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Rafael Nadal The Odds on Favorite in Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros

Posted by Admin on May 9, 2018
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Rafael Nadal The Odds on Favorite in Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros
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Unsurprisingly, Rafael Nadal is the odds on favorite in Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros due his fantastic form on clay in 2018. The Monte Carlo and Barcelona Champion begins his Madrid Open title bid against Gael Monfils today, and is a heavy favorite to take the title in Madrid. The other leading contenders are former slam champions Juan Martin Del Potro, and Novak Djokovic, while Munich champion Alexander Zverev is another favorite. However, besides Nadal, all of these players are more than 3 to 1 odds to win the tournament.

Nadal should open as favorite in Rome presuming he plays, despite losing at the tournament last year, his last loss on clay. At the French Open Nadal has better than 2 to 1 odds presently, while Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Zverev, and Del Potro are all 15 to 1 or worse presently. A surprise name to feature in the early Roland Garros betting is South Korea’s Hyeon Chung, Chung, like Zverev, has never won a Grand Slam, but he’s posted steady results in season 2018 and will likely be the first Grand Slam champion from Korea at some point in his career.

With Roger Federer skipping the entire clay court season, all the money has rushed to Nadal, and if you fancy a bet on Nadal or one of the other clay court contenders check out NetBet Sport as a great place to play the odds and collect your winnings.

 

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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 12 (Houston and Casablanca)

Posted by Admin on April 7, 2015
Posted in: 2015 ATP Draw Challenge, ATP, Casablanca, Chris De Waard, Houston, Jeff McMillan, Joe Craven, Steen Kirby. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 12 (Houston and Casablanca)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

The clay season kicks off in earnest with a pair of 250 events in North Africa and the USA, as our analysts make their picks.

Houston

2015 US Men’s Clay Court Championships Picks

Steen Kirby’s Picks

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Estrella, Young vs. Querrey, Isner vs. Smyczek, Arguello vs. Verdasco, Lajovic vs, Hewitt, Delbonis vs.  Anderson, Giraldo vs. Tipsarevic, Sock vs. Bautista Agut
Quarterfinals: Lopez vs. Young, Isner vs. Verdasco, Lajovic vs. Delbonis, Giraldo vs. Souza
Semifinals: Lopez vs. Isner, Delbonis vs. Giraldo
Final: Isner vs. Delbonis
Champion: Isner

Chris de Waard’s Picks

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Estrella, Young vs. Querrey, Isner vs. Smyczek, Chung vs. Verdasco, Chardy vs, Hewitt, Delbonis vs.  Anderson, Giraldo vs. Tipsarevic, Sock vs. Bautista Agut
Quarterfinals: Estrella vs. Young, Isner vs. Verdasco, Chardy vs Anderson, Giraldo vs. Sock
Semifinals: Young vs. Verdasco, Anderson vs. Sock
Final: Verdasco vs. Anderson
Champion: Verdasco

Jeff McMillan’s Picks

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Estrella, Johnson vs. Querrey, Isner vs. Gabashvili, Chung vs. Verdasco, Chardy vs, Soeda, Delbonis vs.  Anderson, Giraldo vs. Qualifier, Sock vs. Bautista Agut
Quarterfinals: Lopez vs. Johnson, Isner vs. Verdasco, Chardy vs Delbonis, Giraldo vs. Bautista Agut
Semifinals: Johnson vs. Verdasco, Delbonis vs. Bautista Agut
Final: Verdasco vs. Bautista Agut
Champion: Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco is perhaps the favorite in Houston, but watch out for the big servers either Isner or Anderson.

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Casablanca

2015 Grand Prix Hassan II picks

Steen Kirby’s Picks

Round 2 Matches: Garcia-Lopez vs. Haase, Gimeno-Traver vs. Ramos, Vesely vs. Youzhny, Bedene vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Andujar, Mathieu vs. Granollers, Berlocq vs. Almagro, Kuznetsov vs. Klizan
Quarterfinals: Garcia-Lopez vs. Ramos, Vesely vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Granollers, Almagro vs. Klizan
Semifinals: Ramos vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Almagro
Final: Almagro vs Ramos
Champion: Almagro

Joe Craven’s Picks

Round 2 Matches: Garcia-Lopez vs. Haase, Gimeno-Traver vs. Kukushkin, Vesely vs. Youzhny, Gonzalez vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs Kamke, Dzumhur vs. Granollers, Berlocq vs. Almagro, Brown vs. Klizan
Quarterfinals: Garcia-Lopez vs. Kukushkin, Vesely vs. Schwartzman, Kamke vs. Granollers, Almagro vs. Klizan
Semifinals: Garcia-Lopez vs. Schwartzman, Granollers vs. Almagro
Final: Garcia-Lopez vs. Almagro
Champion: Almagro

Chris de Waard’s Picks

Round 2 Matches: Garcia-Lopez vs. Ouahab, Gimeno-Traver vs. Ramos, Vesely vs. Youzhny, Gonzalez vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Andujar, Dzumhur vs. Granollers, Carreno Busta vs. Almagro, Brown vs. Klizan
Quarterfinals: Garcia-Lopez vs. Ramos, Youzhny vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Dzumhur, Almagro vs. Klizan
Semifinals: Ramos vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Almagro
Final: Ramos vs. Almagro
Champion: Almagro

