CAMELOT FANTASIES

And Dr. Ivo did indeed play lights out for 3 sets and has upset the young #11 seed Grigor Dimitrov. 
Grigor slipped up and got broken a game in each of the 1st and 2nd sets, one mini-break in the final set tiebreaker, and that's all it took.

Karlovic was extremely solid on serve and also played some nice volleys and shots from the baseline.
One of the best matches I've seen from 35 years young Dr. Ivo.

Andreas Seppi has come through against strong clay courter Santiago Giraldo.  Seppi bringing his Davis Cup form in this match, and Giraldo was a bit disappointing.

As well as the demise of #3 Stan Wawrinka to a very solid GGL, #30 Pospisil went out yesterday to Gabashvili as predicted.

Paris is definitely upset city this week.  The rest of round 1 should be finished today unless rain comes.

Still to come,  #7 Andrew Murray, OBE, vs. Andrey Golubev.

Respectfully,
masterclass

That was the best match I've ever seen Dr. Ivo play as well. His volleys were crisp and his shot selection was impeccable. He seemed to know exactly was Grigor was going to do, before he even did it. He also had a quiet confidence about him throughout. Once again Dmitrov loses due to his hot-dogging. I think he is trying too hard to live up to the lofty expectations than playing his game and mentally staying in the match. He seemed perturbed that what he was doing wasn't working and instead of buckling, staying in the moment, and making adjustments, he kind of came apart at the seams.