German matches in 1st round
Men
Philipp Kohlschreiber [22] vs.
Facundo Bagnis [Q]
German number one shouldn't have big problems with him. The roles are obvious, but everything is possible.
Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
This is an open match, but I think Kukushkin is slight better and will advance for the next round
Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Andreas Beck [Q]
They played against at a Challenger Cup in Rome once and Carreno won. I think he will win again, because he's an upcoming player and Beck had his best years past.
Matthias Bachinger [Q] vs.
Radek Stepanek
Also Stepanek had better years, but he's still strong enough for 3rd or 4th round, so I think Bachinger will lose
Matthew Ebden vs. Tobias Kamke
I don't know Ebden, but Kamke sometimes advance for 2nd round in Grand Slams and Ebden (#94) is behind him in ATP ranking, but only about 20 places, that's not much. Once they played against Kamke won, but that was 3 years ago.
Peter Gojowczyk [Q] vs. Benjamin Becker
So at least one german will go for the next round. Don't know who. They both have their advantages.
Bernard Tomic [Q] vs. Dustin Brown
I'm surprised to see Tomic as a Qualifier, that means Brown is in advantage. I would love to see him in the next round. He's so cool and popular world-wide. His hair: AWESOME!
These are all germans in men's tournament. Tommy Haas and Florian Mayer, former #2 and #3 in Germany, are injured and young talent Alexander Zverev failed to qualify.
Women
Mona Barthel vs. Shuai Zhang [32]
Mona Barthel is talented, but anyhow she doesn't show that. All in all, the next round is possible, but Zhang is a very strong opponent.
Flavia Pennetta [11] vs. Julia Görges
That's a bad draw! Görges loses her class and have to fight in every match. Don't think she will make it.
Angelique Kerber [6] vs.
Ksenia Pervak [Q]
Not a big problem for Kerber. She's a constant. I don't think she will lose a match before the 4th round. After that, everything is possible and depends on her opponents.
Sloane Stephens [21] vs. Annika Beck
Our young and unseated players have bad luck with the draw. That's poor, because in this match two young talented player's are meeting. But I think Stephens will win.
Francoise Abanda [Q] vs. Sabine Lisicki [26]
Does anybode know her? I see, she's very young and she's far below Top 100, but that's all. By knowing Lisicki and her shape this year I'll declare that match totally open.
Andrea Petkovic [18] vs.
Ons Jabeur [Q]
Go Petko!
She's absolutely my favourite player! I don't think she'll have big problems with Jabeur, who's also a very young player.
That's all! No more germans qualified. I think Petko and Kerber have some chances for the quarter final, but all other players, women and men as well, won't advance too far. 3rd round is the maximum for them.
needless to say that the MP is a former communist
