Predicted Winners in BOLD
Court Philippe-Chatrier (11 a.m. start)
[3] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) – Something tells me this might be complicated at some point, but I think Stan Wawrinka finds a way to winning 3 sets even if it takes him 4 or 5 sets to do it.
[15] Gaël Monfils (FRA) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA)
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Martin Klizan (SVK) – I think Murray wins this one, but our friends at The Grandstand think otherwise. Read here if interested.
[24] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)
Court 1
[7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS)
[8] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Jérémy Chardy (FRA) – Nishikori needs to win this one, and I think he will in 3 or 4.
Court 2
[29] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs Nicolas Almagro (ESP) – A 50-50 match?
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
Court 3
[18] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Kevin Anderson (RSA) – Neither guy is a classic clay court grinder, but the surface may allow them time to set up for overpowering shots.
Court 6
[13] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS)
Court 14
[21] John Isner (USA) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) – Isner’s ground game and return may benefit a bit from clay while his serve is still pretty lethal on dirt.
Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs Denis Istomin (UZB)
Court 16
[22] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs Nicolas Kicker (ARG) – La Guerra del Rio de la Plata?
Court 17
[28] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA) – Seppi has the lower ceiling, and Fognini has the lower floor. Flip a coin
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