Alejandro Moro Canas and Thiago Monteiro meet in the round of 32 at Lisbon on Monday. Thiago Monteiro limps in on a 3-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10. Alejandro Moro Canas is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (6 of the last 10).
Hold strength tells the story — 72% versus 65.5% on first-serve points in Monteiro's favor. Little separates them; Monteiro gets the nod on the finest of margins.