A spot in the next round is at stake on Saturday, when Marco Trungelliti goes up against Thiago Monteiro in the Szczecin semifinal. Marco Trungelliti is rolling — 3 straight wins, 6 of 10 in recent play. Thiago Monteiro has won 3 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall.
Marco Trungelliti simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. Trungelliti comes in off a compressed schedule; Monteiro comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Trungelliti gets the nod on the finest of margins.