Men's Day 1 (Mon) USO SP Pick

[shtexas]

Welcome to New York, the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, and there's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York...

Hello and a big welcome to both new players and returnees to day 1 of our 7th Annual United States Open Men’s Suicide Pool!

You will be making one pick EACH DAY of the Men’s event (NOT one each round), and once you use a player, you can never use him again. There will be a “picks and results thread” posted once the day 1 threads are closed so you can check the choices you have already made.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU FOLLOW THE POSTED SCHEDULE OF PLAY BELOW. THIS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE US OPEN MEN’S EVENT, BECAUSE THE MEN’S FIRST ROUND MATCHES ARE SPREAD OVER 3 DAYS. SO, EVEN IF SOME PLAYERS FROM A CERTAIN HALF OF THE DRAW ARE PLAYING ON MONDAY, THAT DOESN’T MEAN ALL OF THE MATCH-UPS FROM THAT HALF OF THE DRAW ARE PLAYING MONDAY. BE CAREFUL.

Post your Day 1 pick by replying IN THIS THREAD. Your pick must be in by the start of play in New York, rain or shine, that is Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:00 AM New York time (east coast), 8:00 AM on the west coast. For those in Europe, London is five (5) hours later than the east coast. Don’t be late as we hate making those hard decisions, but we will. This thread will be locked at 11:00 AM EDT, again rain or shine, so please don't wait until the last minute or you may find it locked when you hit "post".

Since the object of the game is to pick a player that you are sure is going to win on that day, should your player withdraw, he obviously cannot win his match. You do not get a substitute (lucky loser) - you have chosen a player, not a spot in the draw. You might want to scout your player and make sure there is not a known injury or illness issue.

If you change your mind after you make your pick, and before the deadline, please make a second post advising us of your change - PLEASE DO NOT make your change in your original post, as we often go through the posts before closing to begin the task of updating the picks and results, and we might miss a change if you edit your original pick.

Best of luck, and thank you for joining us!

Monday’s schedule of play consists of SOME MATCHES (24 OF THE 32) FROM THE TOP half of the men’s draw:

Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR (22) v Frederico Gil POR
Kei Nishikori JPN v Flavio Cipolla ITA
Ivo Karlovic CRO v Fernando Gonzalez CHI
Sergiy Stakhovsky UKR v Richard Gasquet FRA (13)
Tomas Berdych CZE (9) v (Q) Romain Jouan FRA
Fabio Fognini ITA v Horacio Zeballos ARG
Philipp Petzschner GER v Albert Ramos ESP
(Q) Augustin Gensse FRA v Janko Tipsarevic SRB (20)
Marcel Granollers ESP (31) v Xavier Malisse BEL
Mikhail Kukushkin KAZ v Albert Montanes ESP
Pablo Andujar ESP v Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP
Grigor Dimitrov BUL v Gael Monfils FRA (7)
Roger Federer SUI (3) v Santiago Giraldo COL
Dudi Sela ISR v Thomaz Bellucci BRA
(Q) Michael Yani USA v Bernard Tomic AUS
Ryan Harrison [W] USA v Marin Cilic CRO (27)
Radek Stepanek CZE (23) v Philipp Kohlschreiber GER
Juan Monaco ARG v Andreas Seppi ITA
Tommy Haas GER v (Q) Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy FRA
Alejandro Falla COL v Viktor Troicki SRB (15)
Michael Llodra FRA (29) v Victor Hanescu ROU
Kevin Anderson RSA v (Q) Go Soeda JPN
(Q) Malek Jaziri TUN v Thiemo de Bakker NED
Tobias Kamke GER v Mardy Fish USA (8)

[shtexas]

We are open!!!!

[csgnyc]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

(I hate this 3 day 1st round thing)

[Federer70]

Philipp Petzschner - another tough beginning :-)

[sblanc]

Kevin Anderson RSA
Ta

[Herodotus]

Kevin Anderson

[Blue moon]

Phillipp Petzschner

TW

[orangeboy19]

Kei Nishikori

[TennisBen21]

Day 1: Albert Montanes

[morct]

Ferrero for me please.

