A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Alexander Shevchenko goes up against Dominic Stricker in the Gstaad round of 16. Dominic Stricker has won 6 of the last 10. Alexander Shevchenko is 5-5 across recent matches.

This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.

Stricker's 75.6% behind the first serve (against 70.1% for Shevchenko) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Stricker is exactly that — a lean.