Predicted Winners in BOLD

Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [WC] Michael Mmoh (USA) H2H – This young talent adds some momentum.

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. Gilles Muller (LUX) H2H – This should be fun and quite unpredictable.

Christina McHale (USA) vs. Misaki Doi (JPN) – McHale could use a nice win.

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) vs. Lucie Hradecka (CZE) – Canada on track or a Czech attack?

[PR] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs. Guido Pella (ARG) H2H – Delpo needs to build some confidence if he is going to have any chance to win in rd 2 vs. Federer.

Monica Puig (PUR) vs. [WC] Catherine Bellis (USA) – Puig has had some nice wins this year.

Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs. Kyle Edmund (GBR) H2H

Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) – Veteran power?

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) H2H – Popisil’s serve could get him through.

Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. [Q] Taylor Fritz (USA) H2H – Slow conditions may hurt the young American.

Juan Monaco (ARG) vs. Ivan Dodig (CRO) H2H – Slow conditions should help Monaco.

[WC] Heather Watson (GBR) vs. [PR] Petra Cetkovska (CZE) – This should be a fun one.  

Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) H2H – If I had a ticket, I’d be sure to watch this one.

Sam Groth (AUS) vs. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) H2H – Groth has had a hard few months.

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)  H2H  – uhh how to pick this one?

CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) vs. [Q] Samantha Crawford (USA)

Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) vs. Rajeev Ram (USA) H2H – Ram gets a sentimental nod.

Irina Falconi vs [Q] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) – A toss up

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) vs Johanna Larsson (SWE) 

[Q] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs. [LL] Jared Donaldson (USA) H2H – The lucky loser makes the most of a second chance.

[Q] Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) vs. [WC] Paula Badosa Gibert (ESP) – Czech women’s tennis may have the deepest bench of any nationality on either tour.

Alizé Cornet (FRA) vs. [PR] Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Dennis Novikov (USA) H2H

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs. [Q] Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) H2H – The qualifier should be match tough.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) vs. [Q] Magda Linette (POL)

[WC] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [Q] Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 

Inigo Cervantes (ESP) vs. [WC] Andrey Rublev (RUS) H2H

Vania King (USA) vs. [Q] Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP)

[Q] Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs. [Q] Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) H2H – Granollers had to qualify?  Say it aint so

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) vs. [Q] Maria Sakkari (GRE)

Timea Babos (HUN) vs. [Q] Anna Tatishvili (USA) 

Julia Goerges (GER) vs. Nao Hibino (JPN)

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) vs. Karin Knapp (ITA)

Carina Witthoeft (GER) vs. [Q] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)

Saisai Zheng (CHN) vs. [Q] Kiki Bertens (NED)

[Q] Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs. [Q] Jana Cepelova (SVK)