A puzzle or a no-brainer this match?
Let's stay objective and do the sums at the end of the analysis, I already have a little idea, we'll see if it holds up!
Nagal is coming out of a first round where he deserved to lose, he was better in each phase but not overall in the match. He was broken early in the first and won it 6/4 easily, at the time I said to myself that it was going to be hard for Klein to come back because Nagal was playing very well, barely missed and had found his rhythm. Except that it decreased in intensity almost instantly and this is not the first time that this is the case. His game is physically demanding, he makes few winning shots and tries to make his opponents crack. He is quite tense on the pitch in general, he complains a lot and talks to his box constantly. I'm not a fan of his personal attitude. Against Martinez we have a different match-up where his consistency will not earn him as many points as against Klein, he will have to work even more and could even find himself being the one who forces himself and loses patience. Martinez is good this season, Zverev says of him that he's a guy who feels the game well, varies a lot and can destroy your game, I couldn't have described him better. He knows how to do many things, he likes to attack and be the most aggressive but he knows how to adapt to the conditions of the day like against Cerundolo where he felt that the pitch was not as fast as the previous days, so he changed tactical approach and played differently. He is a finalist in 2021 here and a quarter-finalist in 2022, his only two appearances!


