Friday's Cincinnati first round pits Corentin Moutet against Hubert Hurkacz on hard. Hubert Hurkacz is 6-4 across recent matches. Corentin Moutet has won 2 of the last 10.

The serve is where this match separates: Hurkacz has been winning 76% of first-serve points to Moutet's 65.3%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Hurkacz.