Thursday's Tokyo round of 32 pits Alejandro Davidovich Fokina against Matteo Berrettini on hard. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina brings a 3-match winning streak into this one, 8-2 across the last ten. Matteo Berrettini comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Little separates them; Fokina gets the nod on the finest of margins.