A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo goes up against T. Pereira in the Braga round of 16. Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo is rolling — 6 straight wins, 7 of 10 in recent play. T. Pereira comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. Pereira comes in off a compressed schedule. Anything other than a Izquierdo win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.