Friday's Cincinnati first round pits Hamad Medjedovic against Marco Trungelliti on hard. Hamad Medjedovic is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (5 of the last 10). Marco Trungelliti comes in at 4 wins from the last ten.
Hold strength tells the story — 72.3% versus 67.3% on first-serve points in Medjedovic's favor. Medjedovic should have enough here, though Trungelliti has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.