Dominic Stricker and Marc Andrea Huesler meet in the quarterfinal at Zug on Friday. Dominic Stricker is 6-4 across recent matches. Marc Andrea Huesler is 4-6 across recent matches.

The ledger favors Dominic Stricker, 1-0 across their 1 meetings with Marc Andrea Huesler. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Stricker — worth more than the overall number this week.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Stricker comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Stricker gets the nod on the finest of margins.