A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Botic Van De Zandschulp goes up against Daniel Merida Aguilar in the Shanghai first round. Daniel Merida Aguilar comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Botic Van De Zandschulp is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (6 of the last 10).

Neither the serve numbers nor the ratings separate these two by much, which is why our number stays close to even. Little separates them; Aguilar gets the nod on the finest of margins.