Bailly reveals himself

The young Belgian, who is more used to being good on clay, is making a dream start to the tournament.

Great victories in qualifying, a first round victory against Altmaier, what more does Bailly need to be happy? A victory tomorrow! But there he's going to face another challenge in the form of Lehecka. The Czech was a bit disappointing in Shanghai, but in the end, can we blame him for losing to Rinderknech? The answer is no, given the Frenchman's tournament next. He's facing a completely different style of player tomorrow. Bailly is a solid baseline player but without great service quality. His backhand is really solid and he's good from the baseline; it's not impressive, but in good form, he's a player who can nullify the opponent's power and be hard to maneuver, as Altmaier can attest. Now Lehecka is really a notch above and I find him very strong at the end of the season, I would still be very surprised if he loses tomorrow, in general he is good against this type of profile in addition so it would take a small miracle (and a great story) to see Bailly repeat a feat.