Friday's Trieste quarterfinal pits Matej Dodig against Raul Brancaccio on clay. Matej Dodig comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Raul Brancaccio has won 3 of the last 10.

This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.

Dodig's 70.4% behind the first serve (against 67.4% for Brancaccio) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Dodig fractionally more likely to land the big points.