A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when J J Wolf goes up against Jacob Fearnley in the Bloomfield Hills quarterfinal. Jacob Fearnley has won 7 in a row and 8 of the last 10 overall. J J Wolf comes in at 2 wins from the last ten.

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

Jacob Fearnley simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Wolf comes in off a compressed schedule; Fearnley comes in off a compressed schedule. The edge belongs to Fearnley — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.