Jeff McMillan’s Picks

Round 2 Matches: Garcia-Lopez vs. Ouahab, Gimeno-Traver vs. Ramos, Vesely vs. Youzhny, Gonzalez vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Kamke, Dzumhur vs. Granollers, Berlocq vs. Almagro, Brown vs. Klizan
Quarterfinals: Garcia-Lopez vs. Ramos, Vesely vs. Schwartzman, Haider-Maurer vs. Granollers, Almagro vs. Klizan
Semifinals: Garcia-Lopez vs. Schwartzman, Granollers vs. Klizan
Final: Garcia-Lopez vs. Klizan
Champion: Garcia-Lopez

Nicolas Almagro is the favorite in Casablanca this week.

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Week 11 standings

Miami
1: Joe (664 points) (+1000 overall)
2: Steen (608 points) (+600 overall)
3: Chris (542 points) (+360 overall)
4: Niall (518 points) (+360 overall)
5: Jeff (0 points) (+0 overall)

Joe wins his first event by a sizable margin.

Overall standings (after week 11)

1: Steen: 5820 ranking points (+600 points overall)
2: Niall: 4980 points (+360 points overall)
3: Joe 4360 points (+1000 points overall)
4: Chris: 3860 points (+360 points overall)
5 Jeff: 3630 points (+0 points overall)

Joe jumps into third rather quickly, while Steen extended his lead on Niall with a second place finish, Courtney is now scratched.

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ATP Draw Challenge (London Queens)

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 11 (Miami)

Posted by Admin on March 25, 2015
Posted in: 2015 ATP Draw Challenge, ATP, Chris De Waard, Courtney Massey, Jeff McMillan, Joe Craven, Miami, Steen Kirby. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 11 (Miami)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

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.

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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.

ATP Draw Challenge (London Queens)

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 9/10 (Indian Wells)

Posted by Admin on March 12, 2015
Posted in: 2015 ATP Draw Challenge, Chris De Waard, Courtney Massey, Jeff McMillan, Joe Craven, Niall Clarke. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 9/10 (Indian Wells)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

The Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells is the only tournament for the next couple of weeks, the worlds best take to the hard courts of the California desert, and here are our analysts predictions as to what the results will be. Joining us this week and for the rest of the season is our new writer Joe Craven, who will be adding his 2 cents to the discussion. A big welcome to Joe, and without further adieu, here are the picks.

Steen Kirby predictions:

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Baghdatis, Troicki vs. Benneteau, Isner vs. Melzer, Lajovic vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Monaco, Kokkinakis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Coric, Dodig vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Kukushkin, Becker vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Mannarino, Groth vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Matosevic, De Bakker vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Harrison vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Bolelli, Dolgopolov vs. Giraldo, Robredo vs. Brown, Kyrgios vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Ito, Estrella vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Young, Krajinovic vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Bolt, Klizan vs. Rosol, Karlovic vs. Johnson, Stakhovsky vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Krajicek, Lu vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Youzhny, Janowicz vs. Federer
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Troicki, Isner vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Groth, Lopez vs. De Bakker, Verdasco vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Dolgopolov, Robredo vs. Kyrgios, Simon vs. Gasquet, Young vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Klizan, Johnson vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Federer
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Anderson, Garcia-Lopez vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Mannarino, Lopez vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs Kyrgios, Gasquet vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion: Djokovic

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Baghdatis, Troicki vs. Benneteau, Isner vs. Melzer, Lajovic vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Monaco, Kokkinakis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Coric, Dodig vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Kukushkin, Smyczek vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Mannarino, Groth vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Matosevic, Nieminen vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Harrison vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Bolelli, Dolgopolov vs. Giraldo, Robredo vs. Golubev, Kyrgios vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Jaziri, Estrella vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Young, Sijsling vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Haase, Klizan vs. Rosol, Karlovic vs. Johnson, Stakhovsky vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Krajicek, Lu vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Youzhny, Janowicz vs. Federer
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Troicki, Isner vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Groth, Lopez vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Dolgopolov, Robredo vs. Kyrgios, Simon vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Klizan, Johnson vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Federer
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Isner, Garcia-Lopez vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Fognini, Lopez vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs Kyrgios, Simon vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion: Djokovic

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Baghdatis, Troicki vs. Benneteau, Isner vs. Melzer, Delbonis vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Monaco, Kokkinakis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Haider-Maurer, Sousa vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Pospisil, Smyczek vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Mannarino, Gimeno-Traver vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Roger-Vasselin, Nieminen vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Fish vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Bolelli, Dolgopolov vs. Giraldo, Robredo vs. Brown, Kyrgios vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Ito, Estrella vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Young, Sijsling vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Bolt, Klizan vs. Rosol, Karlovic vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Istomin, Lu vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Hanescu, Janowicz vs. Federer
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Troicki, Isner vs. Anderson, Monaco vs. Kokkinakis, Tomic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Smyczek, Fognini vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Giraldo, Robredo vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Rosol, Karlovic vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Federer
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Anderson, Monaco vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Fognini, Lopez vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs Dimitrov, Simon vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Karlovic, Bautista Agut vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Nishikori, Dimitrov vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Nadal vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Nadal
Champion: Djokovic

