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Ryan Harrison vs Yen-Hsun Lu - Good win for Harrison on the last one, but I think it depends on Lu's serve again. Wasn't really clicking on that day and Harrison won. I think Ryan gets the duke in 4 this time. His head's still vacant against better players, but he's starting to beat more people he should beat.
James Blake vs Benjamin Becker - I'm looking for ANY reason to see Blake win here, and I can't find one. He hasn't even played a challenger since RG, and when he played one, he got squashed by tennis' resident jobber Paolo Lorenzi. He's not playing to form at all, and doesn't even have a warmup. He MIGHT take a set if his serve is there, but I see Becker in 4.
Michael Russell vs Adrian Menendez-Maceiras - Two qualies. Congrats to Maceiras for making it, but he hasn't played up to ANY form since the Morocco challenger in Mid-March. Russell runs hot and cold, as we all know, and he's only decent right now. Still, he's playing better than Maceiras, and I see Russell moving on in 5.
John Isner vs Alejandro Falla - Isner in three. Giant man server vs clay courter. No contest. Probably like 4, 4, and 3 or something.
Donald Young vs Mikhail Youzhny - DY can get nothing going at all, not even in warm-up events. Youzhny, other than the absolute flameout against Ferrer, has been playing some good tennis this year with a semi run and a win in a 250. Youzhny in 3 easy sets.
Ryan Sweeting vs Potito Starace - This is Sweeting's chance to get some confidence. Starace is a clay courter by nature, and he's played something awful all year long, even on his surface. Sweeting hasn't been anything pretty either, but he made it past qualies, and he gets this draw, so I see Sweeting in 4.
Wayne Odesnik vs Bjorn Phau - Congrats Wayne, you make it probably based on the fact that Monfils can't be bothered to take care of his body(I understand injuries, trust me, but he isn't taking care of himself). Still, this match is going to be big piles of suck. Phau had a little run earlier in the year, but has played horribly since. Odesnik has a Colombia challenger around the beginning of the year, and that's about it of note. I'll say Odesnik in 5 because he's been a tiny bit more consistent. Roddick will destroy him in the next round though.
Andy Roddick vs Jamie Baker - Ehhhh, I'll say Roddick in 4. Baker has been playing the plucky underdog in these grass events and doing decent. He'll probably take a set. Roddick's just playing too well right now on his surface.
Sam Querrey vs Vasek Pospisil - Querrey in 3. Before Eastbourne, Pospisil had won one match in two months. Querrey's had a couple little runs and is playing better.
Jesse Levine vs Karol Beck - Beck's just playing at a better level right now. Final in the Nottingham challenger, Semi in the Athens challenger, and Round of 16 in Rotterdam. Levine's been playing fine, but I see Beck in 4.
Mardy Fish vs Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo - Fish hasn't played at all, but he's playing a guy who hasn't won a match of any kind since April 30th. I say Fish in 5 because of rust.
Brian Baker vs Rui Machado - Guy playing out of his world vs the worst ATP player in tennis this year, and not even on a surface he likes. Baker in 3.
James Blake vs Benjamin Becker - I'm looking for ANY reason to see Blake win here, and I can't find one. He hasn't even played a challenger since RG, and when he played one, he got squashed by tennis' resident jobber Paolo Lorenzi. He's not playing to form at all, and doesn't even have a warmup. He MIGHT take a set if his serve is there, but I see Becker in 4.
Michael Russell vs Adrian Menendez-Maceiras - Two qualies. Congrats to Maceiras for making it, but he hasn't played up to ANY form since the Morocco challenger in Mid-March. Russell runs hot and cold, as we all know, and he's only decent right now. Still, he's playing better than Maceiras, and I see Russell moving on in 5.
John Isner vs Alejandro Falla - Isner in three. Giant man server vs clay courter. No contest. Probably like 4, 4, and 3 or something.
Donald Young vs Mikhail Youzhny - DY can get nothing going at all, not even in warm-up events. Youzhny, other than the absolute flameout against Ferrer, has been playing some good tennis this year with a semi run and a win in a 250. Youzhny in 3 easy sets.
Ryan Sweeting vs Potito Starace - This is Sweeting's chance to get some confidence. Starace is a clay courter by nature, and he's played something awful all year long, even on his surface. Sweeting hasn't been anything pretty either, but he made it past qualies, and he gets this draw, so I see Sweeting in 4.
Wayne Odesnik vs Bjorn Phau - Congrats Wayne, you make it probably based on the fact that Monfils can't be bothered to take care of his body(I understand injuries, trust me, but he isn't taking care of himself). Still, this match is going to be big piles of suck. Phau had a little run earlier in the year, but has played horribly since. Odesnik has a Colombia challenger around the beginning of the year, and that's about it of note. I'll say Odesnik in 5 because he's been a tiny bit more consistent. Roddick will destroy him in the next round though.
Andy Roddick vs Jamie Baker - Ehhhh, I'll say Roddick in 4. Baker has been playing the plucky underdog in these grass events and doing decent. He'll probably take a set. Roddick's just playing too well right now on his surface.
Sam Querrey vs Vasek Pospisil - Querrey in 3. Before Eastbourne, Pospisil had won one match in two months. Querrey's had a couple little runs and is playing better.
Jesse Levine vs Karol Beck - Beck's just playing at a better level right now. Final in the Nottingham challenger, Semi in the Athens challenger, and Round of 16 in Rotterdam. Levine's been playing fine, but I see Beck in 4.
Mardy Fish vs Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo - Fish hasn't played at all, but he's playing a guy who hasn't won a match of any kind since April 30th. I say Fish in 5 because of rust.
Brian Baker vs Rui Machado - Guy playing out of his world vs the worst ATP player in tennis this year, and not even on a surface he likes. Baker in 3.
