My dear tennis aficionados, let's shift our attention towards Holger Rune and Thiago Seyboth Wild who are about to cross rackets. Recently, Rune brought down Kwon with impressive straight-set-play, while Seyboth Wild brazenly striked Jubb out after a finger-biting five-set struggle.
In his last five outings, Thiago had a roller coaster run. But, well, at least he's consistent... consistently inconsistent, that is. We saw his rocky road and he came out victorious in just two of those battles, a rather disappointing record when it comes to consistency.
Now let's turn to our higher seeded player, Holger Rune. Our 15th seed has been showing promise. I mean, the lad defeated three of his last five opponents. Not exactly the stuff of legends, but consistency is king. Dropping only one set to Thompson, Rune showed us he's made of tougher stuff. Bageling opponents appears to be his favorite breakfast.
I don't want to sound dismissive, yet Seyboth Wild, you’ll probably be feeling the love quite a bit in this game. With Rune's stronger current form and his higher tournament seed, he's got a better shot at winning this. But hey, what do I know? I'm only paid to commentate.
Albert’s Prediction: Rune in straight sets.