Quarterfinals: Robredo vs. Monaco, Bautista Agut vs. Giraldo, Coric vs. Thiem, Soeda vs. Gulbis
Semifinals: Robredo vs. Bautista Agut, Coric vs. Gulbis
Final: Bautista Agut vs. Gulbis
Champion: Gulbis

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Robredo vs. Gonzalez, Lorenzi vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Delbonis, Falla vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Coric, Thiem vs. Anderson, Garcia-Lopez vs. Young, Bellucci vs. Gulbis
Quarterfinals: Robredo vs.Lu , Bautista Agut vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Thiem, Garcia-Lopez vs. Gulbis
Semifinals: Robredo vs. Bautista Agut, Thiem vs. Gulbis
Final: Bautista Agut vs. Gulbis
Champion: Bautista Agut

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Robredo vs. Gonzalez, Lorenzi vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Mannarino, Falla vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Coric, Thiem vs. Anderson, Garcia-Lopez vs. Young, Bellucci vs. Gulbis
Quarterfinals: Robredo vs. Lu, Mannarino vs. Giraldo, Johnson vs. Anderson, Young vs. Bellucci
Semifinals: Lu vs. Giraldo, Anderson vs. Young
Final: Lu vs. Anderson
Champion: Anderson

RBA and Gulbis appear to be relatively consensus picks to do well this week, perhaps we will get another rivalry matchup between the two in the final, in addition Borna Coric, Rendy Lu and Tommy Robredo are favored to have good weeks.

Embed from Getty Images

Sydney (draw)

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Fognini vs. Del Potro, Istomin vs. Almagro, Benneteau vs. Pospisil, Janowicz vs. Becker, Querrey vs. Muller, Tomic vs. Kohlschreiber, Klizan vs. Nieminen, Bolelli vs. Goffin
Quarterfinals: Del Potro vs. Istomin, Pospisil vs. Janowicz, Muller vs. Tomic, Klizan vs. Goffin
Semifinals: Istomin vs. Pospisil, Tomic vs. Klizan
Final: Pospisil vs. Klizan
Champion: Pospisil

Chris De Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Fognini vs. Stakhovsky, Istomin vs. Almagro, Benneteau vs. Pospisil, Kyrgios vs. Mayer, Chardy vs. Groth, Tomic vs. Kohlschreiber, Klizan vs Andujar, Bolelli vs. Goffin
Quarterfinals: Stakhovsky vs. Almagro,, Pospisil vs. Kyrgios, Chardy vs. Tomic, Klizan vs. Goffin
Semifinals: Almagro vs. Kyrgios, Tomic vs. Goffin
Final: Kyrgios vs. Goffin
Champion: Goffin

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Fognini vs. Stakhovsky, Istomin vs. Cuevas, Benneteau vs. Seppi, Kyrgios vs. Becker, Chardy vs. Groth, Tomic vs. Kohlschreiber, Klizan vs. Nieminen, Matosevic vs. Goffin
Quarterfinals: Stakhovsky vs. Istomin, Seppi vs. Kyrgios, Chardy vs. Tomic, Klizan vs. Goffin
Semifinals: Istomin vs. Kyrgios, Chardy vs. Goffin
Final: Istomin vs. Chardy
Champion: Chardy

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Fognini vs. Stakhovsky, Istomin vs. Almagro, Benneteau vs. Seppi, Kyrgios vs. Mayer, Chardy vs. Groth, Tomic vs. Kohlschreiber, Klizan vs Nieminen, Matosevic vs. Goffin
Quarterfinals: Fognini vs. Almagro, Benneteau vs. Kyrgios, Chardy vs. Kohlschreiber, Klizan vs. Goffin
Semifinals: Fognini vs. Kyrgios, Kohlschreiber vs. Goffin
Final: Kyrgios vs. Goffin
Champion: Goffin

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Fognini vs. Del Potro, Istomin vs. Almagro, Benneteau vs. Seppi, Kyrgios vs. Mayer, Chardy vs. Groth, Tomic vs. Kohlschreiber, Klizan vs Andujar, Matosevic vs. Goffin
Quarterfinals: Fognini vs. Istomin, Seppi vs. Mayer, Groth vs. Tomic, Klizan vs. Goffin
Semifinals: Istomin vs. Seppi, Tomic vs. Goffin
Final: Istomin vs. Goffin
Champion: Goffin

Three of our five experts have David Goffin winning the title this week, while opinions are mixed on Denis Istomin, Nick Kyrgios and Vasek Pospisil among others, it’s a week before a slam and this tournament has a wide open field.

