A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Hugo Gaston goes up against Sho Shimabukuro in the Hangzhou round of 32. Hugo Gaston limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 6 wins in 10. Sho Shimabukuro is 3-7 across recent matches.
Hugo Gaston simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Gaston fractionally more likely to land the big points.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Hugo Gaston | Sho Shimabukuro |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 56.8% | 56.1% |
| 1st serve points won | 65.7% | 71% |
| 2nd serve points won | 50.6% | 50.9% |
The rest of the numbers
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