A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Michael Zheng goes up against Mitchell Krueger in the Tiburon quarterfinal. Michael Zheng comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Mitchell Krueger has won 3 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall.

Zheng's 72% behind the first serve (against 68.7% for Krueger) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Zheng comes in off a compressed schedule; Krueger comes in off a compressed schedule. If Zheng plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.