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Although Brands won a decisive victory yesterday, Couacaud had more to do with that as the 20-year-old obviously got emotionally exhausted last week by getting to the semifinal. He did not do well without rhythm, in a match where he could do practically nothing on returns. Authom can handle such situations, he beat Zapp with just a single serve lost, which is a good win and a continuation of his form from last week. He was tough against the Estonian and did good work with his backhand, something he'll be able to do against Brands as well, in the rare longer rallies. Authom is not a challenger level player, but has more than 100 ITF victories indoors. Brands took all three qualifications matches over this margin, and the Belgian is definitely not an underdog here.