Liam Broady and Petr Bar Biryukov meet in the semifinal at Ningbo on Saturday. Liam Broady has won 3 in a row and 4 of the last 10 overall. Petr Bar Biryukov is rolling — 3 straight wins, 7 of 10 in recent play.

Neither the serve numbers nor the ratings separate these two by much, which is why our number stays close to even. Broady comes in off a compressed schedule; Biryukov comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Broady gets the nod on the finest of margins.