Calvin Hemery and Philip Henning meet in the round of 32 at Taranto (Italy) on Tuesday. Calvin Hemery limps in on a 4-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Philip Henning has dropped 2 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten.
The serve is where this match separates: Hemery has been winning 72.8% of first-serve points to Henning's 66.4%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. The edge belongs to Hemery — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.