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Mayer was under a lot of pressure against Belllucci. Thomaz is realistically speaking a much better player than Souza, and Leo played the second match of the day, so they were both under pressure because the Brazilians lead 0-1. Mayer reacted great, and didn't give a break-ball in two out of three won sets. He used his good serve and aggressive game, and earned the win. I think those will be the key against Souza. Berlocq controlled everything, 2-1 in sets, 3-1 in the fourth, and two tied break-balls, and then only two more games till the end of the match. That doesn't happen often to him, but confirm how hard he plays for the DC team. Mayer still slept an hour before the match, he's relaxed, confident, and showed it. Berlocq was passive and played shallow when he had to crush Souza, so the Brazilian came back and played the tennis that suits him best. Mayer can't do that, actually, the Argentinian will defeat him with "his" game. Souza is aggressive and has a good serve, Mayer has an even better serve, and his aggressiveness is more consistent. Everything Souza does, Mayer does better, so there's a reason he's in top 30. The pressure is on Mayer, but it was on Friday, because if he had lost that one, it would have been the end of it for the Argentinians, like today, and he still reacted in a great way. Mayer is a better player, more consistent, and I think he'll easily win this. I think he won't even lose a set. Mostly because he'll force Souza to play defensively and hit out of balance, which Souza hates. Berlocq doesn't have that tennis in him, and he should have won, but he panicked and lost. Mayer will make Souza show the bad tennis he usually manages to hide because he controls the rallies, and that bad tennis includes defensive, playing the hits while running, and out of balance. I personally don't think any of Souza's hits are better than Mayer's. I don't think he has a mental advantage either, because that's Souza's weakness.