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

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

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

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.

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.