A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Joel Schwaerzler goes up against Lucas Poullain in the Mouilleron-Le-Captif quarterfinal. Joel Schwaerzler has won 7 of the last 10. Lucas Poullain comes in at 7 wins from the last ten.
Hold strength tells the story — 70.4% versus 63% on first-serve points in Schwaerzler's favor. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Schwaerzler is exactly that — a lean.