Thiago Monteiro and Vilius Gaubas meet in the quarterfinal at San Marino on Friday. Thiago Monteiro is 7-3 across recent matches. Vilius Gaubas is 3-7 across recent matches.
The serve is where this match separates: Monteiro has been winning 72% of first-serve points to Gaubas's 65%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Monteiro comes in off a compressed schedule. Monteiro should have enough here, though Gaubas has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.