Quinn without a warm-up this time

Last year the American came through qualifying before falling short of the third round; this time he starts directly in the main draw and will have to switch on right away.

It was one of the nice stories from last year with a little breakthrough from Quinn that we really weren’t expecting at all on clay. Except he played well and the conditions suited him, he has so much time to set his feet and do damage that it’s enjoyable to watch. He’s kind of confirmed that this season on clay without delivering huge results either, but he still shows a good attitude. Sure, his first-round loss in Hamburg was a harsh one, but on the other side Paul was playing like steel, and to me Quinn is just a pain to play against no matter the surface. The long format isn’t amazing for him, but last year he held up well and he’s got a great mentality that helps him last a long time too.

Quite a few positive things about him, and I’m going to be a lot less complimentary about Comesana. The Argentinian is missing his season so far, and not just a little. He’s got a bunch of scrappy wins and he’s losing to players he could beat last year. It was still super laboured in Geneva, he didn’t beat anyone to reach the last 16 and then he took a clean 4 and 4 against Munar. I don’t like his momentum or his level of play, I find him really shaky in every area and just not up to it. That said, he’s already beaten Quinn this season despite all that and he’s still the better clay-courter of the two. As a good Argentinian, as you’d expect, he also has the advantage in a long format.

The match will surely be long and hard-fought between two players who’ll both have their good spells!