Ilya Ivashka and T. Pereira meet in the semifinal at Pozoblanco on Saturday. Ilya Ivashka is 7-3 across recent matches. T. Pereira is rolling — 3 straight wins, 3 of 10 in recent play.

There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.

Ivashka's 69.7% behind the first serve (against 64.2% for Pereira) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Ivashka comes in off a compressed schedule; Pereira comes in off a compressed schedule. If Ivashka plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.