Ball change after two games.

We’ve got two excellent power hitters who are really going to punish the balls with their mutant-level shots.

Pretty quiet first round for Medjedovic, who needed a small set to get going, but once he got into his match, he rolled over Royer. The Serb hadn’t played since Barcelona, which partly explains his slow start. He needed to readjust to the pressure of competition and free himself up. Now that that’s done, he can go into his second round feeling much more relaxed.

He’ll be hard to beat in Rome because he covers the court very well, can counterpunch, but still has enough power to hurt his opponents, even on this fairly heavy clay. He’s one of those players you don’t want to face in the first round when you’re a seed. Tough draw for Fonseca.

The Brazilian is coming off a bad draw in Madrid, where he benefited from a walkover from Cilic in the first round before losing to Jodar. Watch out for him in this new tricky opening round. As I said, nobody wanted to face Medjedovic in the second round and, in my view, Fonseca could really come unstuck for several reasons. The match-up, first of all, since Medjedovic serves extremely well and we’ve recently seen that Fonseca has been struggling a bit on return. But there’s also the fact that Medjedovic can match him in terms of power.

Not an easy match-up, but Fonseca will be able to count on the crowd behind him, as always. That’s not something to overlook, given that Medjedovic is a professional choker. The Serb often tightens up at the end of sets and at key moments; generally he overdoes it with his drop shot and could get pipped at the post by a Fonseca who is often very clutch and clinical when it really matters.