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2018 @EstorilOpen features Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kyle Edmund and More!

Posted by Admin on April 29, 2018
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2018 Estoril Open features Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kyle Edmund and More!
Steen Kirby, Tennis Atlantic

Tennis Atlantic is pleased to be able to provide some on-site coverage from the Estoril Open this week, a 250 on clay and Portugal’s only ATP event. Here is your full preview, with predictions.

Top Half:

Kevin Anderson starts his French Open prep with an opening match against Pablo Andujar or Stefanos Tsitsipas. It’ll be a tough match either way with Andujar a recent champ in Marrakech, and Tsitsipas a finalist in Barcelona. I’ll go with Andujar over Tsitsipas and Anderson in upsets. Roberto Carballes Baena takes on American Bjorn Fratangelo, the winner of that match should defeat Cam Norrie or Robin Haase to reach the quarters, with Andujar in the semifinals in my bracket.

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Kyle Edmund will face either home favorite Gastao Elias or Alex De Minaur in round 2, Edmund, a finalist in Marrakech should win that match and get past Gilles Simon or Joao Sousa in the quarters. Simon opens with wild card Pedro Sousa, Joao Sousa takes on Daniil Medvedev, I have Edmund over Simon in the quarters.

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Bottom Half:

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Pablo Carreno Busta will face Nicolas Kicker or a qualifier, with Leonardo Mayer or Nicolas Jarry awaiting in the quarters. I’ll back Mayer to beat Jarry and Frederico Silva or a qualifier before falling to PCB. PCB comes off a solid semifinal showing in Barcelona.

Albert Ramos will be favored to win the third section of the draw, he opens with Federico Delbonis, a player in poor form, a qualifier awaits in round 2, with Gilles Muller/Frances Tiafoe/Tennys Sandgren awaiting in the quarters. I’ll go with Muller over Tiafoe, with Ramos winning the section.

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Predictions

semis
Andujar d. Edmund
Carreno Busta d. Ramos

Anderson looms over the field, but Carreno Busta should be favored to win the title, and I’ll go with Andujar in another dark horse run. He’s rebuilding his career after injury.

final
Carreno Busta d. Andujar

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2017 ATP Estoril Preview and Predictions (@EstorilOpen)

Posted by Admin on April 30, 2017
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2017 ATP Estoril Preview and Predictions
Steen Kirby, Tennis Atlantic

There are three ATP 250 tournaments this week, the first of which takes place in Estoril, Portugal, as players continue to chase points on clay this Spring.

Millennium Estoril Open
ATP World Tour 250
Estoril, Portugal
May 1-7, 2017
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: €482,060

Top 4 seeds (who all receive first round byes) (ATP ranking in parentheses)
1: Pablo Carreno Busta (20)
2: Richard Gasquet (23)
3: Gilles Muller (28)
4: David Ferrer (32)

First round matches to watch:

(8)Benoit Paire vs. Nicolas Almagro

The defending champion Almagro could be knocked out in the first round in this one, as Benoit Paire is a relatively formidable opponent for a 250, and has a semifinal on clay already this year, while Almagro has struggled. This matchup is relatively even, but with Almagro yet to find his footing this season, I have Paire edging through.

(5)Juan Martin Del Potro vs. Yuichi Sugita

Del Potro should dominate this matchup, but Sugita qualified and reached the quarters in Barcelona winning matches against Robredo, Gasquet, and Carreno Busta. Normally a challenger journeyman, Sugita’s form looks to be at a career peak and Del Potro must be careful to avoid the upset. The Argentine hasn’t played a match on clay in a year.

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(6)Joao Sousa vs. (Q)Bjorn Fratangelo

Home hero Sousa has lost two straight while Fratangelo has qualified for consecutive ATP tournaments. Sousa should be favored at home, but unlike most Americans Fratangelo has real skill on clay and this is another upset watch match. I still have Sousa prevailing.

Top Half:

With Tommy Robredo having lost three straight, top seed Pablo Carreno Busta should defeat him or Evgeny Donskoy, then Paire or Gastao Elias (who opens with Malek Jaziri) to reach the semifinals. The Spaniard is the most solid clay courter in this tournament. The section below PCB features a host of strugglers, David Ferrer has lost five straight, while Denis Istomin has lost four straight. Local favorite Frederico Ferreira Silva is still a big underdog and thus Ferrer should fall to Del Potro in the quarterfinals, after Del Potro beats Sugita and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (who opens with Ryan Harrison, who has also lost five straight).

