A spot in the next round is at stake on Wednesday, when Nuno Borges goes up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the Montreal round of 64. Tomas Martin Etcheverry is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (3 of the last 10). Nuno Borges comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.
Nuno Borges leads the head-to-head 3-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On hard specifically it reads 1-0 Borges — worth more than the overall number this week.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Etcheverry fractionally more likely to land the big points.