Sunday's Shanghai round of 32 pits Alejandro Davidovich Fokina against Frances Tiafoe on hard. Frances Tiafoe has won 7 of the last 10. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is 7-3 across recent matches.

Hold strength tells the story — 72.1% versus 67.1% on first-serve points in Tiafoe's favor. Little separates them; Tiafoe gets the nod on the finest of margins.