Wednesday's St. Tropez round of 16 pits Mark Lajal against Thomas Faurel on hard. Mark Lajal has won 8 of the last 10. Thomas Faurel is 2-8 across recent matches.
Hold strength tells the story — 71.2% versus 63% on first-serve points in Lajal's favor. Faurel comes in off a compressed schedule. If Lajal plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Mark Lajal | Thomas Faurel |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 61.9% | 64.2% |
| 1st serve points won | 71.2% | 63% |
| 2nd serve points won | 48.2% | 53.1% |
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