Aleksandar Kovacevic and Camilo Ugo Carabelli meet in the quarterfinal at Hamburg on Thursday. Aleksandar Kovacevic is rolling — 3 straight wins, 5 of 10 in recent play. Camilo Ugo Carabelli is 6-4 across recent matches.

The ledger favors Aleksandar Kovacevic, 2-0 across their 2 meetings with Camilo Ugo Carabelli. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Kovacevic — worth more than the overall number this week.

Hold strength tells the story — 75.6% versus 67% on first-serve points in Kovacevic's favor. Kovacevic should have enough here, though Carabelli has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.