Saturday's Braunschweig semifinal pits Daniel Rincon against Jan Choinski on clay. Jan Choinski has won 3 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall. Daniel Rincon has won 3 in a row and 7 of the last 10 overall.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
Hold strength tells the story — 69.4% versus 66.4% on first-serve points in Choinski's favor. Rincon comes in off a compressed schedule; Choinski comes in off a compressed schedule. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Choinski fractionally more likely to land the big points.