Catching him at the right time

After blasting through Kecmanovic, he has a chance to avenge his defeat in Madrid...

And maybe this is the right time for Quinn, despite the fact that being on hardcourt instead of clay should be more beneficial to Mensik? Quinn is playing the kind of attacking, first-strike tennis that is dangerous on these courts... I found him good in his first match against Kecmanovic. Mensik has only played two matches on hardcourt so far, with an average performance against Boyer before being dominated by Fokina in Toronto. Normally, I would look in Mensik's direction here, he loves hardcourts and he is especially good against Attacking Baseliners (like Quinn), where he can outserve them and stay solid in rallies, extracting errors. We also know that the Big Server / Solid Baseliner profile (Mensik) is what Quinn really struggles with, because he faced Nakashima (who has that profile) twice and lost both in straight sets, deservedly so. So yes, on paper it does not look good! So, what could be in Quinn's advantage here to negate the tough matchup? For me, the major thing is that Mensik is still looking for his form, and I consider him to be a player who, perhaps more so than others, needs to be confident (during his good run, he was winning almost every TB). Yes, the first serve is massive, but his second serve and current baseline game are vulnerable. Lastly, I want to add that I am quite confused by Mensik's statement:

"Good start to the hardcourt swing here in Toronto. Grateful for the warm welcome and all your support this week. On to Cinci!"

Has he dropped his standards? Beating Boyer 4 and 4 before losing 2 and 4 to Fokina is considered a good start? I found that a bit funny... Time for Quinn to take advantage of this version of Mensik ;)