Tuesday's Wuning 3 (China) round of 32 pits Alibek Kachmazov against Charles Broom on hard. Alibek Kachmazov limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Charles Broom comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Kachmazov fractionally more likely to land the big points.