2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 24-25 (Wimbledon)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

Our apologies on the delay in posting, as our staff has been busy over the weekend, but without further adieu here are our experts picks for Wimbledon 2015 on the men’s side.

Wimbledon

Wimbledon 2015 Predictions

Steen Kirby’s picks

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Hewitt, Herbert vs. Tomic, Kokkinakis vs. Granollers, Janowicz vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Berankis, Ebden vs. Isner, Kudla vs. Zverev, Giraldo vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Becker, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Millman vs. Baghdatis, Broady vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Johnson, de Schepper vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. F. Mayer, Haas vs. Raonic, Ward vs. Vesely, Pospisil vs. Fognini, Troicki vs. Stepanek, Brown vs. Nadal, Muller vs. Istomin, Dolgopolov vs. Karlovic, Seppi vs. Stakhovsky, Falla vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Mahut, Rosol vs. Garcia-Lopez, Monfils vs. Mannarino, Sugita vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Basilashvili, Youzhny vs. Bemelmans, Sock vs. Jaziri, Querrey vs. Federer

Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Tomic, Kokkinakis vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Isner, Kudla vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Verdasco, Baghdatis vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. Raonic, Vesely vs. Pospisil, Troicki vs. Nadal, Muller vs. Dolgopolov, Seppi vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Rosol, Monfils vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Bemelmans, Sock vs. Federer

Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Baghdatis, Gasquet vs. Raonic, Pospisil vs. Nadal, Dolgopolov vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Federer

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

Niall Clarke’s picks

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Hewitt, Herbert vs. Tomic, L. Mayer vs. Tipsarevic, Janowicz vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Haider-Maurer, Ebden vs. Isner, Cuevas vs. Zverev, Giraldo vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Becker, Klizan vs. Thiem, Robredo vs. Baghdatis, Matosevic vs Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Johnson, de Schepper vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. F. Mayer, Haas vs. Raonic, Ward vs. Vesely, Pospisil vs. Fognini, Troicki vs. Bedene, Brown vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Istomin, Dolgopolov vs. Karlovic, Seppi vs. Stakhovsky, Falla vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Mahut, Gulbis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Monfils vs. Mannarino, Kavcic vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Basilashvili, Paire vs. Bautista Agut, Sock vs. Duckworth, Querrey vs. Federer

Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Tomic, L.Mayer vs. Janowicz, Cilic vs. Isner, Zverev vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Klizan, Baghdatis vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. Raonic, Ward vs. Pospisil, Troicki vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Karlovic, Seppi vs. Murray, Mahut vs. Gulbis, Monfils vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Bautista Agut, Sock vs. Federer

Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Janowicz, Cilic vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Raonic, Ward vs. Nadal, Karlovic vs. Murray, Mahut vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Federer

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

Joe Craven’s picks

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Hewitt, Herbert vs. Tomic, Kokkinakis vs. Tipsarevic, Janowicz vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Berankis, Ebden vs. Isner, Kudla vs. Zverev, Giraldo vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Becker, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Robredo vs. Baghdatis, Matosevic vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Johnson, de Schepper vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. F. Mayer, Haas vs. Raonic, Ward vs. Vesely, Pospisil vs. Fognini, Troicki vs. Stepanek, Brown vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Istomin, Dolgopolov vs. Karlovic, Seppi vs. Stakhovsky, Haase vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Mahut, Gulbis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Monfils vs. Mannarino, Kavcic vs. Simon, Darcis vs. Basilashvili, Youzhny vs. Bautista Agut, Sock vs. Duckworth, Sijsling vs. Federer

Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Tomic, Kokkinakis vs. Janowicz, Cilic vs. Isner, Zverev vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Verdasco, Baghdatis vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. Haas, Vesely vs. Fognini, Stepanek vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Karlovic, Stakhovsky vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Gulbis, Monfils vs. Simon, Darcis vs. Youzhny, Sock vs. Federer

Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Janowicz, Isner vs. Nishikori, Verdasco vs. Goffn, Gasquet vs. Kyrgios, Fognini vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Simon, Darcis vs. Federer

