Predicted Winners in BOLD

Stadium (11 a.m. start)

[2] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. Kevin Anderson (RSA) H2H –  I like Nishikori to win, but if Anderson can push Nishikori off of the baseline, an upset can happen.

[5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Dudi Sela (ISR) H2H – Rafa rolls

[9] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. Guido Pella (ARG) H2H – Dimitrov should win this match, but I don’t see it as a completely straightforward win.

Grandstand

[3] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB) H2H – Doc vidanya, eh?

[23] Steve Johnson (USA) vs. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) H2H – These two workmanlike performers will fight like hell for this win.

[13] Jack Sock (USA) vs. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) H2H – Momentum vs. Momentum: Something has to Give

[25] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. [Q] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) H2H –

Court 1

[7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. Jérémy Chardy (FRA) H2H – Mirror images of a sort

[15] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. Federico Delbonis (ARG) H2H – This seems like a 50-50 match. 

[11] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs. Donald Young (USA) H2H – This should be a fun match due to their shot-making skills.  

Court 2

[26] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs. Taylor Fritz (USA) H2H – Youth Movement?

[28] Mischa Zverev (GER) vs. [Q] Jared Donaldson (USA)  H2H – See above

Court 7

[30] Joao Sousa (POR) vs. Fabio Fognini (ITA) H2H – Fognini is like a bad penny and sticks around for another round.

[21] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. Benoit Paire (FRA) H2H

Court 8

[19] Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) vs. Jiri Vesely (CZE) H2H – 50-50

[20] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) H2H – Gilles is still out there making life miserable for someone on the other side of the net.

Winning start for Italy’s Fabio #Fognini at #MiamiOpen 6-4 7-5 over US player Ryan Harrison pic.twitter.com/hrpxOX8DMJ

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