A spot in the next round is at stake on Saturday, when Liam Draxl goes up against Shintaro Mochizuki in the Winnipeg semifinal. Liam Draxl has won 7 of the last 10. Shintaro Mochizuki comes in at 7 wins from the last ten.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
Liam Draxl simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Draxl comes in off a compressed schedule; Mochizuki comes in off a compressed schedule. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Draxl.