Sunday's Cincinnati round of 64 pits Arthur Fils against Yannick Hanfmann on hard. Arthur Fils has won 6 of the last 10. Yannick Hanfmann comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.
The serve is where this match separates: Fils has been winning 74.2% of first-serve points to Hanfmann's 70.1%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. The edge belongs to Fils — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.