Carlos Sanchez Jover and Lorenzo Giustino meet in the round of 16 at Palermo (Italy) on Thursday. Lorenzo Giustino brings a 3-match winning streak into this one, 6-4 across the last ten. Carlos Sanchez Jover has dropped 2 straight and sits at 4-6 over the last ten.

Giustino's 67.8% behind the first serve (against 59.4% for Jover) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Jover comes in off a compressed schedule; Giustino arrives with very little recovery time. The edge belongs to Giustino — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.