Matej Dodig and Miguel Damas meet in the round of 16 at Braga on Thursday. Matej Dodig is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (7 of the last 10). Miguel Damas is 3-7 across recent matches.

The serve is where this match separates: Dodig has been winning 70.4% of first-serve points to Damas's 61.2%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Dodig comes in off a compressed schedule; Damas comes in off a compressed schedule. Anything other than a Dodig win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.