[munchin]

Janko Tipsarevic for me.

[A_Gallivant]

Kei Nishikori

[billytall]

Tomic, please

GOOD LUCK ALL!

[doubledogbrewer]

this feels pretty up in the air ... but not for Round 1. lots of good choices, hopefully I don't biff it

Day 1: Viktor Troicki SRB (15)

[TennisDude]

Janko Tipsarevic

[owendonovan]

Nishikori.

[gacorey1]

Janko Tipsarevic

[pudding]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[remus]

mens day 1

Kevin Anderson

TWRemus

[aliann]

Tomas Berdych

[thecalmness]

Kei Nishikori please

[sokoll]

Kevin Anderson, please

TW
sokol

[fishtank]

Kei Nishikori

[sreilly85]

Day 1: Kevin Anderson

[Ribbons]

Kei Nishikori

*dons kneepads for inevitable bandwagon crash...*

[barbarapotterfan]

Day 1- Kevin Anderson

[Earth-dragon]

Kevin Anderson RSA

[patrick]

Tommy Haas

TW

[e11even]

Day 1: Philipp Petzschner GER

:thumbsup:

[gff0]

Theimo de Bakker to start, please

[GreenGourd]

Fabio Fognini, please.

[lukeorion]

Day 1 - Tipsareveic

[nelslus]

Day 1: Tipsarevic.

[TiriS]

Kevin Anderson

[venuslove]

Kei Nishikori

[OSoliman]

Thiemo de Bakker NED

[Miles]

Thomaz Bellucci BRA

[tatkimtat]

Kevin Anderson

tatkimtat (Kim Swiss in Brisbane)

TW

[evil_juju]

Kevin Anderson

[SoraOblivion62]

I'll pick Thiemo de Bakker.

[Moose]

Jon D'oh's Day 1 pick is Janko Tipsarevic

[tennisbrp]

Petzschner

[blomgren]

Tomic

[kknudsen]

Bellucci please

[ubermitch]

Fognini

[GVGirl]

Thiemo de Bakker NED

TW

[Woody]

Thiemo de Bakker please!

[lknobel]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[alvinlimtc]

kevin anderson

[Edmond Dantès]

Philipp Petzschner

[hurricanejeanne]

Janko Tipsarevic

[oohsalmon]

Kevin Anderson!

[igorwright]

Day 1: Bernard Tomic

[slamdog]

Tipsaravic

[motobass]

Day 1: Janko Tipsarevic

[Irena2]

Kevin Anderson

[Drop-shot]

Tough day 1...

Tipsarevic for me

[rashmi]

Kei Nishikori, please

[IronMike]

Janko Tipsarevic, thanks.

[gacritter]

Day 1-Anderson

Thanks!

[Bobby]

Thomaz Bellucci

Bobby C.

TW

[ernie_pantusso]

Day 1: Nishikori

[ptmcmahon]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[enigmaticdan]

Malek Jaziri

[suliso]

Kevin Anderson

[ElljayB]

Away we go - I'll take one Juan Carlos Ferrero, please.

[musababid]

Kevin Anderson

TW

Musab

[Charlie02123]

Dolgopolov

[hans82]

Philipp Petzschner

[Matori]

Kevin Anderson, please.

[rebeccabxl]

Bernard Tomic AUS please

[ajstew]

Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR (22)

[Hawkspa]

Day 1: Kevin Anderson RSA

[skatingfan]

Mardy Fish

[jmcguire]

Richard Gasquet

[mick1303]

Day 1 - JC Ferrero

TW - mick1303

[jkfriedman]

the X-man Please

[Caludrup]

Kevin Anderson

[gauloises]

Viktor Troicki please.

gauloises

TW

[leemur]

Ferraro (TW)

[Kiki D]

Kevin Anderson, please.

[luvs10s]

day 1: Kei Nishikori please

[leosash]

Kei Nishikori, pls. :-)

[noedee]

Bernard Tomic for me please!
Thanks!!

[slc2466]

Kei Nishikori, let's play (some good) ball!

