Overview

• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina returns from a runner-up finish in Washington and a fourth-round appearance in Toronto for his first career meeting with 18-year-old Joao Fonseca.
• Fonseca upset Bu Yunchaokete 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 in the opening round and is listed at 2.10 on Bet365 in what bettors regard as a value wager.
• Corentin Moutet enters off a runner-up result in Mallorca and a Washington semifinal after beating Mackenzie McDonald 7–5, 6–3 in Cincinnati’s opening round.
• Alex Michelsen, fresh from a Toronto quarterfinal, seeks a breakthrough despite trailing Moutet 0–2 in their head-to-head history.
• The outcomes will shape the third-round draw in the final ATP Masters 1000 event before the US Open.