Predicted Winners in BOLD

This tournament will be shaken up in the round of 16 and settle into some sort of pattern when the quarterfinal round emerges.

[3] Roger Federer (SUI) v Steve Johnson (USA) – Johnson could win this match.  Federer however has to be happy with his path to the final 8.

[2] Andy Murray (GBR) v [15] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) – Andy needs to make sure Kyrgios doesn’t get a lead.  If Murray can front run, I think he wins in 3 or 4 sets.  If Murray falls behind, the pressure of being the highest seed remaining

[7] Richard Gasquet (FRA) v [12] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – What does Tsonga have left after a long match with Isner?  Otherwise, each man has strengths that make advancing likely, but each has some weaknesses that make a loss likely.

[5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v [9] Marin Cilic (CRO) – Kei has dominated their head-to-head. The exception was his 2014 loss to Cilic in a 3 of 5 set Grand Slam final.  I think Cilic’s form at Queen’s Club and his overall power advantage help him advance.

[6] Milos Raonic (CAN) v [11] David Goffin (BEL) – Again, I take the bigger hitter versus a smaller baseline hugger who takes the ball early.  If Milos takes care of his serve, he should be able to bully a few breaks out of Goffin and advance.

[10] Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Jiri Vesely (CZE) – Berdych typically wins the matches he is supposed to win.  If Berdych gets a break or two of serve, he should beat Vesely.

[19] Bernard Tomic (AUS) v [32] Lucas Pouille (FRA) – Tomic seems to be on the rebound. I could see Pouille winning this match, but I think he is the underdog.

[28] Sam Querrey (USA)  v Nicolas Mahut (FRA) – Querrey could have a letdown after the biggest win of his life.  Mahut has a recent win over Querrey on grass.  Mahut also won a title on grass in 2016.  I think this points toward a 4 set Mahut victory.