A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Guy Den Ouden goes up against Hynek Barton in the Bunschoten round of 16. Hynek Barton is 6-4 across recent matches. Guy Den Ouden has won 5 of the last 10.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
The serve is where this match separates: Barton has been winning 72.7% of first-serve points to Ouden's 67.3%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Little separates them; Barton gets the nod on the finest of margins.