Bottom Half:

Despite being upset last week, Richard Gasquet is still a solid enough clay court veteran to be favored over Carlos Berlocq or qualifier Elias Ymer in round 2. Kyle Edmund is 2-2 in his last four matches and opens with red hot 23 year old qualifier Joao Domingues, who is making his ATP main draw debut at home. Edmund should fall to Kevin Anderson, after Anderson beats qualifier Sal Caruso, and then Gasquet over Anderson is the pick to reach the semifinals.

Despite losing three straight matches, Paul-Henri Mathieu is ripe to make the quarterfinals over journeyman Pedro Sousa, and Gilles Muller, who struggles on clay. I also have Taro Daniel finding form, defeating Renzo Olivo, and Joao Sousa to bust open this section, he should also defeat Mathieu to reach the semifinals.

Dark Horse: Taro Daniel

In a weak and difficult to predict draw, the section that has Joao Sousa along with Mathieu and Taro Daniel is the most open. I don’t trust Sousa in Estoril, and Daniel has demonstrated ability on clay in the past, he’s talented on the surface and has great potential. This week is his opportunity to show it and reach the semifinals or better.

Predictions

Semis
Carreno Busta d. Del Potro
Gasquet d. Daniel

Final
Carreno Busta d. Gasquet

I’ll back Carreno Busta to get a third career ATP title in this field, Del Potro is dangerous but has limited recent history on clay, and Gasquet’s form is not his best.

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2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 15 (Estoril, Munich, and Istanbul)

Posted by Admin on April 28, 2015
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2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 15 (Estoril, Munich, and Istanbul)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

A trio of clay 250s in Europe are on the offering this week, and here are the picks of our experts, to compliment the rest of our full week of credentialed media coverage.

Estoril

2015 Estoril Open Predictions

Steen Kirby’s picks

Round 2 matches: Lopez vs. Haase, Krajinovic vs. Ramos, Robredo vs. Carreno Busta, Montanes vs. Muller, Gasquet vs. De Schepper, Almagro vs. L. Mayer, Coric vs. Sousa, Garcia-Lopez vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Lopez vs. Ramos, Robredo vs. Muller, Gasquet vs. Almagro, Coric vs. Garcia-Lopez
Semifinals: Ramos vs. Robredo, Almagro vs. Coric
Final: Robredo vs. Almagro
Champion: Almagro

Niall Clarke’s picks

Round 2 matches: Lopez vs. Haase, Gonzalez vs. Kyrgios, Robredo vs. Carreno Busta, Montanes vs. Muller, Gasquet vs. De Schepper, Almagro vs. L. Mayer, Coric vs. Sousa, Garcia-Lopez vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Lopez vs. Kyrgios, Robredo vs. Muller, Gasquet vs. Almagro, Sousa. vs. Garcia-Lopez
Semifinals: Lopez vs. Robredo, Gasquet vs.Garcia-Lopez
Final: Robredo vs. Gasquet
Champion: Gasquet

Joe Craven’s picks

Round 2 matches: Lopez vs. Haase, Krajinovic vs. Kyrgios, Robredo vs. Carreno Busta, Montanes vs. Silva, Gasquet vs. Elias, Almagro vs. L. Mayer, Chardy vs. Sousa, Garcia-Lopez vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Lopez vs. Kyrgios, Robredo vs. Montanes, Gasquet vs. Almagro, Chardy vs. Garcia-Lopez
Semifinals: Lopez vs. Robredo, Almagro vs. Garcia-Lopez
Final: Robredo vs. Almagro
Champion: Almagro

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Robredo is a consensus pick to reach the final, but nobody has him winning it, as Almagro-Gasquet is a pivotal quarterfinal matchup, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez is also expected to do well.

