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Hanfmann is world number 130, and he is 30-21 on the year, of which 5-5 on hard courts. On the other side, Llamas Ruiz is world number 360, being 20-16 on the year, of which 2-4 on hard courts, as he is a clay court specialist playing on lower levels. He is just 22-26 for his career on hard courts. Hanfmann is a way better player here with way more experience on this level. Llamas Ruiz's all 4 losses on hard courts this year saw him fail to win a set and all those losses came against players ranked outside of top 200, with the last one finishing in him retiring down a set and a break. So there is a question surrounding his fitness as well, making Hanfmann to win in straight sets a solid pick to go with.

These two lads are just 18 places apart in rankings as Gojo is 219th while Blanchet is 201st. Gojo is 17-13 on the year, of which 3-3 on hard courts, while Blanchet is 21-22, of which 6-6 on hard courts, but 5 of those 6 wins came on the Challenger Tour. Gojo is 45-27 on hard courts since 2022, which includes an amazing run to the round of 16 here in 2023 when he won 3 matches in qualifying and 3 more matches in the main draw before exiting to Djokovic. Meanwhile, Blanchet, in his lone previous showing here, lost in the 1st round of qualifying a year ago. Gojo is 196 cm tall with a big serve, which will cause problems for the 175 cm tall Blanchet, who is way more inconsistent on his serve and just 10-16 on hard courts in the last 2 years. So, got to like Gojo to have the upper hand in this one and win.