Titouan Droguet and Valentin Royer meet in the semifinal at Iasi on Saturday. Titouan Droguet is rolling — 3 straight wins, 5 of 10 in recent play. Valentin Royer is rolling — 3 straight wins, 6 of 10 in recent play.

There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.

The serve is where this match separates: Droguet has been winning 74% of first-serve points to Royer's 25.5%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Droguet arrives with very little recovery time; Royer is running on fumes after a brutal stretch of scheduling. Droguet should have enough here, though Royer has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.