Embed from Getty Images

Week 1 standings

Brisbane
1: Chris (128 points) (+250 ranking points overall)
2: Courtney (122 points) (+150 ranking points overall)
3: Steen (96 points) (+90 ranking points overall)
4: Niall (92 points) (+90 ranking points overall)
5: Jeff (72 points) (+45 ranking points overall)

everyone had perfect semis except Jeff, while Chris outdid Courtney in the early rounds and given the fact they both had Federer as champion, they finished 1/2 in Brisbane this week. Shout out to Courtney for picking Duckworth over Simon in a big upset no one else picked.

Doha
1: Steen (72 points) (+250 ranking points overall)
2: Jeff (60 points) (+150 ranking points overall)
3: Chris (56 points) (+90 ranking points overall)
4: Courtney (52 points) (+90 ranking points overall)
5: Niall (46 points) (+45 ranking points overall)

Steen finished first and Jeff finished second because they were the only two who had Berdych in the final, Steen had Ferrer in the semis and that was the difference.

Chennai
1: Niall (104 points) (+250 overall)
2: Courtney (102 points) (+150 overall)
3: Steen (72 points) (+90 overall)
4: Chris (62 points) (+90 overall)
5: Jeff (60 points) (+45 overall)

Having Wawrinka as the champ and RBA in the semis made the difference for Niall as he won the Chennai tournament this week. Courtney also had Wawrinka as the champ and outpaced the rest of the field, with the difference between the top two being the fact Niall did one pick better in round 2.

Overall standings (after week 1)
1: Chris: 430 ranking points
2: Steen: 430
3: Courtney: 390
4: Niall: 385
5: Jeff: 240

Chris and Steen both took titles and got semifinal points in two other tournaments, which puts them out in the lead, while Courtney getting final points from two events puts her in third. A dual champion could add 500 points to their total this week.

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 1 (Brisbane, Doha, and Chennai)

Posted by Admin on January 4, 2015

Posted in: 2015 ATP Draw Challenge, Brisbane, Chennai, Chris De Waard, Courtney Massey, Doha, Jeff McMillan, Niall Clarke, Steen Kirby. Tagged: 2015 Aircel Chennai Open, 2015 ATP, 2015 ATP Brisbane, 2015 ATP Chennai, 2015 ATP Doha, 2015 ATP World Tour, 2015 ATP World Tour Predictions, 2015 ATP World Tour Preview, 2015 Brisbane International, 2015 Qatar Exxon Mobil Open, Aircel Chennai Open, atp, ATP 2015, ATP Bracket, ATP Brisbane, ATP Chennai, ATP Doha, ATP Draw, ATP Tennis Picks, ATP Tennis Predictions, ATP Tennis Preview, ATP World Tour, Brisbane International, Contest, david goffin, feliciano lopez, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Kei Nishikori, men's tennis, Mens Tennis Picks, Mens Tennis Prediction, Mens Tennis Tipping, novak djokovic, rafael nadal, Roberto Bautista Agut, roger federer, Stan Wawrinka, Tennis Pick, Tennis Picks, Tennis Prediction, Tennis Predictions, Tennis Tipping, tomas berdych.

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 1 (Brisbane, Doha, and Chennai)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

Now that we have a bevy of ATP World Tour experts on staff at Tennis Atlantic, we will be having a weekly ATP pick em draw challenge, with a prize going to the winner at the end of the year. Each of our experts, Steen Kirby, Jeff McMillan, Chris de Waard, Courtney Massey, and Niall Clarke will be submitting their predictions for each ATP tournament draw and once the tournaments conclude we will review how they did compared to the actual results.

Points will be awarded for correct picks with 2 points for first round winners, 4 points for second round winners, and so on, doubling for each round. This week with three 250 level tournaments, the points system will go 2 points for correct first round picks, 4 points for correct quarterfinalists, 8 points for correct semifinalists, 16 points for correct finalists, and 32 points for selecting the correct tournament champion. Best of luck to all of our experts with their picks this week!

