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Two tough players face off in Madrid! Not a bad draw for each of them...

First confrontation between the two men. An Arthur who got us used to struggling on land, and even more so at the start of the season. Raised on American toughs, the big French server has a little trouble when the exchange is launched. Which is obviously less the case on the Kazak side. Shevchenko played most of her matches on dirt. He gives so much on the court that he inevitably has periods of less good performance in his season. For me, he is one of the players who plays better on fast ground because he uses the opponent's power to create his own. He was non-existent in Monte-Carlo and is back in the game a little in Munich. He's a major event player and he defends a lot of points here. I think we can trust him a little again...