Darwin Blanch and F. A. Gomez meet in the round of 16 at Tiburon on Thursday. F. A. Gomez brings a 3-match winning streak into this one, 7-3 across the last ten. Darwin Blanch has won 2 of the last 10.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Blanch arrives with very little recovery time; Gomez comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Gomez gets the nod on the finest of margins.