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Baghdatis, Troicki vs. Benneteau, Isner vs. Melzer, Lajovic vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Monaco, Kokkinakis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Haider-Maurer, Sousa vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Kukushkin, Smyczek vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Mannarino, Groth vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Roger-Vasselin, De Bakker vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Harrison vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Bolelli, Dolgopolov vs. Giraldo, Robredo vs. Brown, Kyrgios vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Jaziri, Estrella vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Young, Krajinovic vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Bolt, Klizan vs. Rosol, Karlovic vs. Johnson, Stakhovsky vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Krajicek, Sock vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Hanescu, Janowicz vs. Federer
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Troicki, Isner vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Smyczek, Mannarino vs. Groth, Lopez vs. Cuevas, Thiem vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Dolgopolov, Brown vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Klizan, Johnson vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Sock, Seppi vs. Federer
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Isner, Garcia-Lopez vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Manarino, Lopez vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs Dimitrov, Gasquet vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Berdych, Sock vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Murray, Nadal vs. Wawrinka
Final: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Djokovic

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Baghdatis, Troicki vs. Benneteau, Isner vs. Novikov, Delbonis vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Monaco, Kokkinakis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Coric, Dodig vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Pospisil, Becker vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Mannarino, Groth vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Matosevic, Nieminen vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Harrison vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Bolelli, Dolgopolov vs. Giraldo, Robredo vs. Brown, Kyrgios vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Jaziri, Estrella vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Young, Krajinovic vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Haase, Klizan vs. Rosol, Karlovic vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Istomin, Lu vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Hanescu, Janowicz vs. Federer
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Troicki, Isner vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Kokkinakis, Tomic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Dolgopolov, Brown vs. Kyrgios, Simon vs. Gasquet, Young vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Klizan, Johnson vs. Berdych, Istomin vs. Lu, Seppi vs. Federer
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Isner, Cilic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Fognini, Lopez vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs Dimitrov, Simon vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Johnson, Lu vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Simon, Wawrinka vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Murray, Raonic vs. Wawrinka
Final: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Djokovic

Joe Craven’s predictions

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Baghdatis, Troicki vs. Benneteau, Isner vs. Melzer, Delbonis vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Gabashvili, Kokkinakis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Haider-Maurer, Sousa vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Pospisil, Smyczek vs. Kohlschreiber, Fognini vs. Mannarino, Groth vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Roger-Vasselin, Nieminen vs. Cuevas, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Harrison vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Bolelli, Dolgopolov vs. Giraldo, Robredo vs. Brown, Kyrgios vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Jaziri, Estrella vs. Gasquet, Chardy vs. Young, Sijsling vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Haase, Klizan vs. Rosol, Karlovic vs. Granollers, Stakhovsky vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Krajicek, Sock vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Youzhny, Janowicz vs. Federer
Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Troicki, Isner vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Garcia-Lopez, Tomic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Smyczek, Fognini vs. Gulbis, Lopez vs. Nieminen, Verdasco vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs. Dolgopolov, Robredo vs. Dimitrov, Simon vs. Gasquet, Young vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Klizan, Karlovic vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Muller, Seppi vs. Federer
Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Manarino, Lopez vs. Nishikori, Raonic vs Kyrgios, Gasquet vs. Nadal, Wawrinka vs. Berdych, Bautista Agut vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Ferrer, Murray vs. Nishikori, Dimitrov vs. Simon, Wawrinka vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Nishikori, Simon vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion: Djokovic

Djokovic is the unanimous pick to win the title, opinions are mixed on how Nadal, Murray, Nishikori, Federer, Wawrinka and other big names will fare

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Week 8 standings

Dubai
1: Niall (134 points) (+500 overall)
2: Courtney (132 points) (+300 overall)
3: Steen (108 points) (+180 overall)
4: Chris (88 points) (+180 overall)
5: Jeff (80 points) (+90 overall)

Niall rightfully had a Djokovic vs Federer final with Federer winning, as did Courtney, and they led the way this week in a razor thin result.

Acapulco

1: Niall (104 points) (+500 overall)
2: Chris (100 points) (+300 overall)
3: Courtney (100 points) (+300 overall)
4: Steen (84 points) (+180 overall)
5: Jeff (82 points) (+90 overall)

Niall had a Nishikori vs Ferrer final and edged out Chris and Courtney in previous rounds, as he swept this week.

Buenos Aires

1: Niall (136 points) (+250 overall)
2: Steen (98 points) (+150 overall)
3: Chris (96 points) (+90 overall)
4: Jeff (84 points) (+90 overall)
5: Courtney (70 points) (+45 overall)

Niall dominated in BA, as he cemented a remarkable sweep of all three ATP events.

