CAMELOT FANTASIES

Ok.  So now for the 2nd Round - or Round of 64  if you prefer.

Here is the list of matches, and those I see as likely or possible upsets.  Make your own predictions without fear, nothing is certain here.

Top Half
(1) Rafael nadal vs Dominic Thiem - This Thiem can play very well and be a danger, or be nervous and be gone. Rafa must and probably will be ready.

Axel Michon vs (19) Kevin Anderson

(32)Andreas Seppi vs Juan Monaco - Monaco is a good clay courter when playing well, and if Seppi is off, then this upset can happen. But Seppi looked good against Giraldo, and got it done quickly, so I doubt this happens.

Simone Bolelli vs (5) David Ferrer 

Donald Young vs (26) Feliciano Lopez

(23) Gael Monfils vs Jan Lennard Atruff  - Monfils is almost always a possible upset candidate, but I think he'll move on here.

Thomaz Bellucci vs (14) Fabio Fognini

(12) Richard Gasquet vs Carlos Berlocq - I think this can happen. Berlocq took down a fair Hewitt in 4. and Gasquet is just returning from injury, only having to put away a poor Tomic.  Berlocq to win in my upset pick of the day.

Pablo Cuevas vs (24) Fernando Verdasco - Curiously, Cuevas won their only previous match, but in 2008. A possibility, but not likely

(28) Philipp Kohlschreiber vs Denis Istomin - They split their only 2 previous clay matches this year. Not quite likely, but certainly very possible

Marinko Matosevic vs (7) Andy Murray

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Bottom Half

(6) Tomas Berdych vs Alexander Nedovyeseov

Benoit Paire vs (27) Roberto bautista agut

(17) Tommy Robredo vs Kenny De Schepper - The tall De Shepper will have to overpower Robredo to have a possibility of an upset.

Mikhail Kukushkin vs (10) John Isner - Kukushkin is not a bad player, so John mustn't slip up here.

(15) Mikhail Youzhny vs Radek Stepanek

Facundo Bagnis vs (18) Ernests Gulbis - Bagnis just had a monster of a match to beat Benneteau. If he can recover, he might have his chances against Gulbis, if Gulbis implodes, otherwise, no.

(31) Dmitry Tursunov vs Sam Querrey - 2-2 H2h all on hard. Should be a close match, Tursunov is a slightly better clutch player and should take it, but Querrey is certainly a possibility here.

Diego Schwartzman vs (4) Roger Federer - Diminutive 21 year old, all of 140 lbs, first time playing Roger.  Time for school lessons.

( Milos Raonic vs Jiri Veseley

Alejandro Gonzalez vs (29) Gilles Simon

(20) Alexandr Dolgopolov vs Marcel Granollers - If Marcel can keep it close, he is a threat if the match goes longer.

(13) Jo Wilfried Tsonga vs Jurgen Melzer - When Melzer is on, he can beat good players.  Jo has to watch himself here.

Jarko Nieminen vs (22) Jerzy Janowicz - Janowicz has not been good lately, just won his first match in the last 9. Nieminen is a steady journeyman.  If Jerzy can't play calmly and smart, he won't win.

(25) Marin Cilic vs Tobias Kamke

Jeremey Chardy vs (2) Novak Djokovic - Nole has never dropped a set in 8 matches with Chardy.  Don't see that changing here, unless Novak is extremely generous.

Respectfully,
masterclass