A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Martin Damm goes up against Shintaro Mochizuki in the Chengdu round of 32. Martin Damm has dropped 2 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten. Shintaro Mochizuki is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (4 of the last 10).

Damm's 77.3% behind the first serve (against 67.8% for Mochizuki) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. The edge belongs to Damm — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.