[misty1]

nikolay davydenko v.s (32) ivan dodig
(22)alexandr dolgopolov v.s frederico gil
sergiy stakhovsky v.s richard gasquet(13)
(31)marcel granollers v.s xavier malisse
grigor dimitrov v.s (7)gael monfils
ryan harrisson v.s (27)marin cilic
(23)radek stepanek v.s philipp kohlschreiber
alejandro falla v.s (13) viktor troicki
(11)jo wilfried tsonga v.s yen hsun-lu
jarkko nieminen v.s (19) fernando verdasco
(27) michael llodra v.s victor hanescu
tobias kamke v.s (8)mardy fish
marcos baghdatis v.s (28)john isner
(18)juan martin del potro v.s filipo volandri
ricardo mello v.s (12)gilles simon
(14)stanislas wawrinka v.s maximo gonzalez
marinko matosevic v.s (24)juan ignacio chela
(25)feliciano lopez v.s tatsumo ito
(5)david ferrer v.s igor andreev
adrian mannarino v.s (26)florian mayer
(21)andy roddick v.s michael russell
julien benneteau v.s (10)nicolas almagro
(16)mikhail youzhny v.s ernests gulbis
eric prodon v.s (17)jurgen melzer
(30)ivan ljubicic v.s blaz kavcic
andrey golubev v.s (2)rafael nadal

obviously we dont know who all the sedded players have drawn yet but who do you think is at risk of the upset in the first round? i have highlighted my choices.

 

[asmazif]

Along with the ones above, Isner, Nando, Granollers, perhaps Gasquet and Dodig.

 

[_Chaz]

I'd also add Flo Mayer and Ferrer on the list. Both are in shitty form.

 

[misty1]

i'd agree about florian mayer if adrian wasnt in such crappy form and possibly not 100% himself

 

[emotion]

nikolay davydenko v.s (32) ivan dodig
(22)alexandr dolgopolov v.s frederico gil
sergiy stakhovsky v.s richard gasquet(13)
(31)marcel granollers v.s xavier malisse
grigor dimitrov v.s (7)gael monfils
ryan harrisson v.s (27)marin cilic
(23)radek stepanek v.s philipp kohlschreiber
alejandro falla v.s (13) viktor troicki
(11)jo wilfried tsonga v.s yen hsun-lu
jarkko nieminen v.s (19) fernando verdasco
(27) michael llodra v.s victor hanescu
tobias kamke v.s (8)mardy fish
marcos baghdatis v.s (28)john isner
(18)juan martin del potro v.s filipo volandri
ricardo mello v.s (12)gilles simon
(14)stanislas wawrinka v.s maximo gonzalez
marinko matosevic v.s (24)juan ignacio chela
(25)feliciano lopez v.s tatsumo ito
(5)david ferrer v.s igor andreev
adrian mannarino v.s (26)florian mayer
(21)andy roddick v.s michael russell
julien benneteau v.s (10)nicolas almagro
(16)mikhail youzhny v.s ernests gulbis
eric prodon v.s (17)jurgen melzer
(30)ivan ljubicic v.s blaz kavcic
andrey golubev v.s (2)rafael nadal
All ones I bolded are toss-ups IMO

 

[RIboy]

Sillych
Dodig
Ljubo sad
Youzhny
Granollers

 

[misty1]

id love to see davy win but no way am i picking him over dodig at this point

 

[Filo V.]

Davydenko over Dodig (Nikolay is struggling, but this is a very winnable match, Dodig retired in Cincy)
Qualifier over Tipsarevic (Janko can lose to anyone and I can see the pressure of being top 20 in a slam and expectations getting to him)
Malisse over Granollers
Harrison over Cilic (expecting a Harrison win)
Kohlschreiber over Stepanek (Kohli is good enough to win here and be very dangerous, but I personally don't think he will)
Falla over Troicki
Nieminen over Verdasco
Matosevic over Chela
Andreev over Ferrer (David not sharp and questionable fitness, Igor coming off a good tournament in North Carolina)
Mannarino over Mayer
Benneteau over Almagro
Gulbis over Youzhny
Kavcic over Ljubicic (Ljubo unfit, bad record at this event)

 

[mooncreek]

Upsets

- nikolay davydenko v.s (32) ivan dodig
- (31)marcel granollers v.s xavier malisse - surprised nobody picked this one. Marcel's ranking is based off good clay results so X would mess it up and play well here.
- ryan harrisson v.s (27)marin cilic
- (23)radek stepanek v.s philipp kohlschreiber
- marcos baghdatis v.s (28)john isner
- (16)mikhail youzhny v.s ernests gulbis

 

[nalbyfan]

Cilic could lose as well as Youzhny

 

[james82]

cilic doesnt really lose to a lot of players ranked lower than him,hes biggest problem is he struggles against top 20 players

 

[Sonja1989]

Along with the ones above, Isner, Nando, Granollers, perhaps Gasquet and Dodig.

Granollers

Malisse over Granollers

- (31)marcel granollers v.s xavier malisse - surprised nobody picked this one. Marcel's ranking is based off good clay results so X would mess it up and play well here.

Thanks for the jinxes for Marcel! :hug: I'm not too optimistic too anyway. :sad: I think Malisse is bad match up for him and Marcel is coming back from arm injury. Plus he hasn't played yet on these courts in this year.


Also, Dodig, Cilic, Isner (esp if he wins today), Mayer (since he has bad form) have chance to lose. Though I'm not sure Almagro wins over Benneteau.

 

[asmazif]

Thanks for the jinxes for Marcel! :hug: I'm not too optimistic too anyway. :sad: I think Malisse is bad match up for him and Marcel is coming back from arm injury. Plus he hasn't played yet on these courts in this year.


Also, Dodig, Cilic, Isner (esp if he wins today), Mayer (since he has bad form) have chance to lose. Though I'm not sure Almagro wins over Benneteau.

Sorry, I'm a Malisse fan It should be a close encounter though, and Marcel is still the slim favourite

 

[nole_no1]

Nadal and Murray :lol:

 

[Helevorn]

I expect Cilic, Chela, Almagro and Youzhny to lose.

 

[Sonja1989]

Sorry, I'm a Malisse fan It should be a close encounter though, and Marcel is still the slim favourite

I see he has nice place on your sig. :angel: I also read somewhere you dislike Marcel. Don't you?

But I think if Malisse will play better than so far at this US Open Series, he would win for reasons listed above.

 

[asmazif]

I see he has nice place on your sig. :angel: I also read somewhere you dislike Marcel. Don't you?

But I think if Malisse will play better than so far at this US Open Series, he would win for reasons listed above.

Don't mind him, played some really good tennis a few weeks back, just not a fan of his grunt :lol: :angel:

Anyway, may the best man win! :tennis: Good luck to you

 

[Sapeod]

Stepanek is seeded? How the hell?

 

[asmazif]

Stepanek is seeded? How the hell?

He just won Washington, a 500 event, and has a couple of MS 3Rs. Plus semis at Brisbane at the start of the year. Just enough I guess, though he does seem strangely close to the top 20 :shrug:

 

[Gillouthe best]

Almagro, Youzhny, Gasquet, Granollers, Verdasco, Isner, Chela, Mayer and Ljubicic