The Russian in heat?

Be careful not to overestimate the Russian's performance against Agut...

Indeed, against Agut there was no match, but mainly because Agut's ball was sorely lacking in weight. It did not overly bother the Russian who enjoyed sending his forehand warheads. He also served very well and was really comfortable on this surface. I would still be very surprised to see him lose here. We saw Zhang put in a solid performance against Félix, but it was especially Félix who made his task more complicated, notably by serving not very well and failing to raise his level of play in important moments. Zhang is capable of beating the Russian of course, but there is still a level of gap, particularly on the surface involved. The Chinese's big performances have mostly been established in fast conditions with the pinnacle being his tournament in Madrid last season...