Alex Michelsen and Jesper De Jong meet in the first round at Cincinnati on Friday. Alex Michelsen is 8-2 across recent matches. Jesper De Jong limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. Anything other than a Michelsen win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.