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This is a situational pick. Sijsling ended his season in August because of a finger injury, but he had issues with his shoulder as well. He also had a minor knee surgery. He said in December that he won't be playing the Australian Open qualifiers, that he's not ready yet. Then he showed up in fast indoors end February, in conditions that he likes. He beat Jahn, complained about the pain, and then retired in the next match. It's clear he's not ready, he's not healthy, but it's hard to wait and watch your standings go down.That's why he applied to Drummondville and two Mexican challengers. It was an attempt, and if it works, it works - that's what last week proved. He took five games from De Minauro who twisted his ankle in the fourth game of the match. The Dutch won only third of the second serve points, lost his serve three times, and lost the breaks. His serve is worth less outdoors, and I don't think he stands a chance today. His draw hasn't been favorable this week, either. Coppejans got eliminated from the top 100, and lost his rankings fast, but he's healthy and that's what matters. He beat Ram and Chung in Delray Beach, reminded us of what he can do, and then caught the rhythm with eight futures matches. He applied to that tournament afterwards (USA hardcourts), and then played the qualifiers. Even though I think Belgian can be tricky, as his results would suggest, and the things he could've made and didn't, he should easily take advantage of Sijsling's problems here. The Dutch is healthy and he had far weaker results in the open hardcourts then indoors in the last years.