Arthur Fils and Luca Van Assche meet in the round of 32 at Tokyo on Wednesday. Arthur Fils comes in at 8 wins from the last ten. Luca Van Assche has won 6 of the last 10.

Hold strength tells the story — 74% versus 66.4% on first-serve points in Fils's favor. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Fils.