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Herbert recorded 5 defeats this season, none of which by a margin greater than the one set here. Granted, this match can be compared only with his meeting with Tsonga at AO when he covered this handicap even in the best-of-three sets match. The Frenchman has a title from IW doubles tournament, which has boosted his confidence. He already recorded 3 new singles wins. Following the convincing performances in qualifiers, he outplayed Rosol in the first round. He played an aggressive game and hit 76% of first serve points with 14 aces. Those numbers suggests his serving is good and that can make him a tough opponent for anyone in these conditions. Nishikori is of course, expected to be more dangerous but we have to look back at some of his matches with great servers this season. He beat Querrey narrowly once and lost once. He beat Johnson after two tie-breaks, somehow beat Isner even though he won three games less. Even the young Fritz covered this handicap against Nishikori in his first ATP final. That simply forced me into going with this seemingly low margin, especially since Herbert played three good matches here.