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Overall standings (after week 7)

1: Steen: 4620 ranking points (+510 points overall)
2: Niall: 3620 points (+1250 points overall)
3: Courtney: 3445 points (+645 points overall)
4: Chris: 3320 points (+570 points overall)
5: Jeff: 3270 points (+270 points overall)
6: Joe 3000 points*

Niall rocketed from last place to second with his sweep of the weeks tournaments, Jeff had a strong week prior but struggled this week and dropped back into last, while Steen still has an edge in the overall horse race.

*As mentioned, Joe will be joining the draw challenge partially through as he is now joining the TA staff team, he has been awarded a mutually decided 3000 overall points so that he has a fair enough footing to compete with the others.

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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 8 (Acapulco, Dubai, Buenos Aires)

Posted by Admin on February 23, 2015
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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 8 (Acapulco, Dubai, Buenos Aires)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

Two 500 pointers are at stake with Acapulco and Dubai, while 250 points can be gained from the clay court tournament in Buenos Aires, as a vast majority of the ATP World Tour’s stars are in action this week.

Acapulco (draw)

2015 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Estrella, Haase vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Johnson, Troicki vs. Giraldo, Gabashvili vs. Kokkinakis, Young vs. Dimitrov, Becker vs. Tomic, Granollers vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Troicki, Kokkinakis vs. Dimitrov, Tomic vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Anderson, Dimitrov vs. Ferrer
Final: Nishikori vs. Dimitrov
Champion: Nishikori

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Estrella, Haider-Maurer vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Johnson, Troicki vs. Qualifier, Karlovic vs. Kokkinakis, Young vs. Dimitrov, Becker vs. Tomic, Matosevic vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Haider-Maurer, Anderson vs. Troicki, Karlovic vs. Dimitrov, Becker vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Haider-Maurer vs. Troicki, Dimitrov vs. Ferrer
Final: Haider-Maurer vs. Ferrer
Champion: Ferrer

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Lu, Haider-Maurer vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Johnson, Troicki vs. Giraldo, Karlovic vs. Kokkinakis, Young vs. Dimitrov, Kamke vs. Tomic, Granollers vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Troicki, Karlovic vs. Dimitrov, Tomic vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Troicki, Dimitrov vs. Ferrer
Final: Nishikori vs. Ferrer
Champion: Nishikori

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Lu, Haider-Maurer vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Johnson, Troicki vs. Giraldo, Karlovic vs. Kokkinakis, Young vs. Dimitrov, Kamke vs. Tomic, Matosevic vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Troicki, Karlovic vs. Dimitrov, Tomic vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Johnson, Dimitrov vs. Ferrer
Final: Nishikori vs. Dimitrov
Champion: Nishikori

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Lu, Haider-Maurer vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Johnson, Troicki vs. Giraldo, Karlovic vs. Kokkinakis, Young vs. Dimitrov, Becker vs. Mannarino, Granollers vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Dolgopolov, Anderson vs. Troicki, Karlovic vs. Dimitrov, Mannarino vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Anderson, Karlovic vs. Ferrer
Final: Nishikori vs. Ferrer
Champion: Nishikori

Opinions are mixed on how David Ferrer will fare coming off his Rio title, but Kei Nishikori is the consensus pick to win his second ATP title of the year, while defending champ Grigor Dimitrov is predicted to come up just short by most of our analysts.

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Dubai (draw)

2015 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Golubev, Zverev vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Bolelli, Stakhovsky vs. Istomin, Baghdatis vs. Kohlschreiber, Sousa vs. Murray, Bautista Agut vs. Gasquet, Garcia-Lopez vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Stakhovsky, Baghdatis vs. Murray, Gasquet vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Berdych, Murray vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion:  Djokovic

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Martin, Ilhan vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Bolelli, Stakhovsky vs. Gulbis, Baghdatis vs. Kohlschreiber, McGee vs. Murray, Bautista Agut vs. Seppi, Verdasco vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Stakhovsky, Baghdatis vs. Murray, Seppi vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Berdych, Murray vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion:  Federer

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Martin, Ilhan vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Bolelli, Stakhovsky vs. Gulbis, Goffin vs. Kohlschreiber, Sousa vs. Murray, Bautista Agut vs. Gasquet, Garcia-Lopez vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Stakhovsky, Goffin vs. Murray, Gasquet vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Berdych, Murray vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Murray
Champion:  Djokovic

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Golubev, Ilhan vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Bolelli, Rosol vs. Gulbis, Goffin vs. Kohlschreiber, Sousa vs. Murray, Bautista Agut vs. Seppi, Verdasco vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Gulbis, Goffin vs. Murray, Seppi vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Berdych, Murray vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Murray
Champion:  Murray

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Djokovic vs. Golubev, Zverev vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Bolelli, Stakhovsky vs. Istomin, Goffin vs. Kohlschreiber, Sousa vs. Murray, Bautista Agut vs. Gasquet, Garcia-Lopez vs. Federer
Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Lopez, Berdych vs. Istomin, Goffin vs. Murray, Gasquet vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Berdych, Murray vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion:  Federer

2 people have Fed as champ, 2  people have Novak as champ, and everyone has the same semifinal pairings this week, in a draw that is expected to remain true to form late into the tournament.

