Predicted Winner in BOLD

C = Correct, X = Incorrect

Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco

Quarterfinals
Benoit Paire vs. Flavio Cipolla C

Igor Andreev vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez – Andreev is playing well this week.  Still, I am going to think Garcia-Lopez will advance.  X

Albert Ramos (7) vs. Jeremy Chardy  – Chardy won big yesterday and should have momentum today.  X

Second Round – I am sticking with my picks from yesterday for these matches
Lamine Ouahab vs. Sergio Gutierrez-Ferrol C – Another one-sided victory.  These two second round matches put me above .500 for my Morocco picks. 

Pablo Andujar (3) vs. Potito Starace – C Andujar wins easily.

Daily Total: Correct – 3, Incorrect – 2

Tournament Total: Correct – 8, Incorrect – 8

U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston

Quarterfinals
Michael Russell vs. Ryan Harrison – This is the hardest match for me to pick on today’s slate.  Russell is playing well, fights hard and has a ton of experience.  Harrison is still learning but is more talented than Russell.  On a surface other than clay, I’d pick Harrison with the idea that he could win easily or could figure Russell out over time.  On clay, this is a 50-50 type of match.  Harrison has won two matches here so I think he has his clay legs under him.  I will pick the youngster although I would love to see Russell win the entire event.  X – Happy I was wrong on this.

John Isner (2) vs. Ryan Sweeting  – The defending champion is in some trouble here.  I think Isner advances. C

Feliciano Lopez (3) vs. Carlos Berlocq (6) – I think Berlocq will win in a mild upset.  X – Berlocq was injured and defaulted mid-match.  

Juan Monaco (4) vs. Kevin Anderson (5) – Anderson’s serve gives him a chance, but Monaco is playing good tennis and is more suited to this surface.  C

Daily Total: Correct – 2, Incorrect – 2

Tournament Total: Correct – 17, Incorrect – 7