A spot in the next round is at stake on Saturday, when Francisco Cerundolo goes up against Zachary Svajda in the French Open round of 32. Zachary Svajda brings a 5-match winning streak into this one, 6-4 across the last ten. Francisco Cerundolo is rolling — 3 straight wins, 6 of 10 in recent play.
Zachary Svajda has had the better of this rivalry, winning 2 of 3 against Francisco Cerundolo. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Svajda — worth more than the overall number this week.
The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Svajda is exactly that — a lean.