5. Borna Coric (CRO) v Pouille, 10:20pm IST - Estimated
This year has been quite a mixed bag for young Borna Coric. He won the Halle Open 4 months back and reached the Shanghai Masters final, both times by beating Roger Federer. He has reached the 3rd and the 4th Round in the French Open and US Open respectively. But, his performances were marred with quite a few first and second round exits in between.
The Croatian has a solid technique and also possesses a crunching backhand, albeit making some unforced errors off it. While his forehand is not as powerful, it's still very accurate and effective in point-building. Facing Lucas Pouille, he needs to do exactly the same.
The Frenchman is an effective serve-and-volleyer and takes time away from the opponent, so constructing longer points is key. This also means that Coric's backhand will be an effective tool to hit passing shots.
Prediction - Borna Coric to win in straight sets.