DAY 2 PICKS - Mens AO suicide pool

[shtexas]

Your day two picks will be from the bottom half of the mens draw. Please choose from this part of the draw. Your pick is due before the start of play on Tuesday 11:00 AM in Australia (Monday 7:00 PM EST).

Nalbandian, David (8) v. Tipsarevic, Janko
Mackin, Alan v. Lapentti, Nicolas
Guccione, Chris v. Rochus, Olivier
Rochus, Christophe v. Grosjean, Sebastian (28)
Soderling, Robin (23) v. Mayer, Florian
Seppi, Andreas v. Reynolds, Bobby
Cilic, Marin v. Bozoljac, Ilia
Montanes, Albert v. Haas, Tommy (12)

Berdych, Tomas (13) v. Lee, Hyung-Taik
Lacko, Lukas v. Smeets, Robert
Mirnyi, Max v. Horna, Luis
Waske, Alexander v. Tursunov, Dmitry (21)
Malisse, Xavier (29) v. Clement, Arnaud
Santoro, Fabrice v. Kunitsyn, Igor
Muller, Gilles v. Gaudio, Gaston
Roitman, Sergio v. Davydenko, Nikolay (3)

Blake, James (5) v. Moya, Carlos
Luczak, Peter v. Kuznetsov, Alex
Zverev, Mischa v. Berrer, Michael
Ginepri, Robby v. Almagro, Nicolas (32)
Hewitt, Lleyton (19) v. Russell, Michael
Dancevic, Frank v. Hanescu, Victor
Del Potro, Juan Martin v. Di Mauro, Alessio
Korolev, Evgeny v. Gonzalez, Fernando (10)

Murray, Andy (15) v. Martin, Alberto
Verdasco, Fernando v. Mathieu, Paul-Henri
Chela, Juan Ignacio v. Starace, Potito
Goldstein, Paul v. Nieminen, Jarkko (17)
Wawrinka, Stanislas (31) v. Kim, Kevin
Benneteau, Julien v. Capdeville, Paul
Vliegen, Kristof v. Kohlschreiber, Philipp
Kendrick, Robert v. Nadal, Rafael (2)

[gibbermiata]

nalbandian

[mrjiggyfly2]

Grosjean

[mmmm8]

Max Mirnyi, please

[doubledogbrewer]

Day 2 Men: Stanislas Wawrinka!

[thotchkin]

Like the pros, I just want to get the first round out of the way so there's a chance to see how the field is playing. So, I'm going to make today's pick...

OLIVIER ROCHUS!

...cuz I don't even want to be tempted to pick his potential second round match with fellow iron man Grossjean.

[kmart93]

robin soderling


...as long as long as lopez wins today

[jjnow]

Peter Luczak

[krishna]

Day 2: Julien Benneteau.

I have a lot of faith in the mediocrity of Capdeville. Â*

[Snidely]

Grosjean (providing I make it this far)

[lemons]

Robin Soderling

[mocam57]

Chela, Juan Ignacio

[Miles]

Juan Ignacio Chela since the Argentines are always worth a couple of matches before they get caught for using steroids. Only kidding -- Not!! Besides Potito Starace has never gotten out of the first round at the AO.

[Charlie02123]

I'm taking Robin Soderling for this one.

[suliso]

After a close call with Gicquel I think I will go for a safer pick - Sebastian Grosjean.

[Scotty]

Monsieur Grosjean, s'il vous plait.

My day 1 pick hasn't even taken the court yet, but I wanted to be sure to pick from the correct half of the draw (unlike my women's pick).

... wanders back to the losers lounge ...

[srberg]

I'll take Nalbandian, David!!!

[dedee]

Stanislas Wawrinka, if I'm still in it

[Buffalo]

If Lopez survives Day 1, I'll go with Dmitry Tursunov on Day 2. Thanks.

