Predicted Winners in BOLD

Sam Querrey (USA) vs Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) H2H – Home town mojo helps Sam

Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [WC] Denis Kudla (USA) H2H – Kudla could be a bracket buster, but the slowness of the surface will probably hurt Kudla’s ability to hold serve.  Put this match in Newport, RI and I’d pick Kudla.  I am taking Kyrgios at any other location.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [Q] Frank Dancevic (CAN) H2H

Steve Johnson (USA) vs Marcel Granollers (ESP) H2H – Granollers is probably the favorite, but I think Johnson’s home court edge may help the NCAA folk hero win.

Jack Sock (USA) vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) H2H – Sock’s road back starts off with a bump in the road.

Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Tatsuma Ito (JPN) H2H

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) vs Diego Schwartzman (ARG) H2H – Jerzy is always a mystery, but I like him so I may be biased.

Andrey Golubev (KAZ) vs Dustin Brown (GER) H2H – I won’t pick with my heart two matches in a row.

Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) H2H

Igor Sijsling (NED) vs [Q] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) H2H

Martin Klizan (SVK) vs Pablo Andujar (ESP) H2H – 50-50 match

Denis Istomin (UZB) vs [WC] Austin Krajicek (USA) H2H

Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) vs [Q] Michael Berrer (GER) H2H

Robin Haase (NED) vs [Q] Alex Bolt (AUS)