This devil Misolic

Even injured or largely behind, we know that the Austrian can turn matches around and Kovacevic will have to be wary of him.

Misolic continues his merry way after his breakthrough at Roland-Garros, he doesn't do anything crazy but he holds his own and continues to be very hard to beat. Only one tournament on hard court, however, in challenger and nothing incredible. I obviously prefer him on hard court but he is intelligent and can also play the game with his forehand so in principle he can do things on fast surfaces. He says rightly that he tries to stay close to his line and play the game a little more, that's what works on hard court. A fairly open match in prospect against Kovacevic for me, moreover the American has not made a good impression on me at all since his big tournament in Los Cabos. A lower % on serve, a few doubles, faster errors, it's not great but he can get back on track this week. He manages this surface much better than Misolic but will have to get through the Austrian's solidity and I'm not yet convinced he'll appreciate that, it will depend on his ability to be efficient on serve and aggressive in the game. He knows how to do it but I wouldn't be surprised either if Misolic broke his rhythm and put him to sleep a little from the back until he took the lead.