A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Pavel Kotov goes up against Tallon Griekspoor in the Shanghai first round. Tallon Griekspoor is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (4 of the last 10). Pavel Kotov is 7-3 across recent matches.

Griekspoor's 73.3% behind the first serve (against 70.3% for Kotov) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Griekspoor fractionally more likely to land the big points.