Facundo Mena and Nicolas Kicker meet in the round of 16 at Santa Cruz 2 on Thursday. Facundo Mena is 9-1 across recent matches. Nicolas Kicker is 7-3 across recent matches.

Hold strength tells the story — 71.8% versus 64.1% on first-serve points in Mena's favor. Mena is running on fumes after a brutal stretch of scheduling; Kicker is running on fumes after a brutal stretch of scheduling. The edge belongs to Mena — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.