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Buenos Aires (draw)

2015 Argentina Open Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Montanes, Bellucci vs. Delbonis, Fognini vs. Berlocq, Qualifier vs. Vesely, Mayer vs. Monaco, Qualifier vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Ramos, Olivo vs. Robredo
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Delbonis, Fognini vs. Vesely, Monaco vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Olivo
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Vesely, Cuevas vs. Almagro
Final: Nadal vs. Cuevas
Champion:  Nadal

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Qualifier, Lorenzi vs. Delbonis, Fognini vs. Schwartzman, Qualifier vs. Vesely, Mayer vs. Monaco, Qualifier vs. Cuevas, Andujar vs. Zeballos, Nieminen vs. Robredo
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Lorenzi, Fognini vs. Vesely, Mayer vs. Qualifier, Andujar vs. Nieminen
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Fognini, Mayer vs. Nieminen
Final: Nadal vs. Mayer
Champion:  Nadal

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Qualifier, Bellucci vs. Carreno-Busta, Fognini vs. Schwartzman, Qualifier vs. Vesely, Mayer vs. Monaco, Andreozzi vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Ramos, Olivo vs. Robredo
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Carreno Busta, Fognini vs. Vesely, Monaco vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Olivo
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Almagro
Final: Nadal vs. Cuevas
Champion:  Nadal

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Qualifier, Bellucci vs. Delbonis, Fognini vs. Berlocq, Qualifier vs. Rola, Mayer vs. Gonzalez, Qualifier vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Zeballos, Nieminen vs. Robredo
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Bellucci, Fognini vs. Qualifier, Mayer vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Robredo
Final: Nadal vs. Cuevas
Champion:  Nadal

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Montanes, Bellucci vs. Delbonis, Fognini vs. Berlocq, Qualifier vs. Vesely, Mayer vs. Monaco, Qualifier vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Zeballos, Nieminen vs. Robredo
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Delbonis, Berlocq vs. Vesely, Monaco vs. Cuevas, Almagro vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Berlocq, Monaco vs. Almagro
Final: Nadal vs. Monaco
Champion:  Nadal

Nobody appears to be comfortable picking against Nadal on clay, with Pablo Cuevas a favorite for the final.

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Week 7 standings

Rio
1: Jeff (100 points) (+500 points overall)
2: Chris (82 points) (+300 points)
3: Steen (62 points) (+180 points)
4: Niall (62 points) (+180 points)
5: Courtney (46 points) (+90 points)

The two players with Ferrer as champion finished one and two, and Jeff had Fognini going deeper in the tournament, giving him an edge.

Marseille
1: Niall (118 points) (+250 points)
2: Jeff (110 points) (+150 points)
3: Chris (78 points) (+90 points)
4: Steen (68 points) (+90 points)
5: Courtney (56 points) (+45 points)

Niall and Jeff both correctly predicted Simon as champion, and a Monfils vs. Simon final, kudos to them as they led the pack this week.

Delray
1: Courtney (84 points)  (+250 points)
2: Jeff (46 points) (+150 points)
3: Niall (32 points) (+90 points)
4: Chris (28 points) (+90 points)
5: Steen (24 points) (+45 points)

Courtney blew the rest of the field out of the water this week in Delray, taking the title as her favorite Ernests Gulbis has before, she was the only one to correctly predict Ivo Karlovic as champion.

Overall standings (after week 7)

1: Steen: 4110 ranking points (+315 points overall)
2:  Jeff: 3000 points (+800 points overall)
3: Courtney: 2800 points (+385 points overall)
4: Chris: 2750 points (+480 points overall)
5: Niall: 2370 points (+520 points overall)

Jeff makes a big move this week, rising from 4th to second with a tremendous 800 point gain, Courtney won an event but actually dropped one spot into third, while Niall remains bringing up the rear.

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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 7 (Rio, Marseille, Delray Beach)

Posted by Admin on February 16, 2015
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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 7 (Rio, Marseille, Delray Beach)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

Another 500 pointer is at stake this week with Rio, and 250 points each are up for grabs in Marseille and Delray.

