Predicted Winners in BOLD
CENTRE COURT (1 p.m. start)
[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Dustin Brown (GER) – I expect Brown to produce some highlights and to take risks, but Murray should win in 3 sets.
[4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Donald Young (USA) – Lefties don’t like playing lefties … One of the few things I can see the Young could draw upon when approaching this match.
No.1 COURT
[9] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [Q] Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
SHOW COURTS (11:30 a.m. start)
No.2 COURT
[12] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs [Q] Simone Bolelli (ITA)
[7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Florian Mayer (GER) – Cilic is playing better than he has in recent months.
No.3 COURT
Aljaz Bedene (GBR) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
[14] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs [PR] Jerzy Janowicz (POL) – JJ got a nice win, but this win would be really a good step toward regaining some confidence. I don’t think it will happen.
COURT 12
[16] Gilles Muller (LUX) vs [Q] Lukas Rosol (CZE) – This is really interesting match between two guys who have posted nice results on grass.
[28] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) – Would this even be an upset?
COURT 18
[24] Sam Querrey (USA) vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)
[26] Steve Johnson (USA) vs. Radu Albot (MDA)
Field COURTS
COURT 8
[32] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 76 (3) 46 76 (8) 22 – to be completed (not before 12:30 p.m.)
COURT 14
[30] Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Benoit Paire (FRA)
COURT 16
[18] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Peter Gojowczyk (GER)
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs [Q] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) – It is hard to follow-up an upset with a win.
COURT 17
Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA)
I think Medvedev’s will not have the let down you think, he’s a real pro.
I hope he holds up.
Shows what I know!