A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Adrian Mannarino goes up against Alexis Galarneau in the Newport round of 16. Adrian Mannarino comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Alexis Galarneau is 5-5 across recent matches.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
Neither the serve numbers nor the ratings separate these two by much, which is why our number stays close to even. Mannarino comes in off a compressed schedule; Galarneau comes in off a compressed schedule. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Mannarino is exactly that — a lean.