Rio (draw)

2015 Rio Open Presented by Claro Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Berlocq, Montanes vs. Almagro, Fognini vs. Andujar, Schwartzman vs. Lajovic, Mayer vs. Souza, Ramos vs. Robredo, Giraldo vs. Nieminen, de Bakker vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Almagro, Fognini vs. Lajovic, Mayer vs. Robredo, Giraldo vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Lajovic, Mayer vs. Ferrer
Final: Nadal vs. Ferrer
Champion: Nadal

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Berlocq, Montanes vs. Almagro, Vesely vs. Lorenzi, Schwartzman vs. Klizan, Mayer vs. Souza, Haider-Maurer vs. Robredo, Monaco vs. Nieminen, Clezar vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Almagro, Vesely vs. Schwartzman, Mayer vs. Robredo, Monaco vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Vesely, Robredo vs. Ferrer
Final: Nadal vs. Robredo
Champion: Nadal

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Berlocq, Gonzalez vs. Almagro, Vesely vs. Andujar, Schwartzman vs. Klizan, Mayer vs. Souza, Ramos vs. Ymer, Giraldo vs. Cecchinato, de Bakker vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Almagro, Vesely vs. Schwartzman, Mayer vs. Ramos, Giraldo vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Vesely, Mayer vs. Ferrer
Final: Nadal vs. Ferrer
Champion: Ferrer

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Berlocq, Gonzalez vs. Almagro, Fognini vs. Lorenzi, Delbonis vs. Klizan, Mayer vs. Souza, Ramos vs. Robredo, Giraldo vs. Nieminen, Clezar vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Almagro, Fognini vs. Klizan, Mayer vs. Robredo, Giraldo vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Fognini, Robredo vs. Ferrer
Final: Nadal vs. Ferrer
Champion: Ferrer

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nadal vs. Berlocq, Montanes vs. Almagro, Vesely vs. Andujar, Schwartzman vs. Klizan, Mayer vs. Souza, Ramos vs. Robredo, Giraldo vs. Nieminen, de Bakker vs. Ferrer
Quarterfinals: Nadal vs. Almagro, Vesely vs. Klizan, Souza vs. Robredo, Giraldo vs. Ferrer
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Klizan, Robredo vs. Ferrer
Final: Klizan vs. Ferrer
Champion: Klizan

A variety of possible champions this week, but general consensus is on Rafael Nadal or David Ferrer winning the title, with a variety of semifinalists possible

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Marseille (draw)

2015 Open 13 Marseille Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Raonic vs. Bolelli, Kuznetsov vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Pospisil, Sousa vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Istomin, Chardy vs. Gulbis, Stakhovsky vs. Struff, Mathieu vs. Wawrinka
Quarterfinals: Raonic vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Chardy, Struff vs. Wawrinka
Semifinals: Raonic vs. Bautista Agut, Simon vs. Wawrinka
Final: Raonic vs. Simon
Champion: Raonic

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Raonic vs. Vanni, Golubev vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Pospisil, Thiem vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Coric, Chardy vs. Gulbis, Stakhovsky vs. Qualifier, Paire vs. Wawrinka
Quarterfinals: Raonic vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Thiem, Simon vs. Gulbis, Stakhovsky vs. Wawrinka
Semifinals: Raonic vs. Bautista Agut, Simon vs. Wawrinka
Final: Raonic vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Wawrinka

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Raonic vs. Bolelli, Kuznetsov vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Pospisil, Thiem vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Coric, Chardy vs. Gulbis, Stakhovsky vs. Struff, Paire vs. Wawrinka
Quarterfinals: Raonic vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Chardy, Stakhovsky vs. Wawrinka
Semifinals: Raonic vs. Bautista Agut, Simon vs. Wawrinka
Final: Raonic vs. Simon
Champion: Raonic

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Raonic vs. Bolelli, Golubev vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Pospisil, Thiem vs. Goffin, Simon vs. Istomin, Chardy vs. Gulbis, Stakhovsky vs. Qualifier, Paire vs. Wawrinka
Quarterfinals: Raonic vs. Monfils, Pospisil vs. Goffin, Simon vs. Gulbis, Qualifier vs. Wawrinka
Semifinals: Monfils vs. Goffin, Simon vs. Wawrinka
Final: Monfils vs. Simon
Champion: Simon

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Raonic vs. Bolelli, Golubev vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Pospisil, Thiem vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Istomin, Chardy vs. Gulbis, Stakhovsky vs. Struff, Paire vs. Wawrinka
Quarterfinals: Raonic vs. Monfils, Bautista Agut vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Chardy, Stakhovsky vs. Paire
Semifinals: Monfils vs. Janowicz, Simon vs. Paire
Final: Monfils vs. Simon
Champion: Simon

Gilles Simon, or Milos Raonic are picked as champions this week, Gael Monfils is also expected to do well, and opinions are mixed on how Stan Wawrinka will fare after winning Rotterdam.

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Delray Beach (draw)

2015 Delray Beach Open by the Venetian Las Vegas Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Anderson vs. Groth, Kudla vs. Mannarino, Brown vs. Qualifier, Sela vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Young, Smyczek vs. Dolgopolov, Troicki vs. Tomic, Sijsling vs. Isner
Quarterfinals: Anderson vs. Kudla, Brown vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Smyczek, Troicki vs. Isner
Semifinals: Anderson vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Troicki
Final: Anderson vs. Troicki
Champion: Troicki

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Anderson vs. Lu, Kudla vs. Mannarino, Karlovic vs. Qualifier, Rublev vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Dodig, Smyczek vs. Gabashvili, Troicki vs. Jaziri, Sijsling vs. Isner
Quarterfinals: Anderson vs. Kudla, Karlovic vs. Johnson, Dodig vs. Smyczek, Troicki vs. Isner
Semifinals: Anderson vs. Karlovic, Smyczek vs. Troicki
Final: Karlovic vs. Smyczek
Champion: Karlovic