[cneblett]

Dolgopolov

[Eronakold]

de Bakker

[DogandFox]

Viktor Troicki

[vexchaps]

Llodra

[shaurya]

Thiemo De Bakker

[doctennis]

Kevin Anderson

[kmf71683]

Janko Tipsarevic

[Federex]

Viktor Troicki

[talkthetalk]

Alexandr Dolgopolov for me please

[omess]

Santiago Giraldo

[Merlyn]

I'll take Troicki. Thanks.

[natkl]

Janko Tipsarevic

TW

lira vega

[Togtdyalttai]

Kevin Anderson

[wfwalsh]

Kevin Anderson.

[Scotty]

Kevin Anderson, please.

[ponchi101]

I will jinx:
Day 1: Kevin Anderson

[JBK-50]

Janko Tipsarevic

[Bonneau]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[jumpfroggy]

Kevin Anderson

[prince49]

Kei Nishikori

TW

[kukwa]

Richard Gasquet

[thekaoboy]

Kevin Anderson

[Capitals32]

Kei Nishikori Please

[saiful]

Fabio Fognini

[jtmille6]

Day 1: Janko Tipsarevic

[SW195AE]

Dolgopolov

[dave g]

Tipsarevic

TW

[careroll715]

Albert Montanes ESP

[led14pa2]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[flowerchild39]

Thiemo de Bakker

[Doc_P]

Day 1:Kevin Anderson

[thumm]

Day 1 - Philipp Petzschner

[agassifan]

Janko Tipsarevic

[eskimo_53]

Day 1: Kevin Anderson RSA

Thanks.

[pkstrand]

Day 1: Tipsarevic

[duluoz55]

Kevin Anderson

[patmanmo]

Janko Tipsarevic

[kcgregg]

My pick is Janko Tipsarevic

kcgregg

[fatboy]

1st pick of another joyous SP! :)

Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR (22)

TW

[shtexas]

Dolgopolov

[PeteFan]

Tipsarevic

[bluereggie]

Kevin Anderson for me please

[flyingswan]

Gasquet, please

[kzt123]

Tipsarevic , plse.

[Fiercehart]

Nishikori, please.

[Eugene]

Bernard Tomic

[dryrunguy]

Kei Nishikori!

[microserfing]

Kei Nishikori, please.

[DdVogt]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[DanFreeze]

Janko Tipsarevic SRB (20)

[Willingtennis]

Gilles Simon

[waylandboy-tw]

Philipp Petzschner

[ggaurav]

Kevin Anderson

[Willingtennis]

Changing my pick to Janko Tipsarevic as Simon does not play tomorrow

[jdognyy]

I'll take Dogolopov on day one

[thotchkin]

Ahh, the US Open. My favorite tournament to watch, my least successful SP performances. So this year, I'm not going to think too much about it and see how it goes. Therefore, my Day One pick on the Men's Side is...

NISHIKORI!

[nigel]

day 1: Kevin Anderson

[GlennHarman]

My day one pick is Bernard Tomic. Good luck to all!! Glenn Harman

[--cj--]

Kei Nishikori, please.

[pressedham]

Kevin Anderson, please.

[vetmama]

Tipsarevic

TW
vetmama

[Tscott415]

tipsarevic

[maedal]

Thiemo de Bakker

maedal TW

[nad55]

day 1: tipsarevic

[thebuzzclip]

Kei Nishikori JPN

[aggierules]

Janko Tipsarevic

[Net_Raider]

Viktor Troicki

[elisat]

De Bakker, please.

[theotherdonald]

Day 1:
Kevin Anderson

[merdon]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[sjokolade]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[oploskoffie]

Day 1: Kevin Anderson

:cool:

[Deuce]

Philipp Petzschner

Thanks, as always . . .

[CatMan]

Kevin Anderson

[gimpyknee2004]

Nishikori

[matt2370]

Kevin Anderson.

[pedro]

Alexandr Dolgopolov(UKR)

[frost]

Fognini

[123456789tennis]

Thomaz Bellucci

[IntnstyAngle]

Kevin Anderson

[PERRYinRO]

Thiemo de Bakker NED

[Equipped]

Troicki

[airickdago1]

Kevin Anderson RSA

[3mlm]

Petzschner

[pbutler50]

De Bakker please...

