Roasted Darderi

The Italian suffered severe cramps during his first-round victory

And yes, everyone saw that Darderi cramped against Nishioka, so obviously the market is pushing heavily against him and he is indeed the outsider in this match. But I remind you that cramps are not a big deal, especially with a day of rest behind him, be careful not to see him as more dead than he really is. We have the perfect example with Tabilo/Bergs, by the way. In the game, his power on serve and forehand can still allow him to have free points as well as short points, against Nishioka, even though he was tired, he let loose impressive things. The second thing to take into account is Brooksby's particular style, which often requires a certain amount of time to work. He can blow away his opponents, as in his first round against Humbert, but he is very rarely calm and imperious. He saves set points in R1 before turning the match around and spinning your web, I'm implying that a sluggish start with a diligent Darderi in the first set is likely. Now I like Brooksby's style of play on these courts, he's also more experienced on the surface and fresh, that's actually quite a few arguments in his favor but...