Tuesday's Stuttgart round of 32 pits Aleksandar Kovacevic against Yannick Hanfmann on grass. Aleksandar Kovacevic is 5-5 across recent matches. Yannick Hanfmann has won 5 of the last 10.
The two have never played — a first meeting always adds a layer of uncertainty the numbers can't fully capture.
Hold strength tells the story — 75.6% versus 69.9% on first-serve points in Kovacevic's favor. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Kovacevic fractionally more likely to land the big points.