Andre Ilagan and Marat Sharipov meet in the round of 16 at Jingshan on Thursday. Marat Sharipov brings a 5-match winning streak into this one, 9-1 across the last ten. Andre Ilagan comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

Sharipov's 76.8% behind the first serve (against 64.2% for Ilagan) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Sharipov comes in off a compressed schedule. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Sharipov.