[aufty]

Kevin Anderson

[ajay.gov]

Thiemo de Bakker please

[bwagner98]

Tommy Haas GER

[DalisVolleys]

Albert Montanes ESP

[udaneri]

Day 1 - Viktor Troicki

[kirby077]

Fognini

[James7]

Day 1 - Kei Nishikori

[Ruyiman]

Bernard Tomic

[Kirkus]

Bernard Tomic, please.

[mr_socko]

dolgopolov

[Bismarck]

Nishikori, Kei.

TW

[Lynn]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[phatsdawg96]

Philipp Petzschner GER please

[ckelsall22]

janko tipsarevic

[topsmmash]

Tipsarevic

[JTContinental]

1 P. Petzschner

[Finn McCool]

Thiemo de Bakker

[jmhaerr]

Alexandr Dolgopolov

[gacritter]

Day 1- Anderson

[Stinger]

day 1.... Bernard Tomic

[ktothem1]

Janko Tipsarevic, please. Thanks.

[Doran22]

Dolgopolov for me

[dertanyan]

Day 1 - Kevin Anderson

[CM4RN]

De Bakker

[MeganFernandez]

Monoico

[aedra1119]

Philipp Petzschner GER

[Jason11E]

De Bakker please

[mickeycharms]

Llodra

[MeganFernandez]

Changing pick from Monaco to --

Karlovic

[tobiasfunke]

Nishikori

[thisiscmt]

Janko Tipsarevic

[bridgepea]

Day 1
Kevin Anderson RSA
Cayman Karen - TW

[spounder]

Petzschner please

[MonkeyPants]

Janko Tipsarevic

[throwback]

Day 1: Alexandr Dolgopolov

[blaker414]

Fognini

[cdavid99]

Llodra.

[glarange]

Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR (22)

[shojego]

Anderson

[THEDOG]

K. Anderson

[Justme]

Viktor Troicki

[gracie]

Thiemo De Bakker

[husgen]

Kevin Anderson

[Elchie]

Philipp Petzschner GER

[epetersen27]

Tomic

[iamco_CO_nut]

Gasquet

[rj7dogz]

JC Ferrero!

[New England Nitemare]

I'll take Kevin Anderson

[nyjaney]

Bernard Tomic, please!

[Synth]

Fabio Fognini ITA

[garp6]

Kevin Anderson

[thedinosaur]

Bernard Tomic

[carlitos2006]

Dolgopolov

[altyler]

Bernard Tomic

[spt]

Kevin Anderson RSA

[jstam]

Tipsarevic, please.

[beths]

Beth at TW
Thiemo De Bakker

[canadafubuki]

kei nishikori

[Martini4me]

Day 1: Philipp Petzschner

http://i55.tinypic.com/1z5rlm1.jpg

[Elliot]

Haas

[Mister X]

Kevin Anderson
Mr.X
TW

[wycombe7]

Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR (22), please.

[Snoo Foo]

Anderson

[t0atiam]

Kevin Anderson

[Moose]

I'll take Bernard Tomic for Day 1

[rktct2b]

My men's Day 1 pick is Kei Nishikori JPN.

[fedmaster17]

Juan Monaco ARG

[Surfgirl46]

Day 1 Phillip Petzschner

Angel of the Surf
TW

[winston]

Philipp Petzschner

[chicamafalda]

Janko Tipsarevic, please :cool:

[zac.richardson]

Tommy Haas

[ibreak4coffee]

Day 1
Troicki

[Leslie]

Day 1: Philipp Petzschner

Thanks!

[dougforte]

Troicki for day 1, please.

[aroque]

Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR (22)

[myihuiwu]

Philipp Petzschner

[rlr224]

Thomaz Bellucci

[debbmo_nyc]

Philipp Petzschner please

[FedHenin]

Thiemo de Bakker NED

[zephyrstorm03]

Kevin Anderson please. Thanks!