The VDZ enigma

The Dutchman is unpredictable, he can come out of big tournaments but also jump to R1 by completely selling out, which Botic will we be entitled to tomorrow?

VDZ has real shot quality on the serve and forehand, he likes to have time to set up his game and send big pots and that should be the case against Hijikata. The Australian moves really well but he's not a player who surprises you on the first shots, he counters well but gives you time. I think that if we have good VDZ he will have fun in this match up and show his power, it's fast too so everything seems to be going his way. We also remember his excellent tournament here last year by taking out Popyrin then Ruud in 3 sets before also losing in 3 sets against Ruusuvuori! It's clear that when he's in good shape he's a step above Hijikata but this Botic is hard to pin down. His luck is also that the Australian has been struggling for several weeks, his matches are less successful and he is tending towards poor form, to see if he bounces back in this tournament or if he collapses.