Thursday's Iasi round of 16 pits Taro Daniel against Zdenek Kolar on clay. Taro Daniel has won 6 in a row and 8 of the last 10 overall. Zdenek Kolar is 5-5 across recent matches.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
Taro Daniel simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Daniel is exactly that — a lean.