The Szczecin title is on the line on Sunday, when Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo meets Thiago Monteiro. Thiago Monteiro is rolling — 4 straight wins, 7 of 10 in recent play. Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo is rolling — 4 straight wins, 5 of 10 in recent play.
The serve is where this match separates: Monteiro has been winning 72% of first-serve points to Izquierdo's 63.6%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Izquierdo comes in off a compressed schedule; Monteiro comes in off a compressed schedule. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Monteiro is exactly that — a lean.