A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Fabian Marozsan goes up against Michael Zheng in the Cincinnati first round. Fabian Marozsan comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Michael Zheng is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (6 of the last 10).
The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Marozsan fractionally more likely to land the big points.