Jesper De Jong and Shintaro Mochizuki meet in the semifinal at Hertogenbosch on Saturday. Jesper De Jong has won 4 of the last 10. Shintaro Mochizuki has dropped 7 straight and sits at 2-8 over the last ten.
There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.
Hold strength tells the story — 71.8% versus 67% on first-serve points in Jong's favor. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Jong is exactly that — a lean.