Local advantage?

Carballes is in good shape, Koepfer is formidable as an outsider, an interesting match to decipher!

Everything is going well for Carballes, final in Marrakech, 1/8th final in Barcelona, ​​in short the Spaniard is in good shape! His mix of solidity but also aggressiveness with his forehand when necessary is effective. His maximum level of play is not very high, however the Spaniard is tenacious and boring to play in this kind of period. Currently he is overconfident, he is playing his best tennis and has no doubts. For Koepfer it is a little more delicate with a transition to earth which is not taking place at the moment. The German remains on 3 defeats in 3 matches since his return from clay, surely in Madrid he will have a little more fun given the speed of the courts. As for the match up we will obviously have the right to long rallies, I think that Koepfer is a little less patient and should try to accelerate more often. Carballes will have to break him in the exchange and counter on the right ball, it's within his ropes