Suspense?

The ugly duckling has just had 3 good matches, but hey...

And yeah, Duckworth has just won 3 matches in a row. I know... He even beats Kukushkin on his home turf, pretty tough, that’s cool. On the other hand, Blanchet wasn’t at his best, and Purtseladze, how to put it... That’s one, maybe two or three notches above, guys. Duckworth serves well, sure, but Diallo is going to be even harder to break. We also noticed a fairly regular cough on Duckworth’s side, but he still looked very good physically. Another thing, he used his slice well against Blanchet. That could be a nice weapon to neutralize old man Diallo. So yeah, why not bother Diallo, at least for a set. The Australian has the playing style to counter the Canadian’s “big game,” but it’s likely his overall level won’t be enough.