Ignacio Buse and Tomas Martin Etcheverry meet in the quarterfinal at Kitzbuhel on Thursday. Tomas Martin Etcheverry has dropped 7 straight and sits at 2-8 over the last ten. Ignacio Buse comes in at 4 wins from the last ten.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Buse comes in off a compressed schedule; Etcheverry comes in off a compressed schedule. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Etcheverry is exactly that — a lean.