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Anderson vs. Groth, Kudla vs. Mannarino, Brown vs. Krajnovic, Rublev vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Dodig, Smyczek vs. Dolgopolov, Troicki vs. Tomic, Qualifier vs. Isner
Quarterfinals: Anderson vs. Mannarino, Brown vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Smyczek, Troicki vs. Isner
Semifinals: Anderson vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Troicki
Final: Anderson vs. Troicki
Champion: Troicki

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Anderson vs. Groth, Lacko vs. Mannarino, Brown vs. Qualifier, Rublev vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Young, Smyczek vs. Dolgopolov, Troicki vs. Tomic, Qualifier vs. Isner
Quarterfinals: Anderson vs. Mannarino, Brown vs. Johnson, Young vs. Smyczek, Tomic vs. Isner
Semifinals: Anderson vs. Johnson, Young vs. Isner
Final: Johnson vs. Isner
Champion: Isner

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Anderson vs. Groth, Kudla vs. Mannarino, Karlovic vs. Qualifier, Rublev vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Young, Smyczek vs. Gabashvili, Troicki vs. Tomic, Qualifier vs. Isner
Quarterfinals: Anderson vs. Kudla, Karlovic vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Smyczek, Troicki vs. Isner
Semifinals: Anderson vs. Johnson, Querrey vs. Isner
Final: Anderson vs. Isner
Champion: Isner

Troicki or Isner are the favorites seemingly in this very open field, Jeff has believes in American Steve Johnson to reach his maiden ATP final, while Courtney is backing the unseeded Tim Smyczek to do the same.

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Week 6 standings

Rotterdam
1: Courtney (122 points) (+500 points overall)
2: Niall (114 points) (+300 points)
3: Steen (78 points) (+180 points)
4: Jeff (66 points) (+180 points)
5: Chris (58 points) (+90 points)

Courtney wins thanks to having Wawrinka as champ, and Niall did slightly poorer earlier in the tournament, though he also correctly predicted Wawrinka, and credit to both of them for a good showing in the highest point value tournament this week.

Memphis
1: Chris (104 points) (+250 points)
2: Niall (102 points) (+150 points)
3: Courtney (102 points) (+90 points)
4: Jeff (100 points) (+90 points)
5: Steen (94 points) (+45 points)

Everyone had Nishikori as champion this week and thus the point values were all closely clustered, Chris was most accurate early on though and takes the title.

Sao Paulo
1: Steen (56 points)  (+250 points)
2: Chris (54 points) (+150 points)
3: Courtney (50 points) (+90 points)
4: Jeff (28 points) (+90 points)
5: Niall (16 points) (+45 points)

Steen had Pablo Cuevas, the champion, in the final, which was enough to get him the title with this unpredictable tournament.

Overall standings (after week 6)

1: Steen: 3795 ranking points (+475 points overall)
2: Courtney: 2415 points (+680 points overall)
3: Chris: 2270 points (+490 points overall)
4: Jeff: 2200 points (+360 points overall)
5: Niall: 1850 points (+495 points overall)

Courtney experiences a big rise to second place, and Chris jumps ahead of Jeff, with Steen still in the outright lead and Niall bringing up the pack.

 

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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 6 (Rotterdam, Memphis, Sao Paulo)

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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 6 (Rotterdam, Memphis, Sao Paulo)
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A 500 point event and a pair of 250s are at stake this week as all of our gifted analysts return to make their picks for all the ATP main draw action over the coming days.

Rotterdam  (draw)

2015 ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Benneteau vs. Sousa, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Muller, Garcia-Lopez vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Granollers, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Sousa, Berdych vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Granollers vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Wawrinka vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Murray

Chris de Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Benneteau vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Goffin, Istomin vs. Wawrinka, Thiem vs. Granollers, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Thiem vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Dimitrov vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Raonic
Champion: Murray
Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Chardy vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Muller, Istomin vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Stakhovsky, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Bautista Agut, Muller vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Wawrinka vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Wawrinka

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Kohlschreiber, Chardy vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Goffin, Garcia-Lopez vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Granollers, Rosol vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Chardy, Berdych vs. Monfils, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Granollers vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Berdych, Wawrinka vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Wawrinka
Champion: Wawrinka

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Murray vs. Pospisil, Chardy vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Seppi, Monfils vs. Bautista Agut, Dimitrov vs. Goffin, Garcia-Lopez vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Granollers, Bolelli vs.Raonic
Quarterfinals: Murray vs. Simon, Berdych vs. Monfils, Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka, Gulbis vs. Raonic
Semifinals: Murray vs. Monfils, Dimitrov vs. Raonic
Final: Murray vs. Raonic
Champion: Murray

It’s a split decision between Murray and Wawrinka, as to whom will be champion in Rotterdam this week.

