Wednesday's Mouilleron-Le-Captif round of 16 pits Clement Tabur against Thomas Faurel on hard. Clement Tabur is 4-6 across recent matches. Thomas Faurel comes in at 3 wins from the last ten.

The serve is where this match separates: Tabur has been winning 68.3% of first-serve points to Faurel's 63.2%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. The edge belongs to Tabur — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.