A spot in the next round is at stake on Tuesday, when Pavel Kotov goes up against Vit Kopriva in the Jinan round of 32. Pavel Kotov is 7-3 across recent matches. Vit Kopriva is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (3 of the last 10).

The serve is where this match separates: Kotov has been winning 70.3% of first-serve points to Kopriva's 66.5%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Kotov should have enough here, though Kopriva has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.