A spot in the next round is at stake on Wednesday, when Andrej Nedic goes up against Tom Gentzsch in the Tampere round of 16. Tom Gentzsch has won 5 of the last 10. Andrej Nedic is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (5 of the last 10).
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
The serve is where this match separates: Gentzsch has been winning 72.3% of first-serve points to Nedic's 62.8%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Nedic comes in off a compressed schedule; Gentzsch comes in off a compressed schedule. The edge belongs to Gentzsch — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.