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs.Isner, Verdasco vs. Kyrgios, Nadal vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Kyrgios, Murray vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Murray
Champion: Djokovic

Chris de Waard’s picks

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Nieminen, Herbert vs. Tomic, L. Mayer vs. Tipsarevic, Janowicz vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Haider-Maurer, Ebden vs. Isner, Cuevas vs. Zverev, Giraldo vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Becker, Verdasco vs. Sela, Robredo vs. Baghdatis, Matosevic vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Johnson, de Schepper vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. F. Mayer, Haas vs. Raonic, Vanni vs. Vesely, Pospisil vs. Fognini, Troicki vs. Bedene, Lu vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Istomin, Dolgopolov vs. Karlovic, Seppi vs. Stakhovsky, Falla vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Mahut, Gulbis vs. Garcia-Lopez, Monfils vs. Mannarino, Sugita vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Basilashvili, Youzhny vs. Bautista Agut, Sock vs. Jaziri, Querrey vs. Federer

Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Tomic, L. Mayer vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Isner, Zverev vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Verdasco, Baghdatis vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Gasquet, F. Mayer vs. Raonic, Vesely vs. Fognini, Troicki vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Dolgopolov, Seppi vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Garcia-Lopez, Monfils vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Bautista Agut, Sock vs. Federer

Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Goffin, Gasquet vs. Raonic, Fognini vs. Nadal, Dolgopolov vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Monfils, Lopez vs. Federer

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

Jeff McMillan’s picks

Round 2 matches: Djokovic vs. Nieminen, Chung vs. Tomic, Kokkinakis vs. Granollers, Janowicz vs. Anderson, Cilic vs. Haider-Maurer, Ebden vs. Isner, Kudla vs. Zverev, Giraldo vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Becker, Verdasco vs. Thiem, Robredo vs. Young, Matosevic vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Johnson, Smith vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. F. Mayer, Lajovic vs. Raonic, Ward vs. Vesely, Pospisil vs. Fognini, Troicki vs. Bedene, Brown vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Istomin, Dolgopolov vs. Karlovic, Seppi vs. Stakhovsky, Haase vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Mahut, Rosol vs. Garcia-Lopez, Monfils vs. Mannarino, Kavcic vs. Simon, Lopez vs Basilashvili, Paire vs. Bautista Agut, Sock vs. Duckworth, Querrey vs. Federer

Round 3 matches: Djokovic vs. Tomic, Kokkinakis vs. Janowicz, Cilic vs. Isner, Zverev vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Verdasco, Robredo vs. Goffin, Dimitrov vs. Gasquet, Kyrgios vs. Raonic, Vesely vs. Pospisil, Troicki vs. Nadal, Tsonga vs. Karlovic, Seppi vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Garcia-Lopez, Monfils vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Bautista Agut, Sock vs. Federer

Round of 16 matches: Djokovic vs. Janowicz, Cilic vs. Nishikori, Wawrinka vs. Goffn, Gasquet vs. Raonic, Vesely vs. Troicki, Tsonga vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Simon, Lopez vs. Federer

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs.Cilic, Wawrinka vs. Raonic, Troicki vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Raonic, Murray vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Murray
Champion: Murray

Our experts are going with the usual suspects by and large, Murray is the favorite with 4/5 of us, and Federer and Djokovic are also expected to do well, with mixed opinions on Wawrinka/Raonic for the other semfinalist. Joe goes bold and has Kyrgios in the semis, and Djokovic taking the title.

Week 23 standings

Nottingham
1: Chris (62 points) (+250 overall)
2: Niall (54 points) (+150 overall)
3: Steen (48 points) (+90 overall)
4: Joe (0 points) (+0 overall)
5: Jeff (0 points) (+0 overall)

Overall standings (after week 23) 

1: Steen: 11,080 ranking points (+90 points overall)
2: Niall: 10,300 points (+150 points overall)
3: Joe 8,240 points (+0 points overall)
4: Chris: 7,785 points (+250 points overall)
5:  Jeff: 7,390 points (+0 points overall)

Another good week for Chris, and Niall gains a bit on Steen before Wimbledon, otherwise no changes with the standings.