Predicted Winners in BOLD

[12] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [WC] Lucas Pouille (FRA) – I don’t think Simon is a sure thing, but I think he is favored.

[3] Andy Murray (GBR) v [Q] Facundo Arguello (ARG) – Can Murray build toward a title?

[4] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) – Tomas has proven that he does not lose these type of matches in 2015.

[13] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) – This is not the easiest match for La Monf, but he has to be happy with his draw given his recent success versus Federer.

Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [Q] Gastao Elias (POR) – Gastao should be match tough, but I think Paire wins.

[30] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Jurgen Melzer (AUT) – Jurgen finds a way on Jurassic Clay.

[28] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Tatsuma Ito (JPN) – If his defensive skills and will are there, Fognini will not be easy to beat.

[17] David Goffin (BEL) vs Filip Krajinovic (SRB) – Goffin takes a break from hiking to Mount Doom to play Roland Garros.

[21] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs Sam Groth (AUS) – He is a tricky player on dirt.

[29] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) – I could see this go either way on dirt.

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) c. Malek Jaziri (TUN)

[WC] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs  Martin Klizan (SVK) – Too much to expect of the young US product.

Dominic Thiem (AUT) c. Aljaz Bedene (GBR) – Thiem has momentum.

[11] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) – Clay makes this close to a 50-50 match.

Borna Coric (CRO) vs  Sam Querrey (USA) – Who can get to the other’s backhand more often?

[27] Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs Luca Vanni (ITA) – A mild upset

Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs [Q] Stéphane Robert (FRA) – Robert should be match tough.

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) vs  Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) – I’d love to be in the stands for this one.

Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs  Donald Young (USA) – Maybe working out with Rafa rubs off on Young.  If I think about this any more than I have, I will switch my pick.

Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) vs  Benjamin Becker (GER)

[31] Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

Juan Monaco (ARG) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) – This should be a fun match with a few implications in Buenos Aires.

Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs  Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)

Ivan Dodig (CRO) vs Radek Stepanek (CZE) – The worm is back?

Marinko Matosevic (AUS) vs Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) – Can he build on his momentum?

[18] Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs Andrey Golubev (KAZ) – Robredo’s preparation and fitness make him much tougher in 3 of 5 set matches than he is in 2 of 3 set matches.

Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs Steve Darcis (BEL) – A fun match-up

[32] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [Q] Taro Daniel (JPN) – I like Hot Sauce to win, but he is capable of losing to a match tough player in this spot.

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)