Munich

2015 BMW Open by FWU AG Predictions

Steen Kirby’s picks

Round 2 matches: Murray vs. Struff, Stakhovsky vs. F. Mayer, Bautista Agut vs. Stepanek, Estrella vs. Tipsarevic, Kohlschreiber vs. A. Zverev, Bolelli vs. Goffin, Fognini vs. Thiem, Andujar vs. G. Melzer
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Mayer, Bautista Agut. vs Estrella, Kohlschreiber vs. Goffin, Fognini vs. Andujar
Semifinals: Murray vs. Bautista Agut, Kohlschreiber vs. Fognini
Final: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber
Champion: Murray

Niall Clarke’s picks

Round 2 matches: Murray vs. M. Zverev, Stakhovsky vs. Rosol, Bautista Agut vs. Stepanek, Estrella vs. Tomic, Kohlschreiber vs. A. Zverev, Bolelli vs. Goffin, Fognini vs. Pospisil, Andujar vs. G. Melzer
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Rosol, Bautista Agut. vs Tomic, Kohlschreiber vs. Goffin, Fognini vs. Andujar
Semifinals: Murray vs. Bautista Agut, Kohlschreiber vs. Fognini
Final: Bautista Agut vs. Kohlschreiber
Champion: Kohlschreiber

Joe Craven’s picks

Round 2 matches: Murray vs. Struff, Stakhovsky vs. Rosol, Bautista Agut vs. Dustov, Estrella vs. Tipsarevic, Kohlschreiber vs. A. Zverev, Bolelli vs. Goffin, Fognini vs. Pospisil, Andujar vs. G. Melzer
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Rosol, Bautista Agut. vs Estrella, Kohlschreiber vs. Goffin, Fognini vs.Andujar
Semifinals: Murray vs. Bautista Agut, Kohlschreiber vs. Fognini
Final: Murray vs. Fognini
Champion: Murray

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With the withdrawal of Monfils, Fognini or Kohlschreiber should reach the final from the bottom half, while Murray and RBA will fight it out in the top half.

Istanbul

2015 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open Predictions

 

Steen Kirby’s picks

Round 2 matches: Federer vs. Ilhan, Gimeno-Traver vs. Nedovyesov, Giraldo vs. Rublev, Darcis vs. Schwartzman, Bellucci vs. Paire, Kuznetsov vs. Cuevas, Haider-Maurer vs. Kokkinakis, Golubev vs. Dimitrov
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Gimeno-Traver, Giraldo vs. Darcis, Paire vs. Cuevas, Haider-Maurer vs. Dimitrov
Semifinals: Federer vs. Giraldo, Paire vs. Dimitrov
Final: Federer vs. Dimitrov
Champion: Federer

Niall Clarke’s picks

Round 2 matches: Federer vs. Ilhan, Gimeno-Traver vs. Kukushkin, Giraldo vs. Rublev, Melzer vs. Schwartzman, Bellucci vs. Paire, Gabashvili vs. Cuevas, Haider-Maurer vs. Lajovic, Golubev vs. Dimitrov
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Kukushkin, Giraldo vs. Schwartzman, Paire vs. Cuevas, Haider-Maurer vs. Dimitrov
Semifinals: Federer vs. Giraldo, Paire vs. Dimitrov
Final: Federer vs. Dimitrov
Champion: Federer

Joe Craven’s picks

Round 2 matches: Federer vs. Ilhan, Gimeno-Traver vs. Kukushkin, Giraldo vs. Rublev, Melzer vs. Schwartzman, Bellucci vs. Paire, Kuznetsov vs. Cuevas, Dodig vs. Lajovic, Golubev vs. Dimitrov
Quarterfinals: Federer vs. Gimeno-Traver, Giraldo vs. Schwartzman, Bellucci vs. Cuevas, Dodig vs. Dimitrov
Semifinals: Federer vs. Schwartzman, Bellucci vs. Dimitrov
Final: Federer vs. Bellucci
Champion: Federer

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Everyone has a Federer sweep, while opinions are mixed on Paire, Bellucci, and Dimitrov.

Week 14 standings

Barcelona
1: Niall (228 points) (+500 overall)
2: Steen (146 points) (+300 overall)
3: Jeff (140 points) (+180 overall)
4; Joe (82 points) (+180 overall)
5: Chris (76 points) (+90 overall)

Bucharest
1: Niall (64 points)(+250 overall)
2: Jeff (50 points) (+150 overall)
3: Chris (48 points) (+90 overall)
4: Steen (38 points) (+90 overall)
5: Joe (0 points) (+0 overall)

A solid week for Niall as he claimed two more titles this season.

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Overall standings (after week 13)

1: Steen: 6990 ranking points (+390 points overall)
2: Niall: 5660 points (+500 points overall)
3: Jeff: 5360 points (+330 points overall)
4: Joe 4990 points (+180 points overall)
5: Chris: 4800 points (+180 points overall)

Steen and Niall extended their lead further, as Chris and Joe lag behind, and Jeff still is within striking distance of second place.

ATP Draw Challenge (London Queens)