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Memphis (draw)

Memphis Open 2015 Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Gabashvili, Donaldson vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Matosevic, Groth vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Becker, Tomic vs. Anderson
Final: Nishikori vs. Tomic
Champion: Nishikori

Chris De Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs Dodig, Donaldson vs. Querrey, Young vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Kukushkin, Isner vs. Donaldson, Young vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Tomic vs. Anderson
Final: Nishikori vs. Tomic
Champion: Nishikori

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs Gabashvili, Kozlov vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Qualifier, Sijsling vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Becker, Mannarino vs. Sijsling, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Mannarino vs. Anderson
Final: Nishikori vs. Anderson
Champion: Nishikori

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Jaziri, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Dodig, Donaldson vs. Becker, Young vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Becker, Young vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Young vs. Johnson
Final: Nishikori vs. Johnson
Champion: Nishikori

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Nishikori vs. Qualifier, Kukushkin vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Gabashvili, Donaldson vs. Querrey, Young vs. Qualifier, Tomic vs. Dolgopolov, Johnson vs. Brown, Lu vs. Anderson
Quarterfinals: Nishikori vs. Karlovic, Isner vs. Querrey, Young vs. Tomic, Johnson vs. Anderson
Semifinals: Nishikori vs. Isner, Tomic vs. Johnson
Final: Nishikori vs. Johnson
Champion: Nishikori

Everyone agrees with Kei Nishikori winning his third Memphis title, the only disagreement is in regards to who his opponent will be in the final, and what the other semis will be. Opinions are mixed on the fate of Steve Johnson and Bernard Tomic this week.

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Sao Paulo (draw)

2015 Brasil Open Picks

Steen Kirby’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Lajovic vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Ramos, Carreno Busta vs. Bellucci, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Schwartzman vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals:Lopez vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Bellucci, Berlocq vs. Schwartzman, Cuevas vs. Almagro
Semifinals: Verdasco vs. Mayer, Berlocq vs. Cuevas
Final: Mayer vs. Cuevas
Champion: Mayer

Chris De Waard’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Clezar, Souza vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals:Monaco vs. Andujar, Mayer vs. Klizan, Berlocq vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Almagro
Semifinals: Andujar vs. Mayer, Fognini vs. Cuevas
Final: Mayer vs. Cuevas
Champion: Mayer

Courtney Massey’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Clezar, Souza vs. Bellucci, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Vesely vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals: Lopez vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Souza, Berlocq vs. Fognini, Vesely vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Lopez vs. Mayer, Fognini vs. Robredo
Final: Lopez vs. Robredo
Champion: Lopez

Niall Clarke’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Ramos, Carreno Busta vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Vesely vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals:Lopez vs. Verdasco, Ramos vs. Klizan, Berlocq vs. Lorenzi, Vesely vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Verdasco vs. Klizan, Berlocq vs. Robredo
Final: Klizan vs. Robredo
Champion: Klizan

Jeff McMillan’s predictions

Round 2 Matches: Lopez vs. Monaco, Andujar vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Clezar, Carreno Busta vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Berlocq, Lorenzi vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Delbonis, Almagro vs.Robredo
Quarterfinals: Monaco vs. Verdasco, Mayer vs. Klizan, Giraldo vs. Fognini, Cuevas vs. Robredo
Semifinals: Verdasco vs. Mayer, Fognini vs. Robredo
Final: Verdasco vs. Robredo
Champion: Robredo

Sao Paulo is really up in the air, three different champs were picked by our analysts, and all variety of options are on the table, it’ll be interesting to see what happens.

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Week 5 standings

Montpellier
1: Niall (108 points) (+250 points overall)
2: Courtney (66 points) (+150 points)
3: Chris (62 points) (+90 points)
4: Steen (60 points) (+90 points)
5: Jeff (0 points) (unchanged)

Zagreb
1: Steen (62 points) (+250 points)
2: Chris (52 points) (+150 points)
3: Courtney (48 points) (+90 points)
4: Niall (26 points) (+90 points)
5: Jeff (0) (unchanged)

Quito
1: Courtney (56 points)  (+250 points)
2: Steen (56 points) (+150 points)
3: Niall (54 points) (+90 points)
4: Chris (54 points) (+90 points)
5: Jeff (0) (unchanged)

Courtney had Lopez in the final so she wins the Quito tiebreaker, Niall crushed it in Montpellier by correctly predicting Gasquet as champion. Steen wins Zagreb as he had Andreas Seppi in the final and Marcos Baghdatis in the semis.

Overall standings (after week 5)

1: Steen: 3320 ranking points (+490 points overall)
2: Jeff: 1840 points (unchanged overall)
3: Chris: 1780 points (+330 points overall)
4: Courtney: 1735 points (+490 points overall)
5: Niall: 1355 points (+430 points overall)

No changes in the overall standings this week, Chris and Courtney edged closer to Jeff, and Courtney got with in striking distance of third place. Another 1000 possible points are at stake with the three events this week.

 

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

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Tennis Atlantic 2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 3/4 (Australian Open)
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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 1

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

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 1

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

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 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 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 1

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

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 1

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

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 1

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

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 1

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

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 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 2

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

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 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 2

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

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 1

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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