Brisbane (draw)

2015 Brisbane International Presented by Suncorp ATP picks

Three of our five experts picked Nishikori as champion, while two have Federer, and four of the five predict a Nishikori vs. Federer final. Only one expert has the semifinalists as anything other than Federer, Dimitrov, Raonic, and Nishikori, this week down under.

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Federer vs. Millman, Nieminen vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Chardy, Klizan vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Hewitt, Kukushkin vs. Raonic, Benneteau vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Nishikori
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Klizan, Anderson vs. Raonic, Nishikori vs. Tomic
Semifinals: Federer vs. Dimitrov, Raonic vs. Nishikori
Final: Federer vs. Nishikori
Champion: Nishikori

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Federer vs. Qualifier, Nieminen vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Chardy, Klizan vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Hewitt, Kukushkin vs. Raonic, Kokkinakis vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Nishikori
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Klizan, Anderson vs. Raonic, Nishikori vs. Tomic
Semifinals: Simon vs. Dimitrov, Raonic vs. Nishikori
Final: Dimitrov vs. Nishikori
Champion: Nishikori

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Federer vs. Millman, Nieminen vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Chardy, Klizan vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Groth, Kukushkin vs. Raonic, Kokkinakis vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Nishikori
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Raonic, Nishikori vs. Tomic
Semifinals: Federer vs. Dimitrov, Raonic vs. Nishikori
Final: Federer vs. Nishikori
Champion: Federer

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Federer vs. Qualifier, Nieminen vs. Duckworth, Dimitrov vs. Chardy, Klizan vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Hewitt, Qualifier vs. Raonic, Benneteau vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Nishikori
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Nieminen, Dimitrov vs. Klizan, Anderson vs. Raonic, Nishikori vs. Benneteau
Semifinals: Federer vs. Dimitrov, Raonic vs. Nishikori
Final: Federer vs. Nishikori
Champion: Federer

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Federer vs. Qualifier, Nieminen vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Chardy, Klizan vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Hewitt, Kukushkin vs. Raonic, Benneteau vs. Tomic, Matosevic vs. Nishikori
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Simon, Dimitrov vs. Klizan, Hewitt vs. Raonic, Nishikori vs. Tomic
Semifinals: Federer vs. Dimitrov, Raonic vs. Nishikori
Final: Federer vs. Nishikori
Champion: Nishikori

Embed from Getty Images

Doha (draw)

2015 Qatar Exxonmobil Open Picks

There is a full consensus on Djokovic taking the Doha title in his tournament debut this week, while our experts are divided 3-2 on whether he will face Berdych or Nadal in that final. When it comes to the semis, there is also a split decision between whether Djokovic will face Kohlschreiber or Ferrer, while everyone seems to agree the 2 and 3 seeds Nadal and Berdych will reach the semis.

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Stakhovsky, Youzhny vs. Karlovic, Ferrer vs. Verdasco, Brown vs. Kohlschreiber, Gasquet vs. Becker, Berdych vs. Qualifier, Jaziri vs. Mayer, Dodig vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Karlovic, Ferrer vs. Kohlschreiber, Gasquet vs. Berdych, Mayer vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nadal vs. Berdych
Final: Djokovic vs. Berdych
Champion: Djokovic

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Stakhovsky, Youzhny vs. Rosol, Ferrer vs. Verdasco, Brown vs. Kohlschreiber, Gasquet vs. Bolelli, Berdych vs. Monaco, Jaziri vs. Seppi, Dodig vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Rosol, Ferrer vs. Kohlschreiber, Bolelli vs. Berdych, Seppi vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Kohlschreiber, Nadal vs. Berdych
Final: Djokovic vs. Berdych
Champion: Djokovic

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Stakhovsky, Youzhny vs. Karlovic, Ferrer vs. Gabashvili, Brown vs. Kohlschreiber, Gasquet vs. Bolelli, Berdych vs. Monaco, Souza vs. Mayer, Dodig vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Karlovic, Ferrer vs. Kohlschreiber, Gasquet vs. Berdych, Mayer vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nadal vs. Berdych
Final: Djokovic vs. Nadal
Champion: Djokovic

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Stakhovsky, Youzhny vs. Karlovic, Ferrer vs. Verdasco, Brown vs. Kohlschreiber, Andujar vs. Becker, Berdych vs. Qualifier, Seppi vs. Jaziri, Dodig vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Youzhny, Ferrer vs. Kohlschreiber, Becker vs. Berdych, Seppi vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Nadal vs. Berdych
Final: Djokovic vs. Nadal
Champion: Djokovic

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Stakhovsky, Youzhny vs. Rosol, Ferrer vs. Verdasco, Brown vs. Kohlschreiber, Gasquet vs. Bolelli, Berdych vs. Qualifier, Souza vs. Mayer, Dodig vs. Nadal
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Youzhny, Ferrer vs. Kohlschreiber, Gasquet vs. Berdych, Mayer vs. Nadal
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Kohlschreiber, Nadal vs. Berdych
Final: Djokovic vs. Nadal
Champion: Djokovic

Embed from Getty Images

Chennai (draw)

2015 Aircel Chennai Open Picks

There are a variety of picks for champion this week among our experts, Goffin and Wawrinka are picked by two experts each, and Bautista Agut was also selected. Three of the five experts have Goffin, and Bautista Agut in the final, while only two have defending champion and top seed Stan Wawrinka. Lu, Garcia-Lopez and Lopez are all picks to reach the semifinals while Chris is predicting a run to the quarterfinals from wild card Ramkumar Ramanathan, and Courtney has some unseeded players reaching the quarterfinals.

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Wawrinka vs. Coric, Sijsling vs. Muller, Goffin vs. Berankis, Vesely vs. Granollers, Lu vs. Gonzalez, Gojowcyzk vs. Bautista Agut, Garcia-Lopez vs. Ito, Lacko vs. Lopez
Quarterfinals: Wawrinka vs. Muller, Goffin vs. Vesely, Lu vs. Bautista Agut, Garcia-Lopez vs. Lopez
Semifinals: Wawrinka vs. Goffin, Bautista Agut vs. Lopez
Final: Goffin vs. Bautista Agut
Champion: Bautista Agut

Jeff McMillan’s predictions:

Round 2 Matches: Wawrinka vs. Haase, Ymer vs. Roger-Vasselin, Goffin vs. Berankis, Vesely vs. Granollers, Devvarman vs. Carreno Busta, Falla vs. Bautista Agut, Garcia-Lopez vs. Ito, Lacko vs. Lopez
Quarterfinals: Wawrinka vs. Roger-Vasselin, Goffin vs. Granollers, Devvarman vs. Bautista Agut, Garcia-Lopez vs. Lopez
Semifinals: Wawrinka vs. Goffin, Bautista Agut vs. Garcia-Lopez
Final: Goffin vs. Garcia-Lopez
Champion: Goffin

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Wawrinka vs. Coric, Ymer vs. Roger-Vasselin, Goffin vs. Berankis, Vesely vs. Granollers, Lu vs. Carreno Busta, Gojowczyk vs. Bautista Agut, Qualifier vs. Ramanathan, Lacko vs. Lopez
Quarterfinals: Wawrinka vs. Roger-Vasselin, Goffin vs. Granollers, Lu vs. Bautista Agut, Ramanathan vs. Lopez
Semifinals: Wawrinka vs. Goffin, Bautista Agut vs. Lopez
Final: Goffin vs. Bautista Agut
Champion: Goffin

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Wawrinka vs. Coric, Sijsling vs. Roger-Vasselin, Goffin vs. Qualifier, Vesely vs. Granollers, Lu vs. Gonzalez, Falla vs. Bautista Agut, Ito vs. Qualifier, Lacko vs. Lopez
Quarterfinals: Wawrinka vs. Sijsling, Goffin vs. Vesely, Gonzalez vs. Bautista Agut, Ito vs. Lopez
Semifinals: Wawrinka vs. Goffin, Bautista Agut vs. Lopez
Final: Wawrinka vs. Lopez
Champion: Wawrinka

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Wawrinka, Coric, Sijsling, Roger-Vasselin, Goffin, Berankis, Qualifier, Granollers, Lu, Carreno Busta, Falla, Bautista Agut, Garcia-Lopez, Ito, Lacko, Lopez
Quarterfinals: Wawrinka vs. Roger-Vasselin, Goffin vs. Granollers, Lu vs. Bautista Agut, Garcia-Lopez vs. Lopez
Semifinals: Wawrinka vs. Lu, Bautista Agut vs. Lopez
Final:Wawrinka vs. Bautista Agut
Champion: Wawrinka

Embed from Getty Images