[lrakotom]

del potro please

[mysterX]

Juan Ignacio Chela

[marsny]

Jarkko Nieminen

[Eugene]

Sebastien Grosjean

[likembrave]

Give me Jarkko Nieminen....that's if I get thru...

[one_shot07]

Provided I survive day 1, I'll take Sebastien Grosjean

[aufty]

Del Potro, if ToJo makes it through.

[beaujarkko]

I'll take Stanislas Wawrinka, please!

Thanks,

Phil

[JBIMH]

Since Hrbaty made it through I'll take Stanislas Wawrinka

[FourTeller]

Not so much because I have great confidence in his ability but because it's somehow hard to give an opponent whose first name is one letter removed from a humble, starchy vegetable much credit...

Juan Ignacio Chela, por favor.

FT

[Spencer]

Soderling

[Jidkova_Fan]

My day 2 pick:-

Max Mirnyi

[epetersen]

O. Rochus please

[catz33]

Chela please

[dryrunguy]

Chela

[ptmcmahon]

Let's stick with the Russians....Dmitry Tursunov (21)

[Vuhruhto]

I'll take Juan Ignacio Chela

[morct]

Mirnyi for me please

[lizchao]

Dmitry Tursunov, please

[calvin_hobbes29]

Dmitry Tursunov

[alvinlimtc]

Hewitt

[patamf]

Robin Soderling

[DeeCee]

my pick Tursunov, Dmitry :)

[gff0]

Juan Iggy Chela

[Foxykhat]

Chela, Juan Ignacio

Thank you.

Foxy

[KDK]

Despite the fact he lost to his opponent in their only previous encounter, I'll go with Fabrice Santoro.

[jabrot11]

Juan Ignacio Chela

[netplay225]

Will Chris stub his one Gucci against Olivier's Roch-us? Will little Christophe prevail over Big John? Too hard to tell, so I go with:


JUAN IGNACIO CHELA!

[NYCTennis]

Fernando Gonzalez please

[MarkB24]

Stanislas Wawrinka for me please.

[slicerdicer]

Del Potro por favor

[t0atiam]

Grosjean, Sebastian (28)

[Lone-star]

Grosjean, sil vous plait.

[gita]

for day 2 I'm going with Soderling! so man do your job!

[MeganFernandez]

Grosjean... Allez!

[ekeller]

lapentti

[Net_Raider]

Olivier Rochus

[Martini4me]

Nicolas Lapentti

[bosmikeyb]

Haas

[sluggo-13]

Frank Dancevic please.

[udaneri]

I WILL GO WITH MR LLEYTON HEWITT, PLEASE

[Siena]

I pick Sebastian Grosjean.

[Moose]

I have my upset special for the Australian coming out of his quarter ...so I feel safe burning off this high seed on Day 2 (though it could come back to bite me) - and with how brutal Day 1 was, I'm staying in safe mode.

My Day 2 pick is Tommy Haas

[bingham1973]

Wawrinka, Stanislas.

[hawkgirl98]

Max Mirnyi please

[TennisAnyone74]

Even though he has not played the last two Aussie Opens, my brave choice is: Nicolas Lapentti!

TA

[Jillz]

Olivier Rochus ;)

[matt2370]

I'll take Del Potro.

[tennisbrp]

Grosjean

[naranjo]

Sebastian Grosjean, Si Vous Plais

[uibristol]

Lapentti

[GernBlandston]

Wawrinka, please!

[owendonovan]

Benneteau please.

[sblanc]

I'm dithering between Mirny and Grosjean, but Horna usually gets past the first round in the slams and I've got a bad feeling about Grosjean so I'l go with an old favorite
Santoro, Fabrice for me please.
Aleeeeeeeeez Fabrice!

[GVGirl]

Wawrinka, Stanislas (31)

[flowerchild39]

Day 2 pick - Chela.

[MariaFan]

Sebastian Grosjean Â* :D

[kzt123]

Fernando Gonzalez please..

[aedra1119]

Juan Ignacio Chela

[joshman]

Frank Dancevic

[improbabledream]

Fernando Gonzalez

[Marathongirl]

I will select Stanislas Wawrinka.

[leemur]

wawrinka

[TennisDude]

My day 2 pick will be Dmitry Tursunov

[NasdaqBallboy]

Despite the topsy-turvy temper of his, I'll take Tommy Haas against a Spanish dirt baller.

-Josh

[fish]

Chela

thanks

[winston]

Chela

[shtexas]

Well, I chickened out on what I was going to do. So, I'll go with:

Juan Martin Del Potro

[agassifan]

Day 2 - Tommy Haas

[juandixonformvp]

Robin Soderling please.

[cdavid99]

Wawrinka.

[jhl9]

Santoro is my choice :o

[facey007]

i'll go with S. Wawrinka

[SpiceMan]

Gonzalez, Fernando

[Bagster]

I am going with JM Del Potro

[mustbeatypo]

vliegen

[wycombe7]

Well as usual I've got no real faith in anyone at this stage of the draw! Of all of my predictions yesterday, most of them were wrong (especially in the womens).

It seems to me as though there are alot of matches between relative unknowns - no "floater" has a really easy looking draw, to tempt you to commit suicide!

I'm refusing to pick a seed this early (I don't know why), so I'm basically left with Chela and Benneteau - who should both really be seeded anyway.

Just to avoid a bandwagon it's time for the magic of Julien Benneteau!

[urn1813]

My pick is Kristof Vliegen.

[Moose]

bump

[didgeridoo33]

Grosjean, please!

[shtexas]

I just joined TAT, even though I've missed Day 1 can I still enter? If so, my pick is Andy Murray,

Thanks,

Mike.

You can unofficially play along and hone your skills for Roland Garros. I wish we could allow you to play officially, but considering the number of people who were ousted day 1 thanks to Srichaphan and Calleri, we cannot. Please check out our daily discussion threads. They are a lot of fun. Please join in the discussion.

[IntnstyAngle]

Well, after a pair of correct choices, here's my next one:

Fabrice Santoro over Igor Kunitsyn

Let's hope ;D

[augietoast]

Gonzalez, Fernando

[aggierules]

Max Mirnyi

[slicentice]

Chela

[jbruggen]

Benneteau

[The_Hammer]

Wawrinka

[debbmo_nyc]

Julien Benneteau for me

[backhand]

Juan Martin Del Potro

[elliot02]

Santoro, Fabrice

[thrynny]

Olivier Rochus, please.

[jharrisct]

My Pick: Nicolas Lapentti

[yaoming1988]

Wawrinka please.

[mu_royals]

Tomas Berdych CZE (13)

[danutz]

Nieminen

[3mlm]

Chela

[mainetennis]

M. Sebastien Grosjean, s'il vous plait.

[fedpras]

Tursunov

[shtexas]

Nicholas Lapentti

Grid - You never made a day 1 pick. You can unofficially play along and hone your skills for Roland Garros. I wish we could allow you to play officially, but considering the number of people who were ousted day 1 thanks to Srichaphan and Calleri, we cannot. Please check out our daily discussion threads. They are a lot of fun. Please join in the discussion and other games.

[shtexas]

2 1/2 hours left and I count an even dozen who have not made their day 2 choices.

[Takao]

Dmitry Tursunov

[Kirkus]

Okay Boys and Girls
Only :90 minutes left to get your
Day 2 picks in!!

[aceoftennis87]

Nieminen

[Mikel]

GROSJEAN

[Kirkus]

Only :30 minutes left to get your
Day 2 picks in!!

[bp_cooke]

Wawrinka, Stanislas

[borenore2]

Wow, five minutes to go and it's my home slam!

Nicolas Lapentti please.

[bluereggie]

Grosjean for me please

[Kirkus]

The "Day 2" pick thread is now officially closed!
Good luck to everyone!