J. Fearnley takes on R. Carballes Baena at the US Open, contested on hard courts. J. Fearnley enters ranked #100 while R. Baena sits at #209, a 109-place gulf that frames the matchup. It is a clash of contrasting recent fortunes, and the hard courts should have plenty to say about which way it turns.

R. Carballes Baena is ranked #209 on the ATP tour with 269 ranking points.

J. Fearnley is ranked #100 on the ATP tour with 623 ranking points.

J. Fearnley and R. Baena have no prior tour-level meetings, adding an unknown to the read.

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