Thursday's Florence (Italy) round of 16 pits Max Houkes against Michele Ribecai on clay. Max Houkes has won 4 of the last 10. Michele Ribecai has dropped 3 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten.

Houkes's 68.3% behind the first serve (against 62.